1. Welcome to the Vocabulary Words for Africa!!
Directions: You will write your guess in the upper left box of the appropriate
vocab card. Then click to the next slide and write the correct definition in the
upper right box.

2. Polygamy
(Po lig a me)
Can you guess what this word means?
Write down your guess in the upper left
corner of the frayer model on your
paper.
Does this help? “The man believed in
polygamy and practiced it faithfully.”
(how to pronounce word)

3. Polygamy
(Po lig a me)
Definition:
Having more than one
spouse at the same
time.
Polygamy is illegal in
the United States.
Most polygamists are
men with several
wives.
Are their any cultures today in which women have more
than one husband??….Go to the next slide and find out.

4. Mustang Tribe in Northern Nepal
It is a Mustang tradition that if a man wants to marry he has
to give the girl’s family a piece of land as a dowry. If another
brother wants to marry he should do the same. In order for a
family not to lose their domain for marriage purposes, it is a
common practice for a brother to marry a brother’s wife. So if
there are five brothers in a family the tendency is that they
will share a common wife. They do this because of the
scarcity of tillable land.
Nepal
India

5. Escarpment
(E scarp ment)
Take your best
guess….Hint…
it’s a
geographical
feature. Write it
down.

6. Escarpment
(E scarp ment)
Definition:
A deep
slope or
long cliff.

7. Sub-Saharan Africa
Come on…you can get this
one…what does “sub” mean?
And what is the Sahara?
Write down your guess…
remember it’s ok if you are
wrong!!

8. Sub-Saharan Africa
Sahara Desert…largest
in the world. And guess
what? It is still growing!!
Sub Saharan
Africa
Definition:
Sub-Saharan
Africa is all of
Africa south of the
Sahara Desert!!

9. Domesticated (or
Domestication)(də′mes·tə′kā·shən)
This one might be tough, but I bet you can do it with a few clues……
How about this….My dog Zoey is a domesticated animal and lives happily, I
think, with me.
Many people believe tigers can be domesticated, but they can’t.
What is
going on
in this
picture…
yikes!!

10. Domesticated (or
Domestication)
(də′mes·tə′kā·shən)
To tame a wild plant or animal
You should be
commenting on cute
Zoey is and how far
she can jump...

11. Landlocked
Totally easy to
guess ….break
the word apart…
land and
locked…so what
does it mean?
This map should give you a BIG hint!!

12. Landlocked
Definition:
Countries or states
that do not border
water.
Example…
Nebraska and
Kansas are
landlocked states.

13. Immune
(Im-yün)
What do you think? What’s your
guess in defining the word, immune?

14. Immune
(Im-yün)
Having a high degree of resistance
to an illness or disease

15. Eradicate
(i-rad-i-kate)
Time to
guess….look at
the first three
letters…ERA…
short for erase.
Now what do you
think it means
after my great
hint??

16. Eradicate
(i-rad-i-kate)
In 1994 Polio was eradicated from the
United States.
To
eliminate or
destroy!

17. Coup
(kü)
Time to Guess…..Look at the picture…can you figure it out???
(how to pronounce word)

18. Coup
(kü)
Example: The
rebels in
Afghanistan
staged a coup and
overthrew the
government.
Definition: A sudden overthrow of a government.

19. D
I
C
T
A
T
O
R
Take a guess!!

20. D
I
C
T
A
T
O
R
Saddam Hussein was a ruthless
dictator.
Kim Jung il, the leader of
North Korea, has been
called a mean dictator.
Definition:
A person who rules with total authority
and often in a cruel or brutal manner.

21. Patriarchal(Pay tree are i cul)
What do think?? Here’s an example: I grew up in a
patriarchal family, therefore my brothers inherited the
family business. Write down your guess!!

22. Patriarchal(Pay tree are i cul)
Definition: A
man who rules
a family, group,
or state.

23. Matriarchal
(May tree are i cul)
Do you remember, patriarchal and
what it means? Now think
opposite and make a guess.

24. Matriarchal
(May tree are i cul)
Definition: A woman who rules a
family, group, or state.

25. Malaria(Ma lar e a)
What’s
your
guess??

26. Malaria(Ma lar e a)
Definition: Disease
carried by mosquitoes
found in warm climates.
Ninety percent of
malaria-related deaths
occur in Sub-Saharan
Africa.

27. Let’s Check!
Coup Sudden overthrow of a gov’t
Polygamy Having more than one wife
Escarpment Deep slope or cliff
Sub-Saharan South of Sahara Desert
Domesticated Tame a wild plant or animal
Landlocked Countries that do not border water
Immune High degree of resistance
Eradicate To eliminate or destroy
Dictator Person who rules with total
authority
Patriarchal Men rule family, group, state
Matriarchal Women rule family, group, state
Malaria Disease spread by mosquitoesIf you have everything, keep clicking…

28. Savannah
(Sa van nah)
This might be a tough one for you…here
are some hints….it’s not a person …it
deals with nature….any ideas?? Think
Lion King landscape…
You are out of
cards so skip this
one, but learn
about it anyway!!

29. Savannah
(Sa van nah)
A grassland (as of
eastern Africa or northern
South America)
containing scattered trees
and grass.Keep clicking…….

30. Let’s learn about the savannah by
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