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World Geography
Vocabulary Chapter 11,12, &13
Term | Definition |
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Isthmus | A narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land. |
Guerrilla | A member of an armed force that is NOT part of a regular army: relating to a form of warfare carried on by such a independent armed force. |
Archipelago | A group of islands. |
Coral Island | An island formed by the skeletal remains of tiny sea animals and the sediment piling on top of them. |
Windward | Facing the wind. |
Leeward | Facing away from the wind. |
Escarpment | A steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations. |
Sertao | An interior of northeastern Brazil with poor soil and uncertain levels of rain |
Favela | A slum city in a brazilian city. |
Plantation | A large estate farmed by many workers. |
Gasohol | A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol. |
Deforestation | The process of stripping land of its trees. |
Ecotourism | tourism that engages environmental awareness and has little affect on the ecosystem |
Estuary | The wide mouth of a river where fresh water meets salt water. |
Piedmont | A region of rolling foothills. |
Pampas | the grassy plains of northern Argentina and uruguay. |
Gaucho | A cowboy who herded cattle in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay. |
Altiplano | A plateau region located in the andes of Bolivia and Pure. |
Paramo | |
Timber Line | |
Selva | |
Mulatto | |
Bauxite | A mineral used in the making of Aluminum. |
llano | A grassy plain. |
Cordillera | A related set of separate mountains. |
Campesino | A tentet farmer or farm worker. |