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Top. 13 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Indigenous | Native to the area |
Basin | bowl-shaped area |
chinampa | artificial island built by the Aztecs |
dike | wall to hold back water |
absolute monarchy | system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government |
aqueduct | channel that moves water over a long distance |
rigid | inflexible, unchanging |
purchase | to buy |
Slash-and-burn | describing a process of cutting and burning something, such as vegetation, in place |
drought | long period of extremely dry weather |
hieroglyphic | symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound |
observatory | building for observing the sky |
dense | thickly clustered |
economy | the system by which a country's people make a living |