Geography Ch 8 & 9 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
basin | low area surrounded by higher land |
selvas | thick rain forests |
escarpment | steep cliff between higher and lower land |
favelas | slum areas |
deforestation | destroying of large areas of forest |
pampas | vast treeless plains in the center of Argentina |
estancias | ranches |
gauchos | cowhands |
hydroelectric power | electricity that is generated by flowing waters |
llanos | grass plains in Venezuela |
altitude | height above sea level |
caudillos | military rulers |
cordillera | mountain ranges that run side by side |
cash crop | product sold for export |
mestizos | people with mixed European and Native American backgrounds |
campesinos | Columbian farmers |
navigable | a body of water is wide and deep enough to allow ships to travel in it |
foothills | low hills at the base of a mountain range |
empire | a group of lands under one ruler |
landlocked | a country that has no sea or ocean touching it |
altiplano | a high plateau in western Bolivia |
sodium nitrate | a mineral used in fertilizer and explosives |
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