Chap. 8-11 Key Terms Word Scramble
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Megacity | giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs |
Guerillas | members of an irregular military force operating in small bands behind enemy lines |
Llaneros | Venezuelan cowboys |
Llanos | plains of Venezuela |
Strike | the organized withdrawal of work from a firm by a union |
Referendum | procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature |
Strait | narrow water passage connecting two larger bodies of water |
Isthmus | narrow land stretch connecting two larger land areas |
Archipelago | chain of islands |
Ecotourism | tourism based on concern for the environment |
Dialect | regional variety of a language |
Altiplano | high plain |
Estuary | area where a river merges with an ocean |
Pampas | plains of Argentina |
Gauchos | cowboys of Argentina |
Deforestation | removal of trees faster than forests can regrow them |
Soil Exhaustion | when soil has lost all of its nutrients |
El Nino | warm current of South America's northeast coast that influences global weather patterns |
Cloud Forest | mountain forests where temperatures are cool and fog/clouds keep vegetation constantly moist |
Refugee | an exile who flees for safety |
Mestizo | person of mixed Spanish and Native descent |
Infrastructure | basic framework of a building or system |
Coup | violent overthrow of a government by a small group |
Favelas | large slums in Brazil |
Creoles | Spaniards born in Latin America |
Informal Economy | economic activity neither taxed nor monitored by the government |
Landlocked | surrounded by land entirely or almost |
Viceroy | governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a sovereign in a province or colony |
Commonwealth | a republic |
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