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chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tributaries | rivers or streams the flow into a larger body of water |
| deforestation | the process of cutting and claering away trees froma forest |
| tropical zone | latitudes 23'27' north and 23'27 south. |
| el nio | warmer air holds more water and so releases more rain when it cools. |
| hieroglyphs | glyphs. a word or label |
| chinampas | resourceful aztec built floating gardens |
| machu picchu | most remarkable of inca stonework is the city |
| hernan cortes | captured the axtec ruler |
| montezuma II | claimed the aztec empire for spainin 1521 and remained it in New Spain |
| francisco pizarro | defeated the inca ruler |
| atahuapla | claimed atahualpas empire for spain |
| columbian exchange | the exchange of goods and ideas between european countries and their colonies in north and south america |