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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
term definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conquistadors | conquerors |
| cultural convergence | merging of cultures |
| caudillos | local military rulers |
| pampas | grassy plains in the southeastern South America |
| cays | underground mountains formed over thousands of years from the accumulation of coral. |
| coral | the skeletons of tiny sea animals. |
| tropical storms | storms that form when storms move west and pick up speed. The winds are atleast 39 miles per hour. |
| hurricanes | tropical storms that gain more power, with winds of atleast 74 miles per hour. |
| El Nino | An ocean current that about every three years warms the Pacific waters off the coast of Peru. |
| canopy | the uppermost layer of a rainforest where tree branches meet. |
| mestizo | people of both Native American and European descent. |
| mulattoes | people whose ancestry is African and European. |
| volcanoes | a break in the Earth's crust where magma and other material erupts from Earth's interior. |
| rainforests | a type of thick green forest found in areas of heavy rainfall. |
| deserts | a geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life. |
| region | an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas. |
| Volcanic islands | islands formed when an underwater volcano builds up enough lava and ash to rise above sea level. |
| plateaus | a raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top |
| basin | a bowl-shaped depression, or hollow, in Earth's surface. |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that links two larger landmasses. |
| landmasses | very large unbroken area of land |
| climates | patterns of weather overe a long period of time |
| temperate | moderate or mild, without extremes of hot or cold. |
| arid | dry or lacking rainfall, also a climate that is dry all year long with little rain |
| semiarid | dry with little rainfall |
| tropical wet and dry | a climate or climate zone that is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons. |
| ecosystem | a community of all living things in an area and the environment in which they live in |
| cloud forest | high mountain forests where temperatures are cool and a fog or mist keeps the vegitation moist all the time |
| hurricanes | a storm with violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the caribbean |
| tropical wet | climates that are close to the equator, heavy rains, warm and ussually humid |
| highlands | an area of high or mountainous land |
| broadleaf evergreen forest | Most tropical jungles are comprised of broadleaf evergreen trees. This contrasts with the evergreen forests of cooler climates in which the trees bear needles. |
| desert scrub | Deserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture. |
| tropical grasslands | |
| vegitation zone | |
| forest floor | |
| temperate grasslands | |
| empire | |
| dictators | |
| urban | |
| natural recources | |
| economic activities | |
| livestock raising | |
| subsistence farming | |
| barter | |
| commercial farming | |
| hydro-electric power | |
| plantations | |
| forestry | |
| tourism |
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