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Ch.11,12,13
Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Isthmus | A narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land. |
Guerrilla | A member of an armed force that is not part of a regular army; relating to a form of wargare carried on by such an independent armed force. |
Archpelago | A group of islands. |
Coral Island | An island formed by the skeletal remains of tiny sea animals and the sand and sediment piling on top of them. |
Windward | Facing the wind. |
Leeward | Facing away from the wind. |
Escarpment | A seep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations. |
Sertao | An interior platau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain. |
Favela | A slum community in a Brazilian city. |
Plantaion | A large estate farmed by many workers. |
Gasohol | A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol |
Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of its trees. |
Ecotourism | Tourism that encourages environmental awaremess and has little effect on the ecosystem. |
Mulatto | A person of mixed African and European ancestry. |
Bauxite | A mineral used in making aluminum. |
Llano | A grassy plain |
Cordillera | A related set of separate mountain ranges. |
Campesino | In Latin American, a tenant farmer or farm worker. |
Altiplano | A plateau refion located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. |
Paramo | A plateau in the Andes of Ecuador. |
Timber Line | The boundry in high elevations above which a coninuous forest vegetaion cannot grow. |
Selava | A forested region in Ecador, Peru, and Bolivia. |
altiplano | a plateu region located in the andes of Bolivia and peru |
Parmo | a plateu in the andes of ecuador |
Timber Line | the boundary in high elevations abouve which continouse foresest vegation cannot grow. |