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Geography 14
Chapter 11, 12, 13
Term | Definition |
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Isthumus | 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 a part of a regular army; relating to form of warfare carried on by such an independent armed force |
Archipelago | A groups of islands |
Coral Island | An island formed by the skeleton 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 steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations |
Sertao | An interior plateau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain |
Favela | A slum community in a Brazilian city |
Plantation | A large estate farmed by many workers |
Gasohol | A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol |
Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of it's trees |
Ecotourism | Tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has little effect on the ecosystem |
Mulatto | a person of mixed African and European ancestry |
Bauxite | A mineral used in making aluminum A grassy plain |
llano | A grassy plain |
Cordillera | A related set of separate mountain ranges |
Campesino | In Latin American, a tenant farmer of farm worker |
Altiplano | A plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru |
Paramo | A plateau in the Andes of Ecuador |
Timber Line | The boundary in high elevations above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow |
Selva | A forested region in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia |
Estuary | The wide mouth of a river, where freshwater river currents meet salt water |
Piedmont | A region of rolling foothills |
Pampas | A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay |
Gaucho | A cowboy who herded cattle in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay |