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Chapter 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 warfare carried on by such and independent armed force. |
Archipelago | A group of islands. |
Coral Island | An island formed by skeletal remains of tiny sea animals and the and 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 sum community in brazilian city. |
Plantation | A large estate farmed by many workers. |
Gasshole | A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol. |
Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of its 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. |
ilano | A grassy plane. |
Cordillera | A related set of separate mountain ranges. |
Campesino | In latin american, a tenant farmer or farm worker. |
Altiplano | A plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia y 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. |