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Latin America Ch1
Term | Definition |
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Amazon River | a long river that provides fish, hydroelectricity, and transportation for the people living in the northern portion of South America |
diversify | to add variety |
economy | the ways that services are produced and made available to people |
El Nino | a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America |
elevation | the height of land above sea level |
hydroelectriciy | electricity produced by rushing water |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger bodies of land |
Middle America | Mexico and Central America |
natural resources | things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs |
one-resource economy | a country's economy based largely on one resource or crop |
pampas | flat grassland regions |
plateau | a large raised area of mostly flat land |
rainforest | a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year round |
tributary | a large river or stream that flows into a main river |