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Top. 13 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indigenous | Native to the area |
| Basin | bowl-shaped area |
| chinampa | artificial island built by the Aztecs |
| dike | wall to hold back water |
| absolute monarchy | system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government |
| aqueduct | channel that moves water over a long distance |
| rigid | inflexible, unchanging |
| purchase | to buy |
| Slash-and-burn | describing a process of cutting and burning something, such as vegetation, in place |
| drought | long period of extremely dry weather |
| hieroglyphic | symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound |
| observatory | building for observing the sky |
| dense | thickly clustered |
| economy | the system by which a country's people make a living |