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Geography vocab
Ch. 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Llanos | Broad grassy plains that cover the north eastern corner of Columbia and central Venezuela |
| Pampas | A region of South America with vast grasslands, and a semiarid climate |
| Escarpments | A steep face or edge of a ridge |
| Estuary | The widening mouth of a river as it approaches the ocean, where it tends to form a delta |
| Intertropical Convergence Zone | The area encircling the earth at the equator in which the northeast and southwest trade winds converge |
| Junta | A council of military and civilian leaders who seize power, often resulting in civil wars |
| Coup d’etat | A sudden overthrow of a government by a military leader or government official |
| Multiactive | A culture that has characteristics at both high and low contexts |
| Carnival | Literally means “farewell to meat”; a festival that occurs before Lent |
| Leaching | The dissolving of soil minerals by water and their removal downward through the soil |