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World Geography chp

World Geography chp 4

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Archipelago a group of islands
Mainland a continent or part of a continent that is not an island
Hacienda a large self-sufficient farm in a Spanish speaking country
rimland the land, often islands and coastal plains around the edge of an area
cash crop a crop raised to be sold by those who grow it
plantation a large farm on which the owner grows only one crop
self sufficient able to take care of one's needs without help from someone else
atoll a chain of islands made up or coral
coral a tiny sea animal
dormant the state a volcano is in when it is not likely to erupt
geothermal heat from the interior of the Earth
navigable a body of water that is deep and wide enough for ships to sail on
hurricane a tropical storm with strong winds, heavy rainfall, and huge waves
Mulatto a person whose ancestors were African and European
slave a person who is held agains his or her willand forced to work for free
creole a mixture of French and African languages
Voodoo a belief that good and evil spirits influence a person's daily life
population density the average number of people living in each square mile of an area
civil war a war fought by people within a single country or state against each other
communism a government system in which there is no private property, the government owns and controls the land and goods
birthrate the number of births over a given period of time
subsistence farming growing crops mainly to meet the needs of a family
overdevelopment developing an area too quickly without paying attention to the environment
extinct no longer existing anywhere
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