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SSA 67
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| word | definition |
|---|---|
| Ecotourism | Tourism that is focused on wildlife protection and responsible use of land |
| Highlands | Areas of higher, mountainous land |
| Escarpment | A steep slope |
| Habitat | Natural home of a plant or animal |
| Poaching | Illegal hunting |
| Rain forest | A forest with warm temperatures, plentiful rain, high humidty, and thick vegetation |
| Hydroelectric power | Electricity produced by a water source, such as a river |
| Landlocked | Having no direct access to a cost |
| Nocturnal | A night-based lifestyle |
| Basin | A region drained by a river system |
| Savanna | Tropical grassland |
| Desertification | Land that has less fertile soil for things to grow |
| Rift valley | Deep valleys that formed when the Earths crust separated and broke apart |
| Pride | A group of lions |
| Interior | Areas away from the cost |
| deforestation | Areas where trees have been cut down to create more land to grow crops |
| Trasittion zone | An area between two geographic regions that has charteristics of both region |