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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| highlands | area of high mountains |
| cordillera | a system of several parallels mountains ranges |
| plateaus | a plain high above the sea level that usallys has cliff on all sides |
| basin | a region drained by river system |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip connecting two large lands areas |
| achipelago | a chain of islands |
| push and pull factors | reasons why people migrate (push factor) causes them to leave ( (pull factor) make them come to a place |
| rain shadow effect | process in which moist air rises up a mountain range and then cools and falls as percipation leaving the other side of the range, mostly dry |
| deforestation | practice of outting down forests for crop urban use |
| urbanization | the process though which cities grow and higher and huger percentages of the population come to live. |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of one cultural practices belifes items like food music or tools |
| Pacific ring of fire | an area along the rim of the pacific ocean where tectonic plates meet causing many active volcanoes and earthquakes |
| arid | very dry having almost no rain fall |
| arable | fertile suitable for farming |
| hydroelectric power | a sources of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity |
| indigenous | native to the area in which something is found |
| biodiversity | the variety of spies in an ecosystem |
| irrigation | the process of redirection water to crops though channels and ditches |
| migrations | the movement from one place to another |
| immigration | the permant move ment of a person to a different country |
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