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Geography Final
Geography final test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesa | A small, high, flat-topped landform with one or more clifflike sides |
| Cay | A small, low island or coral reef |
| Hurricane | A destructive tropical storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean, usually in late summer and early fall, with winds of at least 74 miles per hour |
| Tropical Depression | A storm system built around an organized low atmospheric pressure area |
| Tropical storm | A storm with winds of at least 39 miles per hour |
| Aztecs | A member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century. |
| Canopy | The uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest |
| Mestizo | A person A person of mixed European and Native American heritage |
| Mayans | A large family of American Indian languages spoken in Central America |
| Incas | A member of the South American Indian people living in Central Andes before the Central conquest |
| Irrigation | The artificial watering of farmland, often by means of canals that draw waters from reservoirs or rivers. |
| Haciendas | Large estates owned by the Spanish and often run as farms or cattle ranches |
| Encomienda System | A labor system employed in the Philliphines. |
| Ejido | A Spanish word describing farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community |
| Latifundios | A Spanish word describing a large commercial farm owned by a private individual or a farming company. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land |
| Guerilla | A member of an armed force that is not part of a regular army. |
| Escarpment | A steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations. |
| Sertao | Brazilians name for the regions interior plateau. |
| Favelas | A Portuguese word meaning poor community. |
| Campesinos | A Spanish word meaning rural or rustic |
| Paramos | A series of highland valleys and plateaus in the Andes of Ecuador |
| Altiplanos | A Spanish word meaning high plain |
| Gauchos | A cowboy who herds cattle in the Pampas of Argentina and Uruaguay |
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