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Ch.11,12,13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land. |
| guerrilla | a member of an armed force that is not part of a regular army; relating to a form of warfare carried on by such and independent armed force. |
| archipalago | a group of islands |
| coral island | and island formed by the skeletal remaining of tine sea animals and the sand and sediment piling on top of them. |
| windward | facing the wind. |
| leeward | facing away from the wind. |
| plantation | a large state farmed by many workers |
| gasohol | a fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol. |
| derforestation | the process of stripping the land of its trees. |
| ecotourism | tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has a little effect on the ecosystem |
| mulatto | a person of mixed African and European ancestry. |
| bauxite | a mineral used in making aluminium. |
| llano | a grassy plant. |
| cordillera | a related set of separated mountains range. |
| campesino | in Latin america, a tenant farmer or farm worker. |
| altiplano | a plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru. |
| paramo | a plateau in the Andes |
| timber line | the boundary in high elevations above witch continues forest vegetation cannot grow. |
| selva | a forest region in Ecuador,Peru,and Bolivia. |
| escarpment | a steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations. |
| sertao | an anterior plateau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain. |
| favela | a slum community in Brazilian city. |
| Estuary | the wide mouth of a river,where freshwater river current meet the salt water. |
| Piedmont | a region of rolling foothills. |
| Pampas | a grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay. |
| Gaucho | a cowboy who herded cattle in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay. |