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Chapter 11,12,13
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Archipelago | A group of islands. |
| Coral Island | An island formed by skeletal remains of tiny sea animals and the and and sediment piling on top of them |
| Windward | Facing the wind. |
| Leeward | Facing away from the wind. |
| Escarpment | A steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations. |
| Sertao | An interior plateau in brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain. |
| Favela | A sum community in brazilian city. |
| Plantation | A large estate farmed by many workers. |
| Gasshole | A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol. |
| Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of its trees |
| Ecotourism | Tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has little effect on the ecosystem . |
| Mulatto | A person of mixed African and European ancestry |
| Bauxite | A mineral used in making aluminum. |
| ilano | A grassy plane. |
| Cordillera | A related set of separate mountain ranges. |
| Campesino | In latin american, a tenant farmer or farm worker. |
| Altiplano | A plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia y Peru |
| Paramo | A plateau in the Andes of Ecuador. |
| Timber line | The boundary in high elevations above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow. |
| Selva | A forested region in Ecuador, Peru. and Bolivia. |
| Estuary | The wide mouth of a river, where freshwater river currents meet 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. |