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Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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show name for the Spanish explorers who claimed land in the Americas for spain  
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show the contact and interaction of one culture with another  
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show a Latin american military dictator  
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show a grassland region in Argentina and uruguay  
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cay   show
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show the rock-like skeletons of tiny sea animals  
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tropical storm   show
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hurricane   show
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show a warm ocean current off south americas northwestern coast that influences global weather patterns  
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show the uppermost layer of a forest where tree branches meet.  
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show a person of mixed European and Native American heritage  
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show a person of mixed African and European ancestry  
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show a break in earth's crust where magma and other material erupts from earth's interior  
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show a type of thick evergreen forest found in areas of heavy rainfall  
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deserts   show
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isthmus   show
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landmasses   show
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Volcanic Islands   show
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show a raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top  
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show a bowl-shaped depression, or hallow, in earth's surface  
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climates   show
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temperate   show
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show dry or lacking rainfall; also a climate or climate zone that is hot and dry all year with very little rain  
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show dry, with little rainfall; also a climate or climate zone with hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters  
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show a climate or climate zone that is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons  
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show a community of all the living things in an area and the environment in which they live  
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cloud forest   show
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hurricanes   show
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broad leaf evergreen forest   show
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Desert scrub   show
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tropical grasslands   show
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vegetation zone   show
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forest floor   show
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temperate grasslands   show
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empire   show
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show a leader who governs by force, without the consent of the people  
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show found or live in a city  
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show a useful material that is found in nature, such as water, wood, coal, or oil  
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show any action that relates to the marking,buying, and selling of goods and services  
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livestock raising   show
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show farming carried out mainly to provide food for farm families, with little surplus for sale to others  
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show conducting trade by exchanging goods or services instead of money  
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show electricity that is generated from the power of moving water  
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commercial farming   show
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show a large farm, especially in a hot area  
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forestry   show
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tourism   show
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