Ch.11,12,13 Word Scramble
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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. |
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