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17 Cards in this Set
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tributary |
a small river that flows into a larger river |
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basin |
an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries |
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rain forest |
a dense stand of trees and other vegetation that receives a great deal of precipitation each year |
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canopy |
the umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
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plateau |
a flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
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escarpment |
a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below |
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pampas |
the treeless grassland of Argentina and Uruguay |
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Tropics |
an area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn that has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year |
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temperate zone |
a region with a climate that is neither too hot nor too cold |
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indigenous |
people who are believed to be the first people to settle an area |
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slash-and-burn agriculture |
a method of farming that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field for crops |
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emancipate |
to make free |
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compulsory |
mandatory; enforced |
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hinterland |
an inland area that is remote from the urban areas of a country |
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metropolitan area |
a large city that is a center of culture, education, business, and recreation |
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central city |
the densely populated center of a metropolitan area |
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favela |
an overcrowded city slum in Brazil |
