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14 Cards in this Set
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Middle America |
Mexico and Central America
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plateau |
A large raised area of mostly level land |
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rain forest |
A dense evergreen forest with rainfall year round |
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isthmus |
A strip of land with water on both sides that join two larger bodies of land |
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pampas |
flat grassland regions |
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Amazon river |
A long river in South America |
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tributary |
A small stream or creek that flows in a larger river |
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El nino |
A warming of ocean water of the west coast of South America |
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elevation |
the height of land above sea level |
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economy |
ways that goods and services are made available to people |
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natural resources |
things found in nature that help humans |
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hydroelectricity |
electric power produced by rushing water |
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one resource economy |
A country base mostly on one crop or resource |
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diversify
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to add variety |
