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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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isthmus |
- a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land |
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pampas |
- flat grassland regions |
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rain forest |
- a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall throughout the year |
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Amazon River |
- the second longest river in the world |
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Tributaries |
- the rivers and streams that flow into a larger river |
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El Niño |
- a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of south america |
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elevation |
- the height of land above sea level |
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econemy |
- the ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people |
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Natural resources |
- things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs |
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Hydroelectricity |
- electric power produced by rushing water |
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one resource economy |
- a country's economy based largely on one resource or crop |
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diversify |
- to add varity |
