Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Middle America |
Mexico and Central America |
|
plateau |
a large raised aria of mostly level land |
|
isthmus |
a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land |
|
pampas |
flat grassland regions |
|
rain forest |
a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year round |
|
Amazon River |
a long river in northern south america |
|
tributary |
a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
|
El Nino |
a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of south america |
|
elevation |
the of land above sea level |
|
economy |
the ways that goods and services are produced and made available to people |
|
natural resources |
things in nature that people can use to meet their needs |
|
hydroelectricity |
electric power produced by rushing water |
|
one - resource economy |
a country's economy based largely on one resource or crop |
|
divercity |
to add verity |