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13 Cards in this Set
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Middle America
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Mexico & Central America
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Plateau
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A large raised area of mostly level land.
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Pampas
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Flat grasslands in South America.
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Rain Forest
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A dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
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Amazon River
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A long river in northern South America
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Tributary
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A river or stream that flows into a larger river.
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El Nino
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A warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America
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Elevation
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The height of land above sea level.
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Economy
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the ways that goods & services are produced & made available to people.
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Natural Resources
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Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.
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Hydroelectricity
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Electric power produced by rushing water.
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One-resource economy
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A contry's economy based largely on one resource or crop.
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Diversify
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To add variety.
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