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14 Cards in this Set
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What is an estuary? |
What is the area that a freshwater river meets the ocean and the waters mix? |
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What is hydro electric power? |
What is energy created by the flow of water? |
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What is a cordillera? |
What is a parallel mountain range? |
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What is a altiplano?? |
What is another term for high plain? |
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What is an escarpment? |
What is another word for steep hill or slope? |
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What is a gaucho? |
What is a cowboy found in Argentina and uraguay called?? |
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What is a canopy?? |
What is another term continuous layer of leaves formed by trees in the rainforests? |
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What is a campesinos |
What are present farmers? |
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What are cash crops? |
What are crops grown for sale rather than for substance? |
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What is a developing country?? |
What is a nation with a lower standard of living? |
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What is deforestation?? |
What is another term for clearing of trees? |
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What is slash and burn?? |
What is an agricultural technique that involves the cutting and burning of plants in forested to create fields? |
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What is reforestation?? |
What is another term natural or intentional restocking of existing forests?? |
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What is shantytown? |
Deprived area on the outskirts of a town with lots of crude dwellings |
