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18 Cards in this Set
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archipelago |
a group or chain of islands |
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biodiversity |
biological diversity in an environment indicated by different species |
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brain drian |
loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries |
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cash crop |
farm product grown to be sold or traded |
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extended family |
household made up of several generations of family members |
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favela |
a slum in Brazil with urban areas |
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free trade zone |
area of a country where trade restrictions do not apply |
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gross domestic product (GDP) |
value of goods and services produced within a country in a year |
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land bridge |
strip of land that connects two larger landmasses |
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latifundia |
large agricultural estates owned by families or corporations |
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minifundia |
small farms that produce food chiefly for family use |
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oxisol |
thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted of fertility and nutrients |
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patois |
dialect used in everyday speech that blends elements of several languages |
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population pressure |
sun of factors within a population that reduce the ability of the environment to support the population |
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primate city |
city that dominates a country's economy |
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reforestation |
planting and cultivating of new trees in an area where trees have been destroyed |
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sustainable development |
technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area |
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syncretism |
blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith |
