Chapter 11 Vocabulary Flashcard
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NAFTA
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phased of trade barriers among the united states, Canada,and mexico
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land.
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Guerrilla
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A member of an armed force that is not part of a regular army; relation to a form of warfare carries on by such an independent armed force.
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Archipelago
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A group of islands.
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Coral Island
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An island formed by the skeletal remains of tiny sea animals the sand and sediment piling on top of them.
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Windward
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Facing the wind.
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Leeward
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Facing away from the wind
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Escarpmet
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A steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations.
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Sertao
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An interior plateau in Brazil with poor soil and uncertain rain.
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Favela
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A slum community in a Brazilian city.
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Plantation
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A large estate farmed by many workers.
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Gashol
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A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol.
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Deforestation
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A process of stripping the land of its trees.
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Ecotourism
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Tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has a little effect on the ecosystem.
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Mulatto
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A person of mixed African and European ancestry.
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Bauxite
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A mineral used in making aluminum.
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Llano
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A grassy plain.
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Cordillera
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A related set of separate mountain ranges.
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Campesino
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In Latin America, a tenant farmer or farm worker.
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Altiplano
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A plateau region in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru.
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Paramo
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A plateau in the Andes of Ecuador.
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Timberline
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The boundary in high elevations above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow.
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Selva
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A forested region in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
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Estuary
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The wide mouth of a river, where freshwater river currents meet salt water.
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Piedmont
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A region of rolling foothills.
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Pampas
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A grassland region in Argentina and Uruguay.
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Gaucho
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A cowboy who herded cattle in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay.
