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Latin America Chapter 1 Key Terms

Latin America textbook chapter 1, sections 1-3 key terms

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Amazon River
a long river in northern South America.
diversify
add variety.
El Nino
a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South America.
natural resources
things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.
pampas
flat grassland regions.
rain forest
a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year-round.
hydroelectricity
electric power produced by rushing water.
isthmus
a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land.
plateau
a large raised area of mostly level land.
one-resource economy
a country's economy based largely on one resource or crop.
economy
the ways in which goods and services are produced and made available to people.
tributary
a river or stream that flows into a larger river.
elevation
the height above sea level.

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