Ch. 21 Review (vocab) Flashcards
1
Q
rift valley
A
a crack in Earth’s surface created by the shifting of tectonic plates
2
Q
fault
A
a crack or break in Earth’s crust
3
Q
escarpment
A
a steep cliff of slope between a higher and lower land surface
4
Q
cataract
A
a large waterfall
5
Q
indigenous
A
native to a place
6
Q
lingua franca
A
a common language used among people with different native languages
7
Q
over farming
A
situation in which land is repeatedly farmed so that soil nutrients are depleted
8
Q
habitat
A
area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live
9
Q
carrying capacity
A
the population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration
10
Q
poaching
A
illegal hunting
