Chapter 8. Ls 1-3 Vocab Flashcards
basin
An area into which a river and its tributaries drain.
tributary
A small river that flows into a larger river.
rainforest
Dense stand of trees and other growth that receive high amounts of
precipitation.
canopy
Umbrella like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rainforest.
plateau
An area of high, flatland.
escarpment
Steep diff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below.
pompas
Treeless grassland.
Tropics
An area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn, which has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the Sun for much of the year.
temperate zone
An area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle. The Tropic of Cancer and the Antarctic Circle.
indigenous
Living or existing in a particular place.
slash-and-burn
A method that uses farming in forests that involves farming in forests and burning underbrush.
emancipate
To free.
compulsory
Citizens have no choice in vote.
hinterland
An island area that is remote from the urban areas of a country.
metropolitan area
Having to do with a large city.
