Social Studies first vocab list

Question 1

basin

Answer 1

wide depressions and hips in the land

Question 2

elevation

Answer 2

how high above sea level( height above sea level)

Question 3

intense

Answer 3

extreme

Question 4

region

Answer 4

are with definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries

Question 5

maquiladora

Answer 5

factories on the border of Mexico

Question 6

arid

Answer 6

dry climate

Question 7

petroleum

Answer 7

natural recourse. type of crude oil

Question 8

drought

Answer 8

lack of rainfall

Question 9

channel

Answer 9

waterway between 2 land masses

Question 10

comprise

Answer 10

consists of

Question 11

erosion

Answer 11

loss of soil and minerals

Question 12

dominate

Answer 12

very important

Question 13

mesa

Answer 13

small plateus

Question 14

butte

Answer 14

small flat toped hills

Question 15

agribusiness

Answer 15

large scale commercial farming

Question 16

widespread

Answer 16

found/distributed over a large area or number of people

Question 17

overseas

Answer 17

countries across the sea

Question 18

route

Answer 18

highways/railroads/airports/ that go the a specific place

Question 19

petrochemical

Answer 19

business related to oil or gas

Question 20

alluvial soil

Answer 20

rich soil fro, river deposits