Unit 6 Review Flashcards
rift valley
A crack in Earth’s surface created by the shifting of tectonic plates
fault
A crack or break in Earth’s crust
escarpment
A steep cliff of slope between a higher and lower land surface
cataract
A large waterfall
indigenous
Native to a place
lingua franca
A common language used among people with different native languages
over farming
Situation in which land is repeatedly farmed so that soil nutrients are depleted
habitat
Area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live
carrying capacity
The population that an area will support without undergoing deterioration
Poaching
Illegal hunting
Desertification
The destruction of land in arid and semi-arid areas, often caused by variations in climate.
Delta
An often triangle-shaped section of land formed as the waters of a river slow down and split into many channels as they deposit sand and silt that has been carried downriver
Poaching
