geo quiz for physical land thing

patapsco study thing

isthmus

isthmus

2 thin strips of land connected by water between them

Archipelago

a group of islands closely clumped together in a body of water

deforestation

clearing forests for acquiring wood or using the area to plant crops or breed cattle

terraced farming

using mountains to plant and prevent abundant erosion caused by water

slash and burn agriculture

forest trees that are cut down and burned for planting crops

cash crop

growing crops just for profit

biodiversity

the variety of life found on Earth

pampas

vast plains stretching from Argentina from the Atlantic coast to the Andean mountains

Patagonia

a semiarid plateau that covers almost half of the southern part of mainland Argentina

Middle America

includes mexico, central america, and Carribean region. The isthmian tract between the rocky mountains and Northern tip of the Andes

Amazon Rainforest

the largest tropical rain forest that receives more then more than average rain per year, occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon river and its tributaries in Northern South America

Tributary

a river or stream leading the water to a bigger body of water

Andes mountains

Mountains that follow along South America’s western coast. World’s longest mountain ranges

climate zone

climate and vegetation vary widely on elevation

Brazilian highlands

eroded plateau region of central and southern Brazil

Atacama desert

a cool arid region in Northern Chile 600-700 miles long from North to South

Amazon Basin

covers immense area that extends from the Andes mountains in Peru to the Northeastern coast of Brazil.

Pacific Ocean

is between the America’s. to the East, is the pacific Ocean basin and to the west are Asian and Australian continents

Atlantic ocean

is between North America, South America is on the west and Europe and Asia on the East.

Carribean Sea

to the south is South America, to the west is central america, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean

Amazon river

second longest river in the world and is the greatest river in south america. also has the world’s longest drainage system in the world, in terms of volume of its own flow and area of its Basin.