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Unit 5: Latin America: Vocabulary
[1.] _tributary__ -A stream or river that flows into a larger
river.
[2.] _deforestation__ -The process of cutting and clearing
away trees from a forest.
[3.] __tropical zone__ -The region of the world that lies
between the latitudes 23’27’’ north and 23’27’’ south.
[4.] _El Nino__ -A current in the Pacific Ocean that
results from changes in air pressure and that causes
changes in weather patterns.
[5.] _Hieroglyphs__ -The basic unit of writing used by the
Maya that uses symbols, or glyphs.
[6.] _chinampas__ -A floating garden on which the Aztec
grew crops.
[7.] _Machu Picchu__ -An ancient stone city built by the
Inca.
[8.] _Columbian exchange__ -The exchange of goods
between Europe and its colonies in North and South
America.
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