Brazil- Chapter 12&13
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gracepope97 on May 24, 2012
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vocabulary for chapters 12 and 13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 escarpment | a steep cliff between two level areas at different heights |
| sertão | interior plateau |
| favelas | large slums around Brazilian cities |
| plantations | large commercial farms |
| gasohol | a mix of gasoline and ethanol |
| deforestation | permanent removal of woodland, threatens vast number of plants and animal species |
| ecotourism | tourism that encourages environmental awareness and has little effect on the ecosystem |
| mulattoes | people of mixed African and other ancestry |
| bauxite | a mineral used in making aluminum |
| llanos | tropical grassland, or savanna |
| cordilleras | parallel mountain ranges |
| altiplano | high plains- peru and bolivia |
| paramos | high plains- ecuador |
| selva | cold dry mountains, and steamy lowlands |
| timber line | boundary above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow |
| estuary | a broad river mouth formed where a flooded river valley meets the sea |
| piedmont | foothills region |
| pampas | temperate grasslands that stretch for miles |
| gauchos | cowboys who herded cattle |
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