Vocab #3

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A hill with steep sides and a flat top, smaller than a mesa.

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butte (colina)

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Study of human population characteristics: size, growth, density.

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Demography (Demografía)

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Meaning 'staked plains' in Spanish; a dry, treeless area over 30,000 sq miles in eastern New Mexico and western Texas.

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Llano Estacado

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Landform with dried lava fields.

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malpais malpaís

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Meaning 'table' in Spanish; refers to a flat-topped elevated landform.

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mesa

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Elevated flat land extending from a mountain range.

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plateau (meseta)

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Area with unique physical features, plants, and animals.

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Province (provincia)

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A natural or artificial pond/lake for water storage. Un estanque o lago natural o artificial para almacenar agua.

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reservoir (reservorio)

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A stream or smaller river flowing into a larger body of water.

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tributary (afluente)

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Provinces in NM?

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