Chapter 8 Vocab

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A river or stream flowing into a larger one or lake.

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Tributary

Front

Area drained by a river and its tributaries

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basin

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A flat area that rises above surrounding land

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plateau

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Steep cliff at a plateau's edge above lowland

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escarpment

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Treeless grassland of Argentina and Uruguay

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pampas

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Area between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn with warm temperatures due to direct sunlight.

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tropics

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Living or existing naturally in a place

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indigenous

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Method of farming involving cutting and burning trees to create fields.

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slash-and-burn agriculture

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Inland area remote from urban regions

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hinterland

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Related to a large city and its suburbs.

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metropolitan area