Geography Chapter 7 Vocab.

bauxite

• conquerors

• mineral used to make aluminum

• crops grown for income

• mineral used to stop erosion

Extinct

• No longer

• very rare

• seldom found

• only found in certain locations

Tierra Fria

• boggs

• dry and hot land

• cold land

• marshlands

Revolution

• the Earth's turning on it's axis

• a period of take-over by the peasants

• a period of violent social and political change

• military strongmen

foods that are eaten regularly

• staples

• vegetables

• specialty items

• no longer

surplus

• large farms

• enough to satisy

• more than needed

• crops sold for a profit

Temperate land

• tierra templada

• tierra fria

• tundra

• prairie

Conquistador

• Generals

• conquerors

• Iranians

• Immigrants

Large farms

• plantations

• caudillos

• surplus

• bauxite

cash crop

• crops sold for a profit

• crops sold to prevent taxes

• crops grown to stop erosion

• crops grown to feed only your family