Tributary
A small river that flows into a larger river
Basin
An area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
Rainforest
A dense stand of trees and other vegetation hat recieves a great deal of precipitation each year
Metropolitan Area
An area that includes a city and its surrounding suburbs
Pampa
The treeless grassland of Argentina and Uruguay
Tropics
An area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn that has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year
Temperate zone
A region between with a climate that is neither too hot not too cold
Canopy
The umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in rainforest
Favela
An overcrowded city slum in Brazil
Compulsory
Mandatory; enforced
Immunity
The ability to resist infection by a particular disease
Elevation
The measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is
Hacienda
A large estate
Encomeinda
The Spanish system of enslaving Native Americans and making them practice Christianity
Conflict
A serious disagreement
Stable
Staying in the same condition; not likely to change or fail
Ratio
The relationship in amount or size between two or more things
Tariff
A tax added to the price of goods that are imported
Altitude
The height above sea level
Altiplano
The high plains
Munltinational
A company that has locations in more than one country
Coup
An action in which a group of individuals seize control of a government
Souk
Famous open-air markets of the orgin
Hydroelectric Power
The electricity that is created by flowing water
Geothermal energy`
The electricity produced by natural, underground sources of steam
Shogun
A military leader who ruled Japan in early times
Dynasty
A line of rules from a single family that holds power for a long time
Samurai
A powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan
Trade deficit
A situation that occurs when the value of a country's import is higher than the value of its export
Trade surplus
A situation that occurs when the value of a country's export is higher than the value of its import
Communism
A system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods
Urbanization
When a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas
Subcontinent
A large landmass that is part of a continent
Primate city
A country's main city that is so large and influential that it dominated the rest of the country
Absolute monarchy
A system of government in which the rulers has complete control
Constitutional monarchy
A form of government in which a monarch is the head of state but elected officials run the government
Wadi
A dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall into a desert
Hydropolitics
The politics surrounding water access and usage rights
Outsourcing
Hiring workers in other countries to do a set of jobs
Raj
The period of time in which Great Britain controlled India as a part of the British Empire
Civil disobedience
The use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government of its laws
Delta
An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river
Oasis
a fertile area that rises in a desert whenever water is regularly available
Desertifictaion
The process by which an area turns into a desert
Creole
A group of languages developed by enslaved people on colonial plantations that is a mixture of French, Spanish, and African
Introduced species
A nonnative species that is brought to a new enviroment
Trade language
A common language that emerges when countries trade with each other