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Western Hemisphere Vocabulary
Chapter 11
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/24/2012

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Middle America

 

(noun)

Definition
Mexico and Central America
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Plateau

 

(noun)

Definition
A large raised area of mostly level land
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Isthmus

 

(noun)

Definition
Strip of land with water on both sides that joins two bodies of land
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Tributary

 

(noun)

Definition
A river or stream that flows into another river
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Natural Resources

 

(noun)

Definition
Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs
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Renewable resources

 

(noun)

Definition
A natural resouce that can be replaced
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Nonrenewable resources

 

(noun)

Definition
A resource that cannot be replaced
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Subsistence farming

 

(verb)

Definition
Growing enough food to meet the needs of the farmer's family
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Cash crop farming

 

(verb)

Definition
A crop grown mostly for sale rather than for the needs of the farmer's family
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One-resource economy

 

(noun)

Definition
A country's economy based largely on one resource or crop
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Diversify

 

(verb)

Definition
To add variety
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