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Brazil Vocab.
Brazil Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Area | a geographic location |
Occur | to happen or take place |
Tributary | a small river that flows into a larger one,or into a lake |
Basin | an area of land that is drained by a river and it´s tributaries |
Rain Forest | a dense stand of trees and other vegetation that receives a great deal of precipitation each year |
Canopy | the umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
Plateau | a flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
Escarpment | a steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below |
Pampas | 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 sun for much of the year |
Temperate Zone | a region with a climate that is neither too hot nor too cold |
Comprise | to make up |
Extract | to remove or take out |
Indigenous | people who are believed to be the first people to settle an area |
Slash-and-Burn Agriculture | a method of farming that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field for crops |
Emancipate | to make free |
Compulsory | mandatory;enforce |
Diverse | composed of many distinct and different parts |
Unique | unusual |
Hinterland | an island area that is remote from the urban areas |
Metropolitan Area | an area that includes a city and it´s surrounding suburbs |
Central City | the densely populated center of a metropolitan area |
Favela | an overcrowded city slum in Brazil |