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Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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show name for the Spanish explorers who claimed land in the Americas for spain  
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show the contact and interaction of one culture with another  
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caudillo   show
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pampas   show
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show a small, low island or coral reef  
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show the rock-like skeletons of tiny sea animals  
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tropical storm   show
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hurricane   show
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El Nino   show
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canopy   show
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mestizo   show
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mulatto   show
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Volcanoes   show
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show a type of thick evergreen forest found in areas of heavy rainfall  
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deserts   show
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isthmus   show
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landmasses   show
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show an island formed when an underwater volcano builds up enough lava and ash to rise above sea level  
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show a raised area of land, such as a hill or mountain, with a flat top  
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basin   show
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climates   show
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show moderate or mild, without extremes of hot or cold  
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arid   show
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semiarid   show
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show a climate or climate zone that is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons  
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ecosystem   show
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show a type of high-altitude, tropical forest that is usually covered by clouds or mist  
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show the name for a tropical cyclone that begins in the Atlantic ocean  
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broad leaf evergreen forest   show
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Desert scrub   show
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tropical grasslands   show
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vegetation zone   show
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show a bottom layer, or ground, of a forest  
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show vegetation or a vegetation zone of mainly grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate  
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empire   show
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dictator   show
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urban   show
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show a useful material that is found in nature, such as water, wood, coal, or oil  
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show any action that relates to the marking,buying, and selling of goods and services  
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livestock raising   show
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subsistence farming   show
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barter   show
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hydro electric power   show
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show raising crops for sale, often with the use of large ships  
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show a large farm, especially in a hot area  
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forestry   show
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show travel for pleasure rather than business or necessity; also, the business of organizing such travel  
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