ch.11/12/13 vocab Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land having water on each side and joining two larger bodies of land |
| guerrilla | a member of an armed force that is not part of a regular army. |
| earthquake | a shaking of the ground caused by sudden movements in the earth's crust. |
| tsunami | a huge wave caused primarily by a disturbance beneath the ocean, such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. |
| landslide | a sudden drop of a mass of land on a mountainside or hillside. |
| infrastructure | the basic support facilities of a community or country, such as roads and bridges, power plants, and schools. |
| avalanche | a sudden fall of a mass of ice and snow. |
| aftershock | tremor that occurs after an earthquake. |
| seismic wave | |
| epicenter | |
| archipelago | |
| coral island | |
| windward | |
| leeward | |
| escarpment | |
| sertao | |
| favela | |
| plantation | |
| gasohol | |
| deforestation | |
| ecotourism | |
| mulatto | |
| bauxite | |
| llano | |
| cordillera | |
| campesino | |
| aitiplano | |
| paramo | |
| timber line | |
| selva | |
| estuary | |
| piedmont | |
| pampas | |
| gaucho |
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