Unit 3: South America Terms

Blood or Family relationship

The variety of species in an ecosystem

Small river that drains into a larger river

Farming to grow only enough food for families to eat, not to sell.

A gas that traps the sun's heat over Earth

A person who hunts animals and gathers plants and fruits for food

The complete control of the market for a service or product

An object made by humans from a past culture

Farming method of clearing land by cutting down and burning forest and vegetation

When mountains are cut into flat fields

a reversal of usual and ocean currents

to be forced to leave a country

To revolt or resistance of authority

plant life

to set something or someone free

a process by which plants and trees release water vapor into the air

a dry region on one side of a mountain range

the continuous movement of air or water in the same direction

wide open areas used for grazing and crops

to adjust or modify to fit

to soak thoroughly

to recognize

grasslands, wide open areas used for grazing and crops

the largest river basin on Earth

a string of mountain ranges that stretch along the western side of the continent

rich soil of the grassy plain in Argentina is ideal for growing alfalfa, corn, and wheat

Highest waterfall in the world, located in Venezuela

Desert found on the Western border of the Andes Mountains and on the border of Chile and Bolivia