Unit #3 - South America - Vocabulary Review

The clearing of trees

The process of soil becoming infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants.

A member of an irregular military force.

A lowland plain; usually treeless.

An Argentine Cowboy

A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges.

An area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs.

Planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect of water/wildlife conservation

A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water mixes with salty seawater

The production of electricity from waterpower, such as from running water.

A broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes.

A huge slum in Brazil.

A narrow passageway that connects two large bodies of water.

Completely surrouned by land with no direct access to the ocean

An organization that prmotes trade and economic cooperation among Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast of the Americas; warming cool ocean water