Latin America Vocab Review

Front

Height above sea level is called

Back

Elevation

Front

Flat fields on hills/mountains

Back

terrace fields/farming

Front

Transportation corridor:

Back

A route for moving people and goods easily.

Front

Transportation barrier?

Back

An obstruction that hinders the movement of people and goods.

Front

Cutting down forests for crops or urban use

Back

deforestation

Front

Clearing land by cutting and burning forest and vegetation

Back

Slash and burn

Front

Farming that provides enough for a family?

Back

subsistence farming

Front

Nonrenewable resource:

Back

Not replenished within a human's lifetime.

Front

Renewable resource?

Back

A resource that is replenished within a human's lifetime.

Front

Wood for building and carpentry

Back

timber