U4 South America Vocab

Front

plants

Back

vegetation

Front

Wide open areas for grazing and crops

Back

Grasslands

Front

Growing enough food for a family

Back

Subsistence farming

Front

Small rivers draining into a larger river

Back

Tributaries

Front

Variety of species in an ecosystem

Back

biodiversity

Front

Dry region on one side of a mountain range

Back

rain shadow

Front

Continuous movement of air or water in the same direction

Back

currents

Front

Grassy plain in Argentina

Back

Pampas

Front

Height above sea level

Back

elevation

Front

Hot climate; adequate to extreme rainfall

Back

tierra caliente