Chapter 7 Vocab

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Current:

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Continuous movement of water in the same direction.

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Rain shadow:

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A dry region on one side of a mountain range.

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Meaning of "saturate"?

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soak

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Greenhouse gases:

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trap heat energy, causing Earth to warm.

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Inca farming method on Andes slopes:

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terraced fields

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Climate at highest elevation of the Andes Mountains

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cold, with little rainfall

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Cause of Atacama Desert's dryness?

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Andes Mountains create a rain shadow, blocking moist winds.

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Subsistence farming

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growing enough food to feed the family and survive.

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Suspension bridge

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Used to cross canyons or water.

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Inca Maiden discovered in 1999, example of...?

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Human sacrifice