Latin America Vocab Post 23.24

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A form of tourism where travelers seek out activities that help to conserve the environment and benefit local people.

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ecotourism

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A type of environment characterized by the plants and animals that live there.

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biome

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The amount of people in a square mile. How crowded an area is.

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population density

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A factory that processes raw materials/natural resources into goods and materials.

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industry

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The removal of many trees at once in a region.

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deforestation

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Animal life.

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fauna

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To bring water from far away to water crops.

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irrigation

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Plant life.

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flora

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The wide variety of biological life on Earth—the many species of plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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biodiversity

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Cutting and burning native trees to create farmland.

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slash and burn agriculture