Chapter 9 Geography Quiz

a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

• escarpment

• macumba

• reservoir

• rain shadow

a blend of Catholicism and West African religions

• macumba

• deism

• animism

• buddhism

parallel chains or ranges of mountains

• cordillera

• plateau

• fold mountains

• volcanoes

the longest river in the Western Hemisphere

• the Congo

• the Mississippi

• the Nile

• the Amazon

a slum on the outskirts of a Brazilian city consisting of crudely built shacks

• favela

• barrior

• ranchos

• putri

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries

• stagnation

• brain gain

• inflation

• brain drain

an ancient Inca town in the Andes

• Teotihuacan

• Machu Picchu

• Tenochtitlan

• Cozumel

the grassy, treeless plains of southern South America

• amazon basin

• brazilian highlands

• andes

• pampas

the world’s highest large lake

• Laguna

• Poopo

• Titicaca

• Nahuel Huapi

a thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted of fertility and nutrients

• Podzol

• Alfisol

• Oxisol

• Clay