Chapter 7 Vocab Review

A strip of land that connects two larger land masses, enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas

• Land Bridge

• peninsula
• archipelago
• continent

Related to or caused by an earthquake

• volcanic
• seismic
• tectonic
• geological

A climate zone that occurs as climate increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops

• Vertical Climate zone

• Agricultural zone
• Ecosystem type
• Weather pattern

Refers to people of mixed indigenous and European descent

• Indigenous
• Mestizo
• Creole
• Latino

Spanish for Conqueror

• explorer
• conquistador
• invader
• colonizer

Farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family

• Food crop
• Sustainable crop
• Cash crop
• Organic crop

A blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

• Pluralism
• Universalism
• Eclecticism
• Syncretism

A great city that is made up of several large and small cities

• Megacity

• suburb
• village
• town

A city that dominates a country's economy, culture, and government and in which population is concentrated; usually the capital

• Primatel city

• Rural village
• Suburban town
• Metropolitan area

Household made up of several generations of family members

• Single-family home
• Extended Family

• Shared apartment
• Roommate arrangement