Ch 7 Vocabulary pt 1
What are grasslands
wide open areas used for grazing & crops
Who are mestizos?
people of mixed European and native ancestry
What is a suspension bridge
a bridge used to cross canyons or water
What boosted colonial Portugese economy through agricultural production
Slave Labor
Which of the following threatens rain forest lands?
growing populations
what is subsistence farming?
Farming only enough food for their families
What is a coup?
A government takeover
Why did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
It divided the newly discovered land in South America between Spain and Portugal
Population growth strains infrastructure and resources
Sao Paulo Pressure
How were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes Mountains?
terraced fields
What is biodiversity?
The variety of species in an ecosystem
what is a megacity?
A city with more than 10 million people
Who was Atahualpa
An Incan emperor
Infrastructure improvements and event planning for the Olympics
Rio 2016 Preparation
Small rivers that frain into a large river are...
tributaries
the continuous movement of water or air in the same direction
What is a slum?
overcrowded and poverty stricken urban areas
What was the primary mission of the Spanish
to expand Spain's territory and find valuable natural resources
Temperate Zone suitable for diverse agriculture
Tierra Templada
objects left behind by a past culture
artifacts
What is excavating?
to carefully uncover something
a mild climate
When did Brazil declare its independence from Portugal
1822
What were Peru's exports?
Mainly minerals, textiles, and agricultural products
An agreement between two or more countries
treaty