South America Vocabulary

2. A hot, moist biome where it rains all year long, known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form different layers
4. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
5. A process through which a person or group from one culture comes to adopt the practices and values of another culture, while still retaining their own distinct culture
8. A major city together with its suburbs and nearby cities and towns
9. A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
10. A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
13. Zone- Zone of moderate climate between the Tropical and Polar Zones
14. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
18. A term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
19. A resource that can be replenished naturally over time. As a result, it is sustainable despite its consumption by humankind
20. The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water

1. The practice of cutting down forests and burning the underbrush as a means of clearing land for future farming
3. The movement of ideas, including beliefs, from one culture to another
6. Any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits, such as skin color, and regarded as common among people of shared ancestry
7. Movement of animals or people from one region to another
11. A shared identity based on culture, language, common ancestry, and religion
12. A depression or dip in the Earth's surface
15. The thinning or clearing of forests by humans
16. A way to understand places and the relationships between people and their environments
17. The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere