Geography Unit 4 Crossword

5. plantting young trees or seeds on lands where trees have been cut or destroyed
7. top layer of a rain forest, where the tops of tall trees form a continuous layer of leaves
8. farm worker; generally, people who live and work in rural areas
10. the movement of people from rural areas into cities
12. in Latin America, large agricultural estates owned by families or coroporations
15. Spanish there for "temperate land"; the middle altitude zone of Latin American highlands climates
17. household made up of several generations of family members
20. technology and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources or a given area
22. picture writing carved in stone
25. businesses that provides a service instead of making goods
29. electical energy generated by falling water
32. family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt
33. picture or design made with small pieces of colored stone, glass, shell, or tile
34. faulty or inadaquate nutrition
35. steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

1. Spanish there for "cold land"; the highest altitude zone of Latin American highlands climates
2. parallel chains or ranges of mountains
3. a makeshift community on the edge of a city
4. Spanish term for "conqueror" referring to soldiers who conquered Native Americans in Latin America
6. traditional farming method in which all trees and plants in the area are cut and burned to add nutrients to the soil
9. the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
11. farm products grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the family farm
13. country in the process of becoming industrialized
14. the value of goods and services created within a country in a year
16. wall painting
18. Spanish term for "hot land"; the lowest altitude zone of Latin American highlands climates
19. floating farming islands made by the Aztec
21. a city with more than 10 million people
23. the loss or destruciton of forests, mainly for logging or farming
24. knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records
26. Spanish there for "frozen land"; a zone of permanent snow and ice on the peaks of the Andes
27. an area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply
28. in Mexico, a manufacturing plant set up by a foriegn firm
30. grassy, treeless plains of South America
31. a commodity sent from one country to anothe for purposes of trade