Across
- 6. “frozen land.” Land above the treeline which is an area of permanent ice and snow
- 8. the process by which the social relations of capitalist societies are translated into spatial forms
- 10. rural farmers and workers
- 12. a widely used method of growing food in which wild or forested land is clear cut and any remaining vegetation burned
- 14. the high tableland of central South America.
- 19. Spanish for "Conqueror"; Spanish soldier who participated in conquest of indigenous peoples of Latin America
- 21. a group or chain of islands
- 22. Technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area
- 23. a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged
- 27. The sinking or settling of land to a lower level in response to various natural and human-caused factors
- 29. An area of a country in which trade restrictions do not apply
- 30. a dialect used in everyday speech that blends elements of several languages
- 31. a treeless grassy plain in South America
- 36. the action or process of forming or depositing sediment
- 37. Household made up of several generations of family members
- 39. family ruled by a woman such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt
- 40. a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
- 41. Farm product grown to be sold or traded and not used by the farm family
- 42. The exchange of diseases, ideas, food crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492
- 43. A strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas
- 44. in Latin America, large agricultural estates owned by families or corporations
Down
- 1. extensive, treeless plains in South America.
- 2. a business that employs workers in their homes
- 3. a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
- 4. the cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- 5. planting young trees or seeds on lands where trees have been cut or destroyed
- 7. an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
- 9. biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
- 11. “hot land,” which includes elevations < 2,500 feet
- 13. in Latin America, small farms that produce food chiefly for family use
- 15. the sum of factors within a population that reduce the ability of an environment to support the population, therefore resulting in migration or population decline
- 16. local form of a language used in a particular place or by a certain group
- 17. a soil of an order comprising stable, highly weathered, tropical mineral soils with highly oxidized subsurface horizons.
- 18. the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.
- 20. Climate zones that occur as elevation increases, with its own natural vegetation and crops.
- 22. Relating to or caused by an earthquake
- 24. the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment
- 25. A city tht dominates a country's economy, culture, and government in which population is concentrated; usually the capital.
- 26. “cold land” Land at 6,000-10,000 feet Winter frosts are common here, and potatoes and barley are grown.
- 28. A blending of beliefs and practies from different religions into one faith
- 32. Refers to people of mixed indigenous and European descent
- 33. A Great city that is made up of several large and small cities
- 34. The practice of subcontacting manufacturing work to outside companies, especially foreign or nonunion companies
- 35. a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rockies.
- 38. “temperate land,” at elevations 2,500-6,000 feet and is the most densely populated.