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GEO 1310 Cooper Exam 1|54Questions and answers
cordillera - -mountain range that provides a coast line
- orient - -east
- occident - -west
- central mesa - -a plateau in mexico with the chiuahauan desert, mexico's
primary livestock ranching/grazing
- sierra madre del sur - -mountains of the south in mexico
- orographic effect - -effect that mountains have on climate
- chiapas - -state in mexico
- leeward - -side of the mountain that faces away from prevailing winds
- windward - -side of the mountain that is the first to meet prevailing winds
- andes - -longest mountain range on earth
- mount aconcagua - -on the andes, tallest mt in western hemisphere
- Alfred wegener - -scientist who created theory of continental drift
- bauxite - -an ore that creates alumina which creates aluminum
- Brazilian highlands - -highlands build by lava flowing and cooling; leads in
coffee prodiction due to rich volcanic soils
- rio grande - -river that serves as political boundary between USA and
mexico
- amazon river - -the #1 freshwater river in the world; no bridges or dams
- Itaipu dam - -dam on the brazil/Paraguay border; one of the largest
hydroelectric facilities
- rio de la plata - -one of the largest estuaries on earth; "river of silver"
- estuary - -area where river's discharge meets the ocean
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