GEOG 1001 : Exam 3 Terms
Document Summary
Intertropical convergence zone: heavily influences climates throughout the tropics; consistant presence near the equator explains year round rainfall in tropical rainforest of. Amazonia : tropical rain forest in south america around the amazon. Ultisols & oxisols : leach nutrients from soil, characterizing latin american rainforest to have poor soils. Cold water desert: cold air from the ocean moves over warmer land, decreasing the chance of precipitation further. Domesticated : farmers select seeds for certain characteristics: corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, manioc, beans, tomatoes, and peanuts, spices: chili peppers, chocolate, vanilla, quinine, tobacco, coca. Columbia exchange: europeans and africans were intermediaries in the exchange of plants and animals across the atlantic after 1500 ce influenced local and global food systems: knowledge about cultivation. Mesoamerica: indigenous people of mayan, aztec, and incan. Historical cultural ecology: a subfield of geography that seeks to understand past farming systems and human-environment dynamics. Latifundias : contemporary latin american agricultural landscapes that are divided into large-scale commercial farms.
