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Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Chapter 2 Vocabulary. agribusiness. Large-scale commercial farming. alluvial soil. Soil that has been deposited from river water. basin. Sunken areas in plateaus found between mountain ranges. butte. A flat topped hill. drought.

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Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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  1. Chapter 2 Vocabulary

  2. agribusiness Large-scale commercial farming

  3. alluvial soil Soil that has been deposited from river water

  4. basin Sunken areas in plateaus found between mountain ranges

  5. butte A flat topped hill

  6. drought A dry period in which little, if any, precipitation falls, often causing extensive damage to crops

  7. erosion The wearing away of earth’s surface by the movement of water, wind, ice, and gravity

  8. grain sorghum A grain used to feed livestock

  9. maquiladoras Factories in Mexico that assemble parts made in the U.S.

  10. petrochemical A substance made from oil or natural gas

  11. yucca A desert plant with a woody stem and white bell-shaped flowers

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