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A small river that flows into a larger river.
a) tributary
b) basin
c) rain forest
d) canopy

An area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.
a) tributary
b) basin
c) rain forest
d) canopy

A dense stand of trees and other vegetation that receives a great deal of precipitation.
a) tributary
b) basin
c) rain forest
d) canopy

The umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest.
a) tributary
b) basin
c) rain forest
d) canopy

A flat area that rises above the surrounding land.
a) plateau
b) escarpment
c) pampas
d) Tropics

A steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below.
a) plateau
b) escarpment
c) pampas
d) Tropics

The treeless grassland of Argentina and Uruguay.
a) plateau
b) escarpment
c) pampas
d) Tropics

An area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, which has generally warm temperatures because it receives the direct rays of the sun for much of the year.
a) tributary
b) basin
c) plateau
d) Tropics

A region with a climate that is neither too hot nor too cold.
a) temperate zone
b) tributary
c) basin
d) pampas

Trees and vegetation that receive a great amount of precipitation.
a) basin
b) rain forest
c) pampas
d) Tropics

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