Chapter 29 Vocabulary

Chapter 29 Vocabulary

Cordillera: parallel or chains of mountains

Archipelago: a group or chain of islands.

Insular: constituting an island, as in Java.

Flora: the plant life of the region.

Fauna: the animal life of a region.

Endemic: native plant or animal species.

Deciduous: trees, usually broad leaved such as oak and maple, which lose their leaves in autumn.