Unit 4

Chapter Nine

Great Waterways Shape Nations

capital resource the money, buildings, machines, and tools needed to run a business
factors of production the natural, human, and capital resources that a business needs to produce goods or services
mass production a way of manufacturing in which many goods that are alike can be made quickly and cheaply

assembly line  

a line in which workers along which a product moves as it is put together one step at a time
shaman
 spiritual leader
migration

the movement of many people who leave one country or region to settle in another
flatboat

a large raft made of boards that were tied together
barge a large flat-bottomed boat used on rivers and other inland waterways
irrigation the use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas
paddies miles and miles of rice fields
rain forest a warm, wet area where tall trees, vines, and other plants grow close together
classify group
manioc a plant grown for its root, which can be eaten
turrets small towers that are at the corners of large buildings
acai the fruit of a palm tree
tucupi a sauce made from manioc