Glossary
depressions (known as bajos)
a weathered and eroded limestone landscape currently covered in dense vegetation ecosystems (Kunen 2004)
erosion
removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies
from the point of removal. (Merriam-Webster)
The complementary actions of erosion and deposition or sedimentation operate through wind,
moving water, and ice to alter existing landforms and create new landforms. Erosion will often occur after rock has been
disintegrated or altered through weathering. Moving water is the most important natural agent of erosion.
sedimentation (deposition)
the natural process in which material (such as stones and sand) is carried to the bottom of a body of water and forms a solid layer
rock. (Merriam-Webster)
tropical forest
are home to millions of native (indigenous) people who make their livings through subsistence agriculture,
hunting and gathering, or through low-impact harvesting of forest products like rubber or nuts.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update.php
a weathered and eroded limestone landscape currently covered in dense vegetation ecosystems (Kunen 2004)
erosion
removal of surface material from the Earth's crust and transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies
from the point of removal. (Merriam-Webster)
The complementary actions of erosion and deposition or sedimentation operate through wind,
moving water, and ice to alter existing landforms and create new landforms. Erosion will often occur after rock has been
disintegrated or altered through weathering. Moving water is the most important natural agent of erosion.
sedimentation (deposition)
the natural process in which material (such as stones and sand) is carried to the bottom of a body of water and forms a solid layer
rock. (Merriam-Webster)
tropical forest
are home to millions of native (indigenous) people who make their livings through subsistence agriculture,
hunting and gathering, or through low-impact harvesting of forest products like rubber or nuts.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update.php