GLOSSARY
bedrock:
Rock that
is under the ground.
Belize:
A small country
in Central America.
dissolve:
Come apart in water.
engineers:
People who design
and build things.
erodes:
Wears away, as if by
the action of water or wind.
geologists:
Scientists that
study rocks and the earth.
karst terrain:
An area
marked by caves and
underground channels
formed by eroded rock
such as limestone.
mining:
Removing things from
inside the earth (like diamonds
or gold) through pits or tunnels.
predict:
To make a good guess
if something is going to happen.
prone:
Likely to do or happen.
stable:
Fixed, not moving
or changing.
