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Term | Definition |
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cordillera | group of mountains ranges that run side by side |
cash crop | product grown to be sold for export |
mestizos | a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian. |
campesinos | in Spanish-speaking regions a peasant farmer. |
navigable | able to be sailed on by ships or boats. |
foothills | a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. |
empire | group of lands under one rule |
landlocked | country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
Altiplano | large highland plateau |
sodium nitrate | chemical used in fertilizer and explosives |