South America Terms to Know
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basin | low area surrounded by higher land
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selvas | thick rain forests
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escarpment | steep cliff between higher and lower land
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favelas | slum areas
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deforestation | destroying of large areas of forest
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pampas | vast treeless plains in the center of Argentina
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estancias | ranches
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gauchos | cowhands
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hydroelectric power | electricity that is generated by flowing waters
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llanos | grass plains in Venezuela
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altitude | height above sea level
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caudillos | military rulers
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cordillera | mountain ranges that run side by side
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cash crop | product sold for export
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mestizos | people with mixed European and Native American backgrounds
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campesinos | Columbian farmers
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navigable | a body of water is wide and deep enough to allow ships to travel in it
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foothills | low hills at the base of a mountain range
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empire | a group of lands under one ruler
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landlocked | a country that has no sea or ocean touching it
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altiplano | a high plateau in western Bolivia
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sodium nitrate | a mineral used in fertilizer and explosives
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