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WG Ch. 8
South America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| favelas | slum areas or low income neighborhoods |
| deforestation | destroying of large areas of forest for roads, farming, housing |
| Native Americans | first to live in the America's |
| Portuguese | first Europeans to settle in Brazil |
| Brasilia | capital of Brazil |
| Aconcagua | highest Mountain in the Western Hemisphere |
| estancias | Argentina's ranches |
| Gauchos | Argentina's cowhand |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina's capital |
| Spanish | official language of Argentina |
| Farming and Forestry | Paraguay's major economic activity |
| llanos | Venezuela grassy plains |
| altitude | height above sea level |
| Headed by a French official | French Guiana |
| Carnival | celebration held in Rio de Janeiro |
| Futbol | Brazilian soccer |
| Roman Catholic | major religion for most of Central and South America |
| Spain and Italy | immigration into Uruguay and Paraguay |