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Ch. 9
Term | Definition |
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cordillera | a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features. |
cashcrop | product grown to be sold for export |
altiplano | large highland plateau |
navigable | body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
empire | group of lands under one ruler |
foothills | low hill at the base of a mountain ranges |
llanos | grassy plains |
sodium nitrate | chemical used in fertilizer and explosives |
mestizos | person with mixed Spanish and native american background |
landlocked | country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
subsistence farms | small plot were a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |