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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cordillera | mountain ranges ghat run side by side. |
| cash crop | a product sold for export. |
| mestizo | nearly all Colombians are mestizo. |
| campesino | colonbian farmers. |
| navigable | means that a body of water is wide and deep enogh to allow ships to travel in it. |
| foothills | are low at the base of the mountain range. |
| empire | or group of lands under one ruler. |
| landlocked | means it has no sea or ocean that touches it's land. |
| altiplano | surrounded by a high plateau. |
| sodium nitrate | a mineral used in fertilizer and explosives. |