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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Cordillera | Two mountain ranges that run side by side. |
Cashcrop | A product 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 range. |
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 where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family. |
campesino | Colombian farmer. |