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Ch.9
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Cordillera | Group of mountain ranges that run side by side. |
Cash Crop | Product grown to be sold for export . |
Mestizo | Person with mixed Spanish and Native background. |
Campesino | Colombian farmer. |
Navigable | Body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships. |
Foothills | Low hill at the base of a mountain range. |
Empire | Groups of lands under one ruler. |
Landlocked | Country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean. |
Altiplano | Large highland plateau. |
Sodium Nitrate | Chemical used in fertilizer and explosives. |