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Ch.9
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cordillera | group of mountain ranges that run side by side |
| Campinas | Colombian farmer |
| Cash crop | Product grown to be sold for export |
| Altiplano | Large high land plateau |
| 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 | Group of lands under one ruler |
| Sodium nitrate | Chemical used in fertilizer and explosives |
| Landlocked | Country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
| Mestizo | Person with mixed Spanish and Native American background |
| Llanos | Gassy plains |
| Substance farming | Small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |