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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cordillera | two mountain rangers that run side by side |
| cash crop | produced for its commercial |
| altiplano | high tableland of central south america |
| navigable | (of a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats. |
| empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. |
| foothills | a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. |
| llanos | (in South America) a treeless grassy plain. |
| sodium nitrate | a white powdery compound used mainly in the manufacture of fertilizers. |
| mestizos | (in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian. |
| landlocked | (especially of a country) almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline or seaport. |
| subsistence farms | small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |