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chapter 9
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 american background |
| campesino | colombian farmer |
| navigable | body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| foothills | low hills at the base of a mountain range |
| empire | group of lands under one rule |
| landlocked | country with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
| altiplano | large highland plateau |
| sodium nitrate | chemical used in fertilizer and explosives |
| subsistence farimig | small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |