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chapter 9
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cordillera | group of mountain rage that run side by side |
| cash crop | product grown to be sold for export |
| mestizo | person with mixed spanish and native american background |
| campera | colombian farmer |
| navigable | body of water wide and deep enough to allow pass of ships |
| foothills | low hill at the base of mountain range |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| landlocked | country with no land bording a sea or ocean |
| altiplano | large highland plateau |
| sodium | chemical used in fertilized and explosives |
| subsistence farm | small plot where farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |