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vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a process of adapting wild plants | domesticated |
| what are people that move from place to place without permanent home | nomad |
| what is a very long mountain range along the western edge of south America | Andes |
| what is are strips of level land that are planted with crops | terrace |
| what is dividing the non-European world into 2 zones | line of demarcation |
| what is the agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe | treaty of Tordesillas |
| what is the ability of the body to fight a disseses | immunity |
| what is the tree the early settlers that discovered | brazilwood |
| what is the Portuguese slave hunting expedition into the Brazilian | Bandeira |
| what is a small group that holds political power | oligarchy |
| what are many leaders in the fight of independence descends of | abolitionist |
| what is an overthrow of the government | coup |
| what is putting them under the governments control | nationalize |
| what are machines that work instead of people doing the work | mechanization |
| what are people who share a unique clutter and idents reflect this history | ethnic group |
| a type of a serial drama made for television similar to soap operas | telenovela |
| what is an invitation to dance or a navel thrust | samba |
| what is a elaborate Paredes with costumes dancers drummers singers and floats | carival |
| what are the economies of Brazil chilies and jobs | diversified |
| what uses water gravity to generate electricity | hydroelectric power |
| what are south American economics like most economists in the world are | interdependent |
| what is selling government-owned business to private individuals and groups | privatized |
| what are the essential physical systems and facilities that support daily life economic activity | infrastructure |
| what are the percentage of people aged 15 and over who can read and write | literacy rate |
| what is the use political power for personal gain | corruption |
| what is amplify climate change by releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, | deforestation |
| what is illicit activities, regulatory differences, and dependence on export markets | free trade zone |
| what is funding, sustainability, and navigating complex political landscapes while working to address issues like poverty | nongovernmental |
| what is political instability, economic struggles, social inequalities, and environmental issues like deforestation and resource scarcity | organization |
| what's a recording keeping device made of knotted strings | quipu |
| what is a system of ranking members of a group based on there importance | hierarchy |
| what is a group of related family's that pooled recourses | ayllu |
| what is people that pay taxes called | mita system |