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Landen flash card
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Andes | are a very long mountain range along the western edge of south America. |
| Nomad | or people who move from place to place without a permanent home. |
| Terrace | or strips of level land that are planted with crops. |
| Domesticate | wild plants into crops |
| Quipu | a recorded-keeping device made of knotted of people or goods. |
| Hierarchy | is a system for ranking members of of a group according to their importance. |
| Ayllu | was a group of related families that pooled resources. |
| Mita system | people paid taxes with labor. |
| Line of demarcation | dividing the non-european |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | established the line. |
| immunity | they died because they lacked immunity |
| brazilwood | early setters discorved an important export-the brazilwood tree. |
| banderia | these explores and slaves hunters were called bandeiras |
| oligarchy | wealthy land lowers formed an oligarchy. |
| abolitionist | were people who pushed for slavery to be banned. |
| coup | a year later, Brazil's military staged a coup overthrown of the government. |
| nationalize | in the late 1900s leaders in Argentina and Chile nationalized industries |
| mechanization | when machines do the work instead of people , changed agriculture |
| ethnic group | a community |
| telenovela | Brazil is also a major producer of telenovela |
| samba | samba, one of the most famous, has its roots in Africa |
| carnival | carnival is a party. |
| diversified | the economies of Brazil, Chile and Argentina are diversified. |
| hydroelectric power | which uses water and gravity to generate electricity, is an important source of energy for Brazil |
| interdependent | (of two or more people or things) dependent on each other. |
| privatize | privatizing is selling government owned business to private individuals and groups. |
| infrastructure | infrastructure is a built network, such as rods and power lines, that are needed to support modern life. |
| literacy rate | the literacy rate is high. |
| corruption | dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. |
| deforestation | Deforestation is the deliberate clearing of forests or thinning of trees. |
| free trade zone | a designated geographic area |
| nongovernmental | especially of an organization) not belonging to or associated with any government. |
| organization | a place with a lot of people. |
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