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Term | Definition |
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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. |