are part of a chain of mountain ranges that run along the west and southern coasts of South America, are a barrier to movement into the interior .

vast plains found in Colombia and Venezuela, which are grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming.

savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming.

areas of grasslands and rich soil found in Argentina and Uruguay: produces cattle and wheat grain

winds through the northern part of South America mainly in Venezuela

fed by over 1,000 tributaries, this river is the largest river in the world, located in Brazil

travels through Paraguay and Argentina then turns into an estuary called the Rio de la Plata

are dense forests made up of different species of trees, where the climate is hot and rainy year round

cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning the debris to clear the fields

is an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes

are factors that "push" people to leave rural areas

are factors that "pull" people toward cities

includes things as sewers, transportation, electricity, and housing. things needed in order for a city to function properly

population of people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage

are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished products that are then exported, mostly to the US

(north american free trade agreement) has created a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues, import tariffs on manufactured goods are being slowly reduced and eventually will disapoear

is a place from which important ideas spread, a heartland or place of origin of a major culture

jobs that take place outside official channels, without benefits or protection for workers

Treaty of Tordesillas

two european powers of Portugal and Spain reached an agreement to divide South America. Portugal got Brazil and Spain received the rest

wide range of plant and animal species

cutting down and clearing away of trees in the rain forest

carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping into space, the temperature of the atmosphere begin to rise and change weather patterns

paying off government debt in order to protect a certain portion of the rain forest

government run by a few, usually have the military to back their power

the process of breaking up large landholdings and giving portions of the land to land-poor peasant farmers

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Andes Mountains	are part of a chain of mountain ranges that run along the west and southern coasts of South America, are a barrier to movement into the interior .
Llanos	vast plains found in Colombia and Venezuela, which are grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming.
Cerrado	savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming.
Pampas	areas of grasslands and rich soil found in Argentina and Uruguay: produces cattle and wheat grain
Orinoco River	winds through the northern part of South America mainly in Venezuela
Amazon River	fed by over 1,000 tributaries, this river is the largest river in the world, located in Brazil
Parana River	travels through Paraguay and Argentina then turns into an estuary called the Rio de la Plata
Rain Forest	are dense forests made up of different species of trees, where the climate is hot and rainy year round
Slash-and-burn	cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning the debris to clear the fields
Terraced farming	is an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes
Push factors	are factors that "push" people to leave rural areas
Pull factors	are factors that "pull" people toward cities
Infrastructure	includes things as sewers, transportation, electricity, and housing. things needed in order for a city to function properly
Mestizo	population of people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
Maquiladoras	are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished products that are then exported, mostly to the US
NAFTA	(north american free trade agreement) has created a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues, import tariffs on manufactured goods are being slowly reduced and eventually will disapoear
Cultural Hearth	is a place from which important ideas spread, a heartland or place of origin of a major culture
Informal Economy	jobs that take place outside official channels, without benefits or protection for workers
Treaty of Tordesillas	two european powers of Portugal and Spain reached an agreement to divide South America. Portugal got Brazil and Spain received the rest
Biodiversity	wide range of plant and animal species
Deforestation	cutting down and clearing away of trees in the rain forest
Global Warming	carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping into space, the temperature of the atmosphere begin to rise and change weather patterns
Debt-for-nature swap	paying off government debt in order to protect a certain portion of the rain forest
Oligarchy	government run by a few, usually have the military to back their power
Land Reform	the process of breaking up large landholdings and giving portions of the land to land-poor peasant farmers

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