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South America
Key Terms of South America.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | Plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment. |
| Cordilleras | Mountains split into three ranges. |
| Subducted | Tugged |
| Terraced Farming | Sculpting the hillside into different levels for different types of crops. |
| Commercial Farming | The farmer grows the crops to sell them. |
| Subsistence Farming | The farmer grows the crops mostly for him or herself and for him or her family. |
| Amazon Basin | Land drained by the Amazon River. |
| Savanna | Park like landscape of grasslands as well as forests. |
| Canopy | Upper leaves of rain forest trees. |
| Llanos | Lowland plains. |