Physical Features/key terms
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| Altiplano | A high plateau located in Peru and Bolivia, where metals such as silver, zinc, tin, and lead are found.
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| Andes Mountains | The mountain range found along South America's west coast. It is the longest mountain range in the world, and it was formed from two tectonic plates which collided.
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| Pampas | Large fertile grasslands found in the southeast part of South America where there are many busy ranches and commercial farms. This area stretches for 250,000 square miles.
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| Commercial Farming | Growing food to sell for a profit.
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| Subsistence Farming | Farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
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| Amazon River | Large river in South America whose mouth is in the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of Brazil. This river drains an area of about 2.7 million square miles.
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| Ecosystem | The plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival.
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| Vertical Climate Zones | Climate zones that change according to elevation. (Climate is the average weather of a place over many years.)
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| Quechua | The descendants of the Incas who still live on the southern Altiplano and in nearby mountains who speak the ancient Incan language.
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| Atacama Desert | Desert found in the northern part of Chile whose landscape has been compared to the landscape of Mars.
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