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