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Central and South America Terms
Central and South America Terms to study for the test
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Geography
10th Grade
04/16/2012

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bauxite
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an amorphous clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminum.
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buffer state
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a small neutral country, situated between two larger hostile countries, serving to prevent the outbreak of regional conflict.
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cacao
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beanlike seeds from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made.
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Caricom
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an organization established in 1973 to promote cooperation in economic affairs and social services and to coordinate foreign policy among its members, all of which are independent states of the Caribbean region.
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Chibcha
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1 a member of an indigenous people of Colombia whose well-developed political structure was destroyed by Europeans.
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commonwealth
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an independent country or community, esp. a democratic republic.
• an aggregate or grouping of countries or other bodies.
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coup
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a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government: he was overthrown in an army coup.
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Creole
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a person of mixed European and black descent, esp. in the Caribbean.
• a descendant of Spanish or other European settlers in the Caribbean or Central or South America.
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ecotourism
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El Niño
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a rare ocean and weather pattern
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favelas
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Gran Chaco
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hunting land
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Inca
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founded South America's greatest early civilation
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indigenous
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La Niña
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landlocked
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latifundia
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Large estates
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Llanos
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spanish name for plains
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mangrove
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manioc
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tropical plant with starchy roots
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Mercosur
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minifundia
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mulattoes
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Pampas
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Argentina's most densely populated area
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paramo
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santeria
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tar sands
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rock or sand layers that contain soil
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tepuis
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Erosion that has left a chain of high plateaus
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Tierra caliente
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Sea level to 3,000 feet,Bananas,cacao,rice,sugarcane
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Tierra fria
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6,000 to 10,000, Potatoes,wheat,oats,barley,beans,corn,rye
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Tierra helada
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16,000 feet, Permanently covered with snow
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Tierra templada
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3,000 to 6,000 feet, Coffee,corn,wheat,cotton,potatoes,sugarcane,tobacco
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treeline
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voodoo
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