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Chapter 12
Vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
07/12/2008

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Strait
Definition
A narrow passageway that connects two large bodies of water. P230
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Selvas
Definition
The thick tropical rain forests of eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. P231
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Peru Current
Definition
A cold ocean current off the coast of western South America. P231
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El Nino
Definition
An ocean and weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean in which ocean waters become warmer. P232
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Quinoa
Definition
A native plant of South America’s Andean region that yields nutritious seeds. P233
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Quipus
Definition
Complicated systems of knots tied on strings of various colors, used by the Inca of South America to record information. P234
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Viceroy
Definition
The governor of a colony. P236
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Creoles
Definition
American-born descendants of Europeans in Spanish South America. P236
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Coup
Definition
A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people. P237
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Quechua
Definition
The language of South America’s Inca; still spoken in the region. P238
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Junta
Definition
A small group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. P241
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