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Latin America Review
vocabulary of Latin America
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Geography
9th Grade
11/09/2011

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Patagonia
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region of Latin America known for its rolling plains and raising cattle
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Llanos
Definition
region in the northern part of SouthAmerica known for its rolling hills
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Most people in South America live in this area
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along the Coast
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Primary language spoken in LA
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Spanish
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bilingual
Definition
able to speak 2 languages
Most people in LA speak spanish and another language
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estuary
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area where a river meets an ocean current
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tropical rainforest
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climate region located along the equator, known for abundant rain and plant life
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Andes Mountains
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world's longest mountain range on the West Coast of South America
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Atacama Desert
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one of the driest places in the world
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latifundia
Definition
large scale commercial farm
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campesinos
Definition
farm workers
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coffee
Definition
major cash crop grown in the highlands of Brazil
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banana
Definition
cash crop grown in Central America
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sugarcane
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cash crop grown in the Carribbean and Brazil
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Roman Catholic
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major religion in Latin America
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Amazon River
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longest river in the Americas
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the Three Regions of Latin America
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Central America, the Caribbean, and South America
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Soccer
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popular sport in Latin America
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mosaics
Definition
art created by pieces of tile
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deforestation
Definition
destruction of the rainforest
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