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South America
Chapter 7
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History
6th Grade
11/19/2009

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Angel Falls
Definition
The world's highest waterfalls
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Amazon River
Definition
The world's second longest river located in South America
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Francisco Pizzaro
Definition
Conquered the Inca's
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Andes Mountains
Definition
The world's longest mountain range
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Amazon Rain Forest
Definition
The world's largest rain forest
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Wetland
Definition
A moist area of land such as swamp
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Cuzco
Definition
The Incan capital
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Pachacuti
Definition
He rallied his troops and saved the Inca Empire
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Topa Inca
Definition
He doubled the size of the Inca Empire
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Pantanal
Definition
The world's largest wetland
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Pampas
Definition
a vast grassland
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Archipelago
Definition
a group of islands
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Biomes
Definition
places that have distinct climates, animals, and plants
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Scrubland
Definition
Area of low growing vegetation
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Quipu
Definition
A rope with various lengths and colored cords used to keep records by the Inca
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Lake Titicaca
Definition
Lake that lies in the Altiplano between Bolivia And Peru
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Chavin
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City of the Ancient Chavin civilization
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Moche Valley
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Valley where the Mochica lived
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Machu Picchu
Definition
Incan mountaintop city
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Inca
Definition
The largest and richest empire the America's had ever seen by 1500.
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