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Andes Mountains
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Large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific Coast of Central and South America.
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Llanos
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Large, grassy treeless area in South America, for grazing and farming.
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Cerrado
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Savanna that has flat terrain and moderate rainfall, suitable for farming.
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Pampas
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a vast area of grassland and rich soil in South-Central, South America.
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Amazon River
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2nd longest river in the world; 1 of S.A's 3 major river systems; about 4,000 miles from west to east; empties in to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rain Forest
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Forest region in Tropical zone; with heavy concentration of different species of broad-leaf trees.
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Slash-and-burn
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Way of clearing fields fro planting by cutting trees, bushes, grasses, and burning them.
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Terraced Farming
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Ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or Mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slope.
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Push Factor
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Factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region.
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Pull Factor
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Factor that draws and attracts people to another location.
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Spanish Conquest
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Conquering of Native Americans by the Spanish.
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Tenochtitla'n
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Ancient Aztec capitol site of Mexico City today.
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Maquiladoras
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Factory in Mexico, assembles imported materials into finished goods to extort.
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Panama Canal
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A ship canal cut through Panama connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
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Reggae
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A style of music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and is -rooted- in African, Caribbean, and American music, often dealing with social problems and religion.
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Quechua
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The language of the Inca Empire, now spoken in Andes Highlands.
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Carnival
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The most celebrated feast day in Brazil.
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Samba
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A Brazilian dance with African influences.
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Oligarchy
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Government run by a few persons or a small group.
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Caudillo
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Military dictator or political boss
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Junta
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A government run by generals after a military takeover.
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Land Reform
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A naturally formed feature on the surface of the earth.
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Biodiversity
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The variety of organisms within an ecosystem.
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Deforestation
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The cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests.
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Global Warming
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Build up of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, preventing heat from escaping into space and causing rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns.
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