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13 Cards in this Set
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cordilleras
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parallel mountain ranges
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estuary
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broad river mouth formed where a flooded river valley meets the sea
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llanos
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tropical grassland region that lies on both sides of the Orinoco River in Venezuela
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pampas
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temperate grasslands in Argentina and Uruguay
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piedmont
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foothills region
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timber line
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elevation boundary above which continuous forest vegetation cannot grow
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campesinos
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tenant farmers
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paramo
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the Andean Highlands in Ecuador
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mulattoes
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people of mixed African and other ancestry
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altiplano
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the Andean Highlands in Peru and Bolivia
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selva
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the forested regions to the east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
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gauchos
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cowboys
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gauchos
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cowboys
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