Geography Vocabulary Chapters 8,9,&10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 quechua | language of the central Andes in South America |
| quipu | rope with knotted chords of various lengths and colors used by Inca to keep records and send messages |
| Simon Bolivar | led the people of Venezuela to independence |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec permanent capital built in the 1300s on island in center of large lake |
| Cuzco | Capital of the Inca Empire |
| Deforestation | the cutting down and clearing away of trees in the rain forest |
| dialect | forms of a language peculiar to a particular place or group |
| escarpment | steep cliff or slope between the higher and lower land surface |
| mulattoes | people of mixed African and European descent |
| palenque | a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century |
| Pampas | grassy treeless plains in southern South America used for growing grain and raising animals |
| primate city | cities with a concentrated urban population that dominate the economy, culture, and government |
| Altiplano | high plain |
| Anahuac | the densely populated Mexican plateau |
| Angel Falls | highest waterfall in the world |
| Atacama Desert | one of the driest places in the world located in Chile |
| tierra caliente | hot country |
| tierra fria | cold country |
| tierra templada | temperate country |
| viceroy | representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in American colonies |
| Mata Grosso | sparsely populated area of forests and grasslands |
| mestizos | people of mixed Native American and European descent |
| Minifundia | small farms that produce food chiefly for family use |
| mosaic | pictures made by small pieces of broken glass |
| caudillo | Latin American political leader from the late 1800s on, often a military dictator |
| Chichen Itza | one of the largest Maya cities in the northern Maya lowlands |
| Chinampas | floating artificial islands made by rafts covered with mud from lakes |
| conquistador | Spanish term for "conqueror" |
| latifundia | large estates owned by families or corporations |
| Llanos | fertile plains along the Caribbean coast of South America in Columbia and Venezuela |
| malnutrition | poor nutrition |
| maquiladoras | city factories |
| fazenda | Portuguese for huge sugar plantations in Brazil |
| Jose de San Martin | led the people of Argentina to independence |
| Lake Maracaibo | Latin America's largest lake |
| Lake Titicaca | world's highest, large, navigable lake |
| Cajamarca | located in the northern highlands of Peru and known for its cheeses and dairy products |
| Campesinos | people who live and work in rural areas |
| canopy | covering |
| Cash crop | a crop produced to sell or trade |
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