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16 Cards in this Set
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Llanos |
Grassy plains found in many South American Countries |
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Altitude |
Height above sea level |
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Landlocked |
A country with out a sea coast |
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Welfare state |
A country that uses tax money to provide its people with help if they are sick, |
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Cordillera |
a group of mountain chains that run side by side |
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Navigable |
a body of water that is wide enough an deep enough for hips to pass through |
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Sodium Nitrate |
a mineral mined in chile, used as a fertilizer and an explosive |
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Estancia |
huge ranches |
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Hydroelectric power |
water generated electricity |
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caudillos |
harsh military rulers |
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buffer state |
a small country located between |
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gauchos |
cowhands |
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cash crop |
a crop that is grown to sell, usually as an export |
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empire |
a group of lands under one ruler |
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tannin |
a substance used in leather manking |
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altiplano |
large plantation in peru |
