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| when the eastern pacific ocean is warmer and wetter than normal |
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| when Pacific waters are colder than normal. |
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| A chain of high plateau's |
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| the line of elevation above which trees do not grow. |
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| rock or sand layers that contain oil. |
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| continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America |
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| west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest |
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| located in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia |
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| northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. |
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| an extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil |
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| the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined |
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| located at the southern end of South America, territory shared by Argentina and Chile |
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| off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. |
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| 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia |
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| south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina |
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| on the border between Argentina and Uruguay. It is a funnel-shaped indentation on the southeastern coastline of South America |
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| a plateau in South America |
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| a large brackish bay in Venezuela |
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| Ancient kingdom in South America that ruled and eveloped gold-working skills. |
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| South America's greatest Ancient Civilization. |
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| a small country between two large and more powerful countries |
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| a government that takes over by force |
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| a tropical plant with starchy roots. |
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| a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range |
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| the capital and largest city of Argentina |
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| the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil |
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| the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. |
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| the administrative capital of Bolivia |
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| the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America |
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| a trade orginization formed by southern countries in South America |
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| Small farms made from large estates |
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| Slums where the Urban poor people live. |
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| A country that has no border on the ocean. |
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| The use of fear and violence as a political force. |
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| a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas |
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| the capital and largest city of Chile |
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| the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón |
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