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| several ranges that run parallel to each other |
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| inland areas of South America holding vast grasslands |
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| inland areas of South America holding vast grasslands |
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| cowhands that drive away great herds of cattle |
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| an area where the tide meets a river current |
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| continuous layer of leaves |
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| "hot land" between sea level and 2500 feet; aberage temperatures are 68F-91F |
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| "temperate land" between 2500-6500 feet; average temperatures are 60F-72F |
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| "cold land" between 6500-10000 feet |
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| group, people descended from an area's first inhabitants |
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| Dialects that blend elements of indigenous, European, African and Asian languages |
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| cities wit more than 10 million people |
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| urban area that dominates its country's economy, culture, and political affairs |
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| picture writings carved in stone, on temples to honor their deities and record their history |
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| floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom |
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| series of knotted chords of various colors and lengths |
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| representative of the Spanish monarch appointed to enforce laws in colonial Latin America |
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| a blending of beliefs and practives from different religions into a single faith |
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| pictures or designs made by setting small bits of colored stone, tile, or shell into mortar |
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| a serious condition caused by lack of proper food |
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| played like handball with a long basket strapped to their wrists |
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| rural farmers and workers |
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| large agricultural estates owned by wealthy families or coorporations |
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| small plots of land intensively farmed by campensinos to feed their families |
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| manufacturing plants set up by foreign firms |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
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| trade agreement in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico |
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| farming method where all trees and plants are burned and cut in an area to add nutrients to the soil |
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| makeshift communities on hte edges of cities |
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