South‌‌America‌‌Vocabulary‌ ‌
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Amazon‌‌River‌‌‌-‌‌A‌‌major‌‌river‌‌in‌‌South‌‌America‌‌that‌‌flows‌‌Eastward‌‌from‌‌the‌‌Andes‌‌Mountains‌‌through‌‌
Peru,‌‌Bolivia,‌‌Venezuela,‌‌Colombia,‌‌Ecuador‌‌and‌‌Brazil.‌ ‌
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Andes‌‌Mountains‌‌‌-‌‌The‌‌world's‌‌longest‌‌mountain‌‌chain,‌‌stretching‌‌along‌‌the‌‌west‌‌coast‌‌of‌‌South‌‌America.‌ ‌
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Atacama‌‌Desert‌‌‌-‌‌One‌‌of‌‌the‌‌driest‌‌regions‌‌in‌‌the‌‌world.‌‌Located‌‌in‌‌Chile,‌‌between‌‌the‌‌Pacific‌‌Ocean‌‌and‌‌
the‌‌Andes‌‌Mountains.‌ ‌
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Biodiversity‌-‌ ‌‌The‌‌diversity‌‌of‌‌plant‌‌and‌‌animal‌‌life‌‌in‌‌a‌‌particular‌‌habitat.‌ ‌
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Carnival‌-‌ ‌‌A‌‌Brazilian‌‌holiday/festival‌‌that‌‌occurs‌‌four‌‌days‌‌before‌‌Lent‌‌in‌‌Rio‌‌de‌‌Janeiro.‌ ‌
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Cordilleras‌‌‌-‌‌Mountain‌‌ranges‌‌that‌‌run‌‌side‌‌by‌‌side‌‌each‌‌other.‌ ‌
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Ecotourist‌‌‌-‌‌A‌‌person‌‌who‌‌believes‌‌in‌‌responsible‌‌travel‌‌behaviors‌‌and‌‌aids‌‌in‌‌conserving‌‌nature.‌ ‌
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Elevation‌‌‌-‌‌Height‌‌of‌‌land‌‌above‌‌sea‌‌level.‌ ‌
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Export‌‌‌-‌‌An‌‌item‌‌that‌‌is‌‌sent‌‌out‌‌of‌‌the‌‌country‌‌for‌‌sale.‌ ‌
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Extinct‌‌‌-‌‌When‌‌a‌‌plant‌‌or‌‌animal‌‌species‌‌dies‌‌out‌‌forever.‌ ‌
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Habitat‌-‌ ‌‌Place‌‌where‌‌an‌‌organism‌‌lives.‌ ‌
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Incas‌‌‌-‌‌A‌‌Native‌‌American‌‌people‌‌who‌‌built‌‌a‌‌notable‌‌civilization‌‌in‌‌western‌‌South‌‌America‌‌in‌‌the‌‌fifteenth‌‌
and‌‌sixteenth‌‌centuries.‌‌The‌‌center‌‌of‌‌their‌‌empire‌‌was‌‌in‌‌present-day‌‌Peru.‌ ‌
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Patagonia‌‌‌-‌‌Dry‌‌plateau‌‌region‌‌found‌‌in‌‌southern‌‌Argentina.‌ ‌
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Rainforest‌‌‌-‌‌A‌‌tropical‌‌forest,‌‌usually‌‌of‌‌tall,‌‌densely‌‌growing,‌‌broad-leaved‌‌evergreen‌‌trees‌‌in‌‌an‌‌area‌‌of‌‌
high‌‌annual‌‌rainfall‌‌of‌‌over‌‌100‌‌inches.‌ ‌
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Terraced‌‌Farming‌‌‌-‌‌A‌‌technique‌‌of‌‌growing‌‌crops‌‌in‌‌step-like‌‌fields‌‌cut‌‌into‌‌hillsides‌‌or‌‌mountain‌‌slopes.‌ ‌
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The‌‌Pampas‌‌‌-‌‌Rolling,‌‌grassy‌‌plains‌‌of‌‌central‌‌Argentina‌‌and‌‌Uruguay‌‌where‌‌the‌‌gauchos‌‌(cowboys)‌‌raise‌‌
cattle.‌‌Similar‌‌to‌‌American‌‌prairies.‌ ‌
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Urbanization‌‌‌-‌‌The‌‌process‌‌of‌‌turning‌‌rural‌‌area‌‌into‌‌cities.‌ ‌