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| Canopy | a dense mass of leaves on trees in the rain forest |
| Photosynthesis | process by which green plants and trees produce their own food using water, carbon dioxide and sunlight |
| Rio de Janeiro | coastal city in Brazil, surrounded by huge mountains that dip in the sea |
| Salvador | Brazilian city on the coastal plains with a flourishing African culture |
| Yanomamo | Native American group that lives in the rain forest |
| Brasilia | capital of Brazil |
| Altiplano | a high plateau region in the Andes |
| Sierra | mountains that run from northwest to southeast Peru |
| Montaña | region of tropical forest in northeast Peru |
| Tundra | an area where no trees grow because the soil is always cold |
| Lake Titicaca | lake located in the altiplano |
| Uros | group of people who live in the altiplano on islands made out of reeds |
| Quechua | Native American group in the altiplano |
| Cuzco | site of the ancient Incan capital |
| Pesticide | chemical used to kill insects and stop diseases that can hurt crops |
| Santiago | chemical used to kill insects and stop diseases that can hurt crops |
| Andes | mountains that run along the length of Chile |
| Atacama Desert | desert in northern Chile that is one of the driest regions in the world |
| Boom | a period of increased prosperity during which more of a product is produced and sold |
| Privatization | process of a government's selling its industries to individuals and private companies |
| Caracas | city in Venezuela with a population of about 3.3 million people |
| Lake Maracaibo | site of giant oil rigs |
