| A | B |
|---|
| cordillera | side by side mountain ranges |
| Buenos Aires | capital of Argentina |
| Bogota | capital of Colombia |
| Bolivia | country in the central part of South America, north of Argentina |
| campesino | farmer |
| empire | a collection of territories under one ruler |
| Andes Mountains | mountain system that is found on western side of South America |
| Ecuador | country in South America, south of Colombia |
| Chile | South American country west of Argentina |
| Argentina | country in the southern part of South America, east of Chile on the Atlantic |
| sodium nitrate | mineral used for fertilizers and explosives |
| tannin | substance used for making leather |
| navigable | describing a body of water that is deep and wide enough for a ship to pass |
| altiplano | high, dry plateau in the Andes |
| quinoa | a cereal grain |
| estancia | Argentine ranch |
| Peru | country in South America, south of Ecuador and Colombia |
| Inca | powerful civilization in Peru in the 1400s |
| cash crop | crop grown to be sold, often for export |
| llanos | plains area in Caribbean South America |
