A | B |
South America | the 4th largest continent |
landlocked | having no access to the sea |
Andes | largest mountains in South America |
Patagonia | dry, windswept plateau of southern South America |
Angel Falls | world's highest waterfall - Venezuela |
pampas | fertile prairies of Argentina |
Atacama | desert region in Chile |
Inca | Indian civilization of Peru |
Creole | person of Spanish ancestry born in South America |
mestizo | person of mixed European and Indian ancestry |
Simon Bolivar | led many revolutions for independence in South America |
Venezuela | country with large oil deposits in South America |
coffee | grown primarily in Colombia and Brazil |
Quechua | ancient Inca language still spoken in Peru |
altiplano | Bolivia's high plain |
Gran Chaco | flat, scrub- and marsh-covered area of northern Argentina and western Paraguay |
gaucho | cowboy in Argentina |
estancia | large cattle ranch in Argentina |