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| Amazon River | the world’s second longest river, located in the northern half of South America |
| Amazon rain forest | the largest rainforest on Earth |
| Pantanal | the world’s largest wetland, located in South America |
| Andes Mountains | the world’s longest mountain chain, located in western South America |
| Altiplano | a region of plateaus and plains in the Andes |
| Lake Titicaca | a lake in the Altiplano in South America |
| Guiana Highlands | a land of vast tropical forest in northern South America |
| Pampas | a vast grassland in the southern plains of South America |
| wetland | land that is covered with moist soil |
| biome | a place that has a distinct climate, plants, and animals |
| scrub land | an area of low growing vegetation |
| archipelago | a close group of islands |
| Moche Valley | the home of the Mochica people |
| Chavin | an ancient city in southern South America; home to the Chavin people |
| Peru | a dry, rough country in western South America |
| Francisco Pizarro | C 1478-1541 Spanish conquistador who defeated the Incas |
| quipu | A knotted rope used by the Incas to keep records |
| Manco Capac | Founder of the Incan dynasty who led the Inca to settle in Cuzuo (c. 1200 A.D.) |
| Pacacuti | defeated the Chancas |
| Topa Inca | son of Pacacuti, became emperor in 1471, nearly doubled the size of the Inca Empire |
