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Chapter 9 Vocabulary- Geography
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| Pampas | A wide, grassy plains region in central Argentina |
| estuary | A partially enclosed body of water where salty seawater and freshwater mix |
| soil exhaustion | The loss of soil nutrients needed by plants |
| favelas | Huge slums that surround some Brazilian cities |
| encomienda | A system in which Spanish monarchs gave land to Spanish colonists in the Americas; landowners could force Indians living there to work the land |
| gauchos | Argentine cowboys |
| Mercosur | A trade organization that includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and two associate members (Bolivia and Chile) |
| landlocked | Completely surrounded by land, with no direct access to the ocean |
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