| A | B |
| selvas | forest |
| altiplano | broad highland plain between ridges in the Andes |
| El Nino | weather pattern that involves warming a portion of the Pacific Ocean |
| terrorism | use of violence as a means of politcal force |
| coup | overthrow of an existing government by another political or military group |
| cartel | group of business organizations agreeing to limit supplies of a product to keep prices high |
| latifundia | system that tenant farmers work part of the land for own food in return for labor |
| minifundio | small farms for families |
| Ecuador | spanish for equator |
| major export income of Chile | minerals |
| a landlocked country | Bolivia |
| El Nino occurs this often | five to ten years |