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 |