| A | B |
|---|
| Amazon River | largest river in the world by volume, second longest river in the world |
| llanos | plains area in north part of South America |
| Brazilian Highlands | begin south of the Amazon River basin and cover much of east central Brazil |
| landlocked | having no seacoast, surrounded by land on all sides |
| basin | lowland area surrounded by higher land |
| Venezuela | South American country on the Caribbean Sea between Colombia and Guyana |
| Brazil | largest country in South America |
| Roman Catholic | religion most people practice |
| mestizo | ethnicty made of mixed African, European and Native American people |
| 1800's | time period when many of the South America nations became independant |
| 1500's | time period when Portugal and Spain captured much of South America as colonies |
| coffee, bananas, sugar cane | key agricultural products of South America |
| copper, oil, tin, zinc | key natural resources of South America |
| Portuguese | language of Brazil |
| Spanish | language of most of South America |
| urban areas along coast | place where most people in South America live |
| democracy | modern government's of South America |
| military dictatorships | government type of many South American countries in recent past. |
| tropical | climate of much of South America |
