| A | B |
| Culture | customs, beliefs, social practices, way of life |
| Archipelago | chain or group of islands |
| Mestizo | racial mixture of native american and caucasian |
| Indigenous | originating or naturally occurring in an environment |
| Pampas | temperate grassland in Argentina |
| Gaucho | cowboys in Argentina |
| Aztec | native ameraican group that lived in Mexico |
| Sierra Madres | mountain range in Mexico |
| Andes | mountains in South American that run from Colombia to Argentina |
| Atacama | hot, dry desert in Chile |
| Hacienda | large farm or ranch similar to a plantation |
| Llanos | tropical grassland located in Colombia and Venezuela |
| Inca | native american group that lived in Peru, Ecuador and Boliva |
| Maya | native american group that lived in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize |
| Amazon | largest river in the world, runs through Brazil |
| Hispanic | of Spanish origin or descent, spanish speaking |
| Stereotype | giving negative characteristics to the whole group based on assumptions about some members of the group |