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 |