| A | B |
|---|
| Mesas | flat-topped mountains |
| Angel Falls | highest waterfall in the world |
| Andes Mountains | longest mountain chain in the world |
| Barrios | poor section of Caracas |
| Squatters | led to growth of Lima |
| Deforestation | large-scale clearing of forests |
| Selva | rainforest |
| French Guiana | only non-independent area of South America |
| Cash crop | product sold for export |
| Emeralds | Colombia's produces 90% of the world's supply |
| Smuggling | illegally shipping of goods |
| Fallow | unused |
| Shifting agriculture | rotating planting among multiple plots of lands |
| Bogota | capital of Colombia |
| Caracas | capital of Venezuela |
| La Paz airport | highest airport in the world |
| Geologic hazzard | natural event that causes problems for people |
| Primate City | most important city |
| Peru Current | brings fish to the coast of Peru |
| Terraces | flat areas built on a mountain side that allow farming |
| Bolivia | one of two countries with two capitals |
| Antimony | makes medal harder |
| Estuary | mouth of the river where it meets the ocean |
| Buenos Aires | Paris of South America |
| Buenos Aires | Second largest city in the Western Hemishpere |
| Atacama Desert | one of the driest area in the world |
| Punta Arenas | most southern city in the world |
| Chan-Chan | "mud city" |
| Maccu Piccu | Andean retreat of the Incas |
| Amazon Basin | heart of Brazil |
| Amazon River | largest river in the world |
| Planned City | bulit according to a plan |
