| A | B |
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| Andes | Mountains along the western section of South America. |
| cordillera | A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges. |
| Guiana Highlands | These are the highest elevation in Venezuela stretching into Guyana and Suriname. |
| Llanos | A region of grasslands between the Andes and the Guiana Highlands. |
| Cartagena | In Colombia, this city was once a major naval base and commerical port in the Spanish empire. |
| Bogota | The national capital of Colombia. |
| guerrillas | Members of an irregular military force. |
| Llaneros | Venezuelan cowboys who herd cattle on many of the ranches of the Llanos region. |
| Caracas | Venezuela's capital and the economic and cultural center fo the country. |
| strike | A group of workers stopping work until their demands are met. |
| referendum | A recall vote. |
