| A | B |
|---|
| South America | the 4th largest continent |
| landlocked | having no access to the sea |
| Andes | largest mountains in South America |
| Patagonia | dry, windswept plateau of southern South America |
| llanos | northern plains area of South America |
| Angel Falls | world's highest waterfall - Venezuela |
| pampas | fertile prairies of Argentina |
| Atacama | desert region in Chile |
| Inca | Indian civilization of Peru |
| Creole | person of Spanish ancestry born in South America |
| mestizo | person of mixed European and Indian ancestry |
| Guyana | nearly half its population is from India |
| Simon Bolivar | led many revolutions for independence in South America |
| nationalized | industry taken over by the government |
| Venezula | country with large oil deposits in South America |
| coffee | grown primarily in Colombia and Brazil |
| coup | sudden overthrow of the government, usually by the military |
| Guyana | formerly known as British Guiana |
| Suriname | formerly known as Dutch Guiana |
| Quechua | ancient Inca language still spoken in Peru |
| altiplano | Bolivia's high plain |
| Gran Chaco | flat, scrub- and marsh-covered area of northern Argentina and western Paraguay |
| Guarani | Indian language spoken in Paraguay |
| gaucho | cowboy in Argentina |
| junta | military council which have ruled Argentina for long periods |
| estancia | large cattle ranch in Argentina |
