| A | B |
|---|
| Deforestation | the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use |
| Mountain Barriers | causes the Atacama Desert to be the driest place on earth |
| Brazil and Haiti | Spanish is not the primary language |
| Roman Catholicism | major religion of Latin America |
| Sugar Cane | crop that brought enslaved Africans to Latin America |
| Primary Economic Activity | industry that involves extracting or refining natural resources, such as mining, agriculture, forestry, and fishing |
| Secondary Economic Activity | the processing of raw materials; manufacturing |
| Tertiary Economic Activity | the service industry |
| Quaternary Economic Activity | consists of intellectual activities often associated with technological innovation. It is sometimes called the knowledge economy |
| Spanish Conquerors | had the greatest impact on the culture of South America |
| Panama Canal | caused shipping costs to decrease |
| Inca, Maya, Aztec | native groups of Latin America |
| Pampas | grasslands in southeastern South America |
| Gaucho | cowboy in the Pampas |
| Terraced farming | cutting flat areas in the sides of mountains to grow crops |
| Andes Mountains | mountain range that runs down Latin America |
