| A | B |
|---|
| cassava | plant whose roots are ground into flour and eaten, like in tapioca pudding |
| favela | slum area in Brazil |
| Amazon River | largest river in the world by volume, second longest river in the world |
| llanos | plains area in Caribbean South America |
| Brazilian Highlands | begin south of the Amazon River basin and cover much of east central Brazil |
| landlocked | having no seacoast, surrounded by land on all sides |
| basin | lowland area surrounded by higher land |
| gaucho | South American cowhand |
| selva | Amazon rainforest |
| escarpment | steep cliff separating two fairly flat land surfaces, one higher than the other |
| Brasilia | capital of Brazil |
| hydroelectric power | electric power generated by falling water |
| buffer state | small country between two larger, hostile countries |
| Venezuela | South American country on the Caribbean Sea between Colombia and Guyana |
| Caracas | capital of Venezuela |
| welfare state | country in which government money is used for the needy people of their country |
| sisal | plant fiber used to make rope |
| Brazil | largest country in South America |
| altitude | height above sea level |
| caudillo | military leader |
