| A | B |
| Strait of Magellan | separates mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego |
| Bogota | Colombia's capital city |
| foothills | low hills at the base of a mountain range |
| petroleum | Ecuador's major mineral export |
| Colombia | country that is the top producer of emeralds |
| mestizo | having European, Native American, or African backgrounds |
| altiplano | large highland plateau in Bolivia |
| Lima | Peru's capital city |
| Magdalena | Colombia's major river |
| Quito | capital of Ecuador |
| Guayaquil | Ecuador's most important city |
| Ecuador | Spanish word for Equator |
| cash crop | an agricultural product sold for export |
| Central Valley | most populated region in Chile |
| farming | economic activity of Peru |
| LaPaz | highest capital city in the world |
| Bolivia | country with two capitals |
| navigable | a body of water that is wide and deep enough to allow ships |
| Peru | country where Lake Titicaca is found |
| campesinos | Colombian farmers |