| A | B |
|---|
| mestizo | person of mixed Indian & European ancestry |
| tropical rain forest | warm, humid region in which many trees & plants grow |
| mulatto | person of mixed African & European ancestry |
| navigable | able to be traveled on by boat |
| slavery | forcing a person to become the property of another person |
| metropolitan area | large city & its surrounding suburbs & towns |
| climograph | graph that shows information about temperature & precipitation over a period of time |
| tierra caliente | hot land, low elevation zone |
| tierra templada | temperate land, middle elevation zone |
| tierra fria | cold land, high elevation zone |
| Rio Grande | forms northern border of Latin America |
| Andes Mountains | longest mountain chain in the world |
| Amazon River | longest river in South America, 2nd longest in the world |
| Pampas | plains area south of the Amazon River Valley |
| Orinoco River | begins in Columbia, flows across Venezuela, empties into Atlantic Ocean |
| Rio de la Plata | great river system in S.E. part of South America |
