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| plateau | a large flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger strips of land |
| coral | a rock like substance formed from the skeletons of tiny sea animals |
| pampas | flat grassland regions in the southern part of South America |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a main river |
| El Nino | a warm ocean current that flows along the western coast of South America, influences global weather concerns |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| hydroelectricity | electricity produced by rushing water |
| diversify | to add variedy, to expand |
| Jamaica | a large island in the Caribbean that is made up of the top of an underwater mountain |
| Venezuela | A country in South America |
| Brazil | the largest country in south america |
| Columbia | a country in south america |
| Chile | a country in south america |
| Andes | a mountain system extending along the western coast of South America |
| Atacama Desert | a desert in chile, south america, the driest place on earth |
| Patagonia | a desert in southern Argengina, the largest desert i the Americas |
| Amazonian Rain Forest | a large tropical rain forest occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River in northern South America |
| Mexico | A country in North America |
| Central America | the part of Latin America that includes the seven republics |
| Caribbean | a part of the southern Atlantic Ocean |
| South America | the worlds fourth largest condtinent bounded by the carribean sea, and the atlantic and pacific oceans |
