| A | B |
|---|
| altiplano | mountain-ringed high plateau in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia and Peru |
| primate city | a city much larger than any other city in the country |
| Tierra fria | cool uplands of the Andes Mountains, where grains and potatoes are grown |
| fundo | large estate of Chile where wheat is grown, and beef cattle are raised. |
| slash-and-burn agriculture | practice of clearing and burning trees to cultivate the land for a short period of time |
| tributary | river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
| culture hearth | area where a culture of civilization orginates |
| campo cerrado | vegetation mix of savanna and scrub woodland that grows in the poor soils of the Central West region of Brazil |
| tierra helada | area of the Andes above 10,000ft. with alpine pastures |
| Sertao | barren land covered by dryland grasses and thorny scrub in the backcountry of Northeast Brazil |
| head waters | where a river begins |
| tierra templada | warm foothills of the Andes--dense population and commercial crops |
| estuary | tidal mouth of a flooded river valley |
| landlocked | area surrounded by land, with no direct access to the sea |
| fazenda | coffee estates near Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro |
| tierra caliente | climate of the coastal lowlands surrounding the Andes Mountains |
| Llanos orientales | sparsely populated grasslands located east of the Andes in Venezuela and Colombia |
| forward capital | planned architectural design project intended to encourage settlement and conquer the wilderness of Brazil's interior. |
