Latin America Chapter 6 Vocabulary Review Click once for a definition, then click again to see the vocabulary word
military dictator of Chile from
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte military dictator of Chile from
fertile area in a desert that has a source of water
OASIS fertile area in a desert that has a source of water
a flat, grassy region or plain
SAVANNA a flat, grassy region or plain
dense mass of leaves & branches that form the top layer of a rain forest
CANOPY dense mass of leaves & branches that form the top layer of a rain forest
large city on the coast of Brazil; used to be the capital
RIO DE JANEIRO large city on the coast of Brazil; used to be the capital
To sail or fly all the way around something, such as the Earth
CIRCUMNAVIGATE To sail or fly all the way around something, such as the Earth
the mountain region of Peru including the Andes and the Altiplano
SIERRA the mountain region of Peru including the Andes and the Altiplano
Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, whose expedition first circumnavigated the globe
FERDINAND MAGELLAN Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, whose expedition first circumnavigated the globe
a large, slow-moving mass of ice & snow
GLACIER a large, slow-moving mass of ice & snow
high plateau in the Andes Mountains
ALTIPLANO high plateau in the Andes Mountains
the new capital city of Brazil
BRASILIA the new capital city of Brazil