South America Vocabulary

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South America Vocabulary
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LANDLOCKED Surrounded by land

• Bolivia and Paraguay are two landlocked countries
  in South America.

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TERRACE A long step cut into the slope of a
hill or mountain to create flat land for farming.

• The Incas farmed steep mountain slopes by
  creating terraces.

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AQUEDUCT A structure that carries water from
one place to another

• In places with little rain, aqueducts are
  necessary to bring in water for people to live.

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QUIPU A knotted string used by the Inca to keep
records.

• Some Andean Indians use quipus to keep track of
  animal herds.

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CACAO The plant from which chocolate is made

• Cocao is grown in many South American Countries.

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SMUGGLE to move goods in or out of a country
illegally.

• The man tried to smuggle money out of the country.

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JUNTA A small group of military leaders who rule
a country by force.

• Myanmar is led by a military junta.