Latin America Chapter 6 Vocabulary Review

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• military dictator of Chile from 1973-1988

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte

• military dictator of Chile from 1973-1988

• 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