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Chapter 10 Vocabulary Builder

The document is a vocabulary builder focused on the Andes and midlatitude countries, containing a list of content and academic vocabulary words. It includes exercises for completing sentences and identifying synonyms related to the vocabulary. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of geographical and historical concepts related to the region.

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Chapter 10 Vocabulary Builder

The document is a vocabulary builder focused on the Andes and midlatitude countries, containing a list of content and academic vocabulary words. It includes exercises for completing sentences and identifying synonyms related to the vocabulary. The exercises aim to enhance understanding of geographical and historical concepts related to the region.

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NAME DATE CLASS

Vocabulary Builder netw rks


Andes and Midlatitude Countries
A. Content Vocabulary
cordillera pueblos jóvenes altiplano coup pampas
multinational estuary guerrilla altitude smallpox

Directions: Use the words in the word bank to complete each sentence.

1. Literally meaning “young towns,” are shantytowns


where people who have migrated to the cities from rural areas live.

2. In 1973 Chile’s president Allende was removed from power by a military


, an illegal seizure of power.

3. Fighters who use tactics use their local


knowledge of the landscape to their advantage.

4. In the 1900s, companies based in the United


States and Europe began mining operations in the Andes and
midlatitude countries of South America.

5. The Andes are a type of mountain range called a ,


which is made up of many parallel ranges.

6. The region in Argentina known as the can be


compared to the Great Plains of the United States.

7. Height above sea level, or , is the main factor that


determines climate in the Andes.

8. A geographical region in Peru called the , or “high


plain,” borders on the Andes Mountains.

9. The Native American population declined drastically from diseases


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brought by Europeans, such as .

10. The Rio de la Plata meets the ocean in a broad , an


area where the ocean tide meets a river current.

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Vocabulary Builder cont. netw rks


Andes and Midlatitude Countries
B. Academic Vocabulary

Directions: Circle the word or words that are closest in meaning to the
underlined word.

11. Chilean author Isabel Allende is a famous contemporary writer.


a. present-day
b. realistic
c. South American
d. fiction

12. In Inca society, the emperor, high priest, and commander of the army
were at the top of the hierarchy and farmers and laborers were at the
bottom.
a. system of economics
b. system of government
c. system of ranking
d. system of thought

13. The rugged terrain of the cordilleras isolated people from each other,
but today roads and highways are being built to solve that problem.
a. united
b. separated
c. altitude
d. protected

14. Where people decide to settle reflects the impact of many factors,
including politics, economics, and the availability of natural resources
and jobs.
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a. modernization
b. distance
c. salary
d. effect

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