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key terms for south america

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Altiplano   show
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show One society or culture group taking land from another  
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Liberation Theology   show
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Subsistence Agriculture   show
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Uneven Development   show
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Supranationalism   show
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show The primitive form of capitalism found in many developing countries that takes place beyond the control of government  
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show Term meaning “neighborhood” in Spanish  
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show Shantytown on the outskirts or even well within an urban area in Brazil  
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Megacity   show
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Dependencia Theory   show
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Insurgent State   show
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Failed State   show
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Triple Frontier   show
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show A country’s largest city—ranking atop its urban hierarchy—most expressive of the national culture and usually (but not in every case) the capital city as well (Ex: Buenos Aires)  
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show A country or set of countries separating ideological or political adversaries  
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show A place, usually a port city, where goods are imported, stored, and transshipped; a break-of-bulk point  
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Forward Capital   show
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show Regional term referring to the fertile savannas of Brazil’s interior Central-West that make it one of the world’s most promising agricultural frontiers  
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Elongation   show
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