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Andes Mountains Ans: a large system of mountain ranges
located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America
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llanos Ans: a large, grassy, treeles area in South America, used
for grazing and farming
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cerrado Ans: a savanna that has flat terrain and moderate
rainfall, which make it suitable for farming
Pampas Ans: a vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-
central South America
Orincoco River Ans: a river mainly based in Venezuela and
part of South America's northernmost river system
Amazon River Ans: the second longest river in the world, and
one of South America's three major river systems, running
about 4,000 miles from west to east, and emptying into the
Atlantic Ocean
Paraná River Ans: a river in central South America and one of
its three major river systems, originating in the highlands of
southern Brazil, traveling about 3,000 miles south and west
Rain forest Ans: a forest region located in the Tropical Zone
with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf
trees
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slash-and-burn Ans: a way of clearing fields for planting by
cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them
terraced farming Ans: an ancient technique for growing crops
on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal
fields cut into the slopes
push factors Ans: factors that cause people to leave their
homelands and migrate to another region
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pull factors Ans: factors that draw or attract people to another
location
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infrastructure Ans: the basic support systems needed to keep
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an economy going, including power, communications,
transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems
Spanish Conquest Ans: the conquering of the Native Americans
by the Spanish
Tenochtitlán Ans: Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an
island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on
the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on
its ruins.
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Ans: the political party
introduced in 1929 in Mexico that helped to introduce
democracy and maintain political stability for much of the
20th century
mestizo Ans: a person of mixed European and Native American
descent
maquiladoras Ans: A factory in Mexico that assembles
imported materials into finished goods for export
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NAFTA Ans: North American Free Trade Agreement; allows
open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.
cultural hearth Ans: the heartland or place of origin of a major
culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials,
and technology diffuse to other cultures
United Provinces of Central America Ans: a federation
established in 1823 that contained the present-day nations of
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
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Panama Canal Ans: a ship canal 40 miles long across the
Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
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calypso Ans: a style of music that began in Trinidad and
combines musical elements from Africa, Spain, and the
Caribbean
reggae Ans: A style of music that developed in Jamaica in the
1960s and is rooted in African, Caribbean, and American
music, often dealing with social problems and religion.
informal economy Ans: Economic activity that is neither taxed
nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that
government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal
economy
Inca Ans: a member of the Quechan peoples of South America
who built a civilization in the Andes Mountains in the 15th and
16th centuries
Quechua Ans: language of the Inca
Social Science Final Vocab Questions
and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
Andes Mountains Ans: a large system of mountain ranges
located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America
© 2026 Assignment
llanos Ans: a large, grassy, treeles area in South America, used
for grazing and farming
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Expert
cerrado Ans: a savanna that has flat terrain and moderate
rainfall, which make it suitable for farming
Pampas Ans: a vast area of grassland and rich soil in south-
central South America
Orincoco River Ans: a river mainly based in Venezuela and
part of South America's northernmost river system
Amazon River Ans: the second longest river in the world, and
one of South America's three major river systems, running
about 4,000 miles from west to east, and emptying into the
Atlantic Ocean
Paraná River Ans: a river in central South America and one of
its three major river systems, originating in the highlands of
southern Brazil, traveling about 3,000 miles south and west
Rain forest Ans: a forest region located in the Tropical Zone
with a heavy concentration of different species of broadleaf
trees
, 2
slash-and-burn Ans: a way of clearing fields for planting by
cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them
terraced farming Ans: an ancient technique for growing crops
on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal
fields cut into the slopes
push factors Ans: factors that cause people to leave their
homelands and migrate to another region
© 2026 Assignment
pull factors Ans: factors that draw or attract people to another
location
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infrastructure Ans: the basic support systems needed to keep
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an economy going, including power, communications,
transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems
Spanish Conquest Ans: the conquering of the Native Americans
by the Spanish
Tenochtitlán Ans: Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an
island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on
the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on
its ruins.
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Ans: the political party
introduced in 1929 in Mexico that helped to introduce
democracy and maintain political stability for much of the
20th century
mestizo Ans: a person of mixed European and Native American
descent
maquiladoras Ans: A factory in Mexico that assembles
imported materials into finished goods for export
, 3
NAFTA Ans: North American Free Trade Agreement; allows
open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.
cultural hearth Ans: the heartland or place of origin of a major
culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials,
and technology diffuse to other cultures
United Provinces of Central America Ans: a federation
established in 1823 that contained the present-day nations of
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
© 2026 Assignment
Panama Canal Ans: a ship canal 40 miles long across the
Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
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calypso Ans: a style of music that began in Trinidad and
combines musical elements from Africa, Spain, and the
Caribbean
reggae Ans: A style of music that developed in Jamaica in the
1960s and is rooted in African, Caribbean, and American
music, often dealing with social problems and religion.
informal economy Ans: Economic activity that is neither taxed
nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that
government's Gross National Product; as opposed to a formal
economy
Inca Ans: a member of the Quechan peoples of South America
who built a civilization in the Andes Mountains in the 15th and
16th centuries
Quechua Ans: language of the Inca
