[DOC] [TLE] Andes Mountains | mountain system, South America | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 12, 2016 ... Mountain system of South America and one of the great natural features of the 
Earth. ... high intermontane plateau regions as the Altiplano (Spanish: High 
Plateau), ... From south to north these are the Southern Andes, consisting of the 
.... Volcano (41 S), and 12,000 feet at Domuyo Volcano (3638 S). [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8: Physical Geography of Latin America - Petal School District [PAR] Latin America's diverse cultures have spread to other parts ... 1. 2. 186 Unit 3. 
UNIT 3 WHAT MAKES THIS A REGION? 1 LAKES AND RIVERS ... the altiplano 
was created by intense vol- ... High mountains run from northern Mexico through 
the ... As you study the maps and graphics on these pages, look for ...... specific (p
. [DOC] [TLE] Patagonia - Wikipedia [PAR] Patagonia is a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South 
America, shared by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern 
section of the Andes mountains as well ... Patagonia has two coasts; a western 
one towards the Pacific Ocean and an eastern one towards the Atlantic Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] Middle America - 2012 Book Archive [PAR] The smaller islands, extending all the way to South America, make up the Lesser 
Antilles. ... Describe how the Spanish influenced urban development. .... Though 
the region of Mexico has been inhabited for thousands of years, one of the .... 
Between these two mountain ranges lies a group of broad plateaus, including the
... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 9: The Andean Countries [PAR] South America and are the longest mountain chain on Earth. These high, rocky ... 
live in the valleys and highland plateaus of the Andes. .... In 1810 Colombia was 
one of the first Spanish colonies in the ...... the altiplano, and most of the land is 
too dry to farm. ... 12,000 feet (3,658 m)is the highest capital city in the world. [DOC] [TLE] Aymara facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Although located in the center of the South American continent, the altiplano has 
far ... The Aymara language, one of the three most widely spoken (with Quechua 
and ... belongs to the Andean-Equatorial Language Family, more specifically to 
the ... and social problems; these conditions primarily affect the Indian population,
... [DOC] [TLE] altiplano facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about altiplano at Encyclopedia.com. ... 
America and the Caribbean Latin American and Caribbean Physical Geography 
altiplano ... The w is dominated by two parallel ranges of the Andes Mountains. ... 
The ruins of Tiahuanaco indicate that the Altiplano was the site of one of the great
... [DOC] [TLE] South America - Facts for Now - Scholastic [PAR] South America is divided politically into 12 independent countries, 1 French ... 
The chain of mountains is seldom more than about 320 km (200 mi) wide, ... to 
accommodate the Bolivian Altiplanoa large intermontane basin lying more than 
... One of these is the Paran Plateau, often considered part of the Brazilian 
Shield. [DOC] [TLE] SOUTH AMERICA [PAR] Apr 13, 1997 ... South America 8,000 and 5,000 14C years ago, combined ... Thompson et al. 
conclude that these indicate that there was ... records from the Mexican lowlands 
dating back to the LGM, but one upland core ... Lowering of treeline in Central 
American mountains. ..... Drier than present on Inter Andean Plateau. [DOC] [TLE] Quinoa Quandry: The Truth Behind South America's Superfood [PAR] Nov 22, 2013 ... Quinoa Quandry: The Truth Behind South America's Superfood ... But Spanish 
conquistadors, who arrived in Peru in 1531, scorned quinoa and .... as a threat to 
the people of South America's Altiplano, the mountain plateau where the ... I won't 
consume Bolivian quinoa because it's hurting these farmers. [DOC] [TLE] INCA CULTURE AT THE TIME CONQUEST OF THE SPANISH This ... [PAR] and most of the mountain valleys are at an elevation of 7,000 to 12,000 ... SOUTH 
AMERICAN INDIANS ... TABLE 1 .-Estimated Inca population loss in

Question: Altiplano is Spanish for plateau, specifically one at 12,000' in these South American mountains
Answer: Andes