South America Vocabulary Crossword

2. partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater
3. Broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes
6. wide, grassy plains in central Argentina
9. capital of Columbia, located high in the eastern Andes
10. River longest river in the region, flows through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean
11. mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges
14. major Caribbean naval base and port during the Spanish empire
15. de la Plata estuary that connects the Parana River and the Atlantic Ocean
16. Nono ocean weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast

1. members of an irregular military force
4. plains region between the highlands and Andes
5. action of clearing trees
7. exhaustion soil that has become infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants
8. capital of Venezuela and the economic and cultural center of the country
12. River 4,000-mile-long river that flows eastward across northern Brazil
13. mountains on the western side of Columbia