South America Test Crossword

a region of dry plains and plateaus
American Indian people of Peru who conquered an area stretching form the southern border of present day Columbia to central Chile.
A huge stone head on Easter Island off the coast of Chile.
height of land above sea level
a group or chain of mountains on the west coast of South America
a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water
a moist broad-leaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America.
the loss of forest cover in a region that results form the trees in a forest being destroyed faster than they can grow back
huge slums in Brazil
an ancient Inca city that lay undiscovered until the year 1911.
a group of islands
developed by enslaved Africans as a means of protection disguised by a dance.