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The coalition of the Nazca and South American plates created the mountain range known as the Andes. The largest country in South America is Brazil. An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water with a measurable degree of salinity. Tierra del Fuego is an island. The Llanos are plains. The country of Bolivia has the largest percentage of South American Indians. The Inca founded South America's greatest early civilization. The Amazon drains a larger area than any other river in the world. Thousands of square miles of South America rain forest are cleared every year. A landlocked country has no border on the ocean. Tar sands refers to rock or sand layers that contain oil. A coup refers to a change in government brought about when a group takes power by force. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in all of South America. Brazil produces more coffee than any other country in the world. Terrorism refers to the use of fear and violence as a political force.