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15 Cards in this Set
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What are the mountains that run along the west coast of South America?
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Andes Mountains
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What is a cash crop?
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a farm product usually sold for export
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What is Colombia's leading cash crop?
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coffee
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What is the religion of most people in South America?
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Roman Catholic
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Why are South and Central America called Latin America?
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Most people in these countries speak Spanish or Portuguese which are Latin based languages.
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What is navigable?
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large enough and deep enough to allow passage of ships
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What is an empire?
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A group of lands under one ruler
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Why is Peru's climate kept fairly mild although it is near the Equator?
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The cold Peru Current keeps Peru's climate mild.
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What is Tierra del Fuego?
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Tierra del Fuego is a group of islands off the sourthern tip of Chile. Its name means Land of Fire.
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Bolivia's location in South America makes it ______________
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landlocked
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Chile runs about 2,650 miles along which ocean?
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The Pacific Ocean
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What is a gaucho?
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a cowhand
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What are the Pampas?
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treeless plains in the center of Argentina
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What is Patagonia?
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dry, windswept plain of Argentina.
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What region does most of Argentina's beef, corn, and wheat come from?
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the Pampas
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