Grade 6 History Chap 17-18 Test 15

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the fourth largest continent is

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South America

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the major mountain range in South America is

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Andes Mountains

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most of South America is located in the

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Torrid Zone

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the Strait of Magellan separates the South American mainland from the islands of

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Tierra del Fuego

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world's largest tropical rainforest is found in

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the Amazon River Basin

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largest South American river is the

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Amazon

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South America's largest lake

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Lake Maracaibo

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highest navigable lake in the world is Lake

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Titicaca

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one of the driest regions in the world is

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Atacama

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fertile grasslands extending across Argentina are

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Pampas

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most famous early Wouth American Indian Civilization

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Inca

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Spain and who clained land in South America

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Portugal

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largest city in South America

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

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major religion of South America

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Roman Catholicism

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missionary to the Quechuas and the Aucas of Ecuador

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Jim Elliot

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one of the first Protestant missionaries to South America

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James Thompson

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most famous patriot in Wouth America's stuggle for independence

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Simon Bolivar

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forst European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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Ferdinand Magellan

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first man to realize that the Americas were a "New World"

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Amerigo Vespucci

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the country with the most Indians

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Peru

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language of the Incas

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Quechua

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Wcuador is Spanish for

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equator

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capital of Qcuador is

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Quito

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the landlocked South American Country with two capital cities

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Bolivia

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produces the world's finest coffee

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Colombia

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known for its production of petroleum and natural gas

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Venezuela

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the one South American country still ruled by a European country

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French Guiana

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when Dutch Guiana became independent, it changed its name to

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Suriname

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has a larger population than all other South American countries combined

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Brazil

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South American country that produces alot of wheat

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Argentina

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Chile is the world's largest producer of

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copper

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the poorest country in south America

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Paraguay

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capital and largest city if Uruguay is

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Montevideo