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34 Cards in this Set
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strengthen for military defense
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fortify
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a banana-like fruit
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plantains
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giving information or news by speaking or writing
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communication
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area of Venezuela
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350,000 square miles
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Caribbean seacoast
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1,800 miles
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large island
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Margarita
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petroleum center
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Lake Maracaibo
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high waterfall
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Angel falls
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plateau
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Gran Sabana
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hydroelectric power
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Orinoco River
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large water animal
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manatee
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reptile
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anaconda
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mountain of iron
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"Cerro Bolivar"
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Venezuela has more than _____ rivers.
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1,000
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Which river divides Venezuela in half?
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Orinoco
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The Negro river is on Venezuela's _______ border.
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southern
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Most of the Venezuelan population is made up of mestizos, meaning a person of Indian and _____ descent.
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spanish
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The Timote Indians lived in houses made of stone, while the Quirquire Indians lived in houses on stilts.
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True
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The Chake Indians are still very protective of their land and shoot arrows at oil workers that come on it.
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True
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Two percent of the landowners still own 75 percent of the land.
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True
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All the conquerors came to Venezuela in the name of the country of what?
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Spain
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Venezuela means Little Venice.
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true
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Pearls were found in the waters of the Caribbean Sea.
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true
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Who was the "tyrant" that ruled Venezuela for 27 years?
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Gomez
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Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.
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true
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Maracaibo is the city of palms.
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true
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La Asuncion was once the center of the gold industry.
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false
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Futbol
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soccer
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celebration of Jesus' birth
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December 25
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Simon Bolivar
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July 24
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Independence Day
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July 5
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November - February
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bullfights
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The most common way to travel in Venezuela is by:
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airplane
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Much of Venezuela's food needs to be what?
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imported
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