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32 Cards in this Set
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south america is divided into two regions based on two languages:
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spanish and portuguese
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of what 10 countries is the spanish-speaking region composed?
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argentina
bolivia chile colombia ecuador guyana paraguay peru uruguay venezuela |
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which is a dutch-speaking country? french-speaking?
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suriname
french guiana |
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describe the incan empire by 1500 AD
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extended 2500 miles along Andes Mt
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who invaded and conquered the incan empire? what did they want from the Incans?
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Francisco Pizarro and the spanish
wanted gold and silver |
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when did the countries of SA begin to seek their independence from Spanish?
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during the first half of the 19th century
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name the two men who helped liberate numberous south american countries from spanish rule
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simon bolivar and jose de san martin
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what 4 coutnries did bolivar liberate?
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colombia
venezuela ecuador bolivia |
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what 3 countries did san de martin liberate?
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argentina
chile peru |
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what inspired bolivar and san de martin to help spanish-speaking countries seek independence from spain?
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american and french revolution
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what is a cultural mosaic?
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number of societies with a different cultures living near each other but not mixing
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what four types of music are popular in SA?
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popular
folk street classical |
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what are 4 specific types of arts and crafts found in SA?
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pottery
textiles glasswork metal work |
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one of the advantages in this region of SA is that it produces a ____ ____ ____ ____ because of its unique combo of what four things?
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wide variety of products
resources landforms climate vegetation |
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why is chile SA's greatest economic success story?
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participates in global economy by trading products of its mines and fields
mercosur |
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what factors can indicate whether a country's literacy rate is high or low?
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education/college/school
number of students in school # of newspapers and books |
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after they were unable to find ____ and ____ in brazil, the portuguese colonists instead decided to create ____ ____ out of huge areas of forest
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gold, silver, sugar plantations
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when native tribes died from ____ brought by the colonists, the protuguese brought ____ ____ to brazil by force. as a result, many brazilians are of mixed ____, ____, and ____ ancestry
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diseases, african slaves, european, african, native
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brazil was a portuguese colony from____ to ____
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1500 to 1822
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who let brazil be independent?
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dom pedro, portugal king's son
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when did brazil become independent?
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1822
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when did brazil want to become independent, although portugal didn't want it to exist?
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after napolean's defeat in 1815
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#____ of natives used to live in brazil, now only about #____ live in the ____ ____
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millions, 200 thousand, amazon rainforest
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why did the # of natives reduce in brazil?
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1000s died from diseases brought by europeans
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the population in brazil consists of many: (cultures)
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portugal
germany italy spain lebanan syria japan |
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language in brazil?
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portuguese
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religion in brazil?
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catholic
protestant african/mixed ancestry |
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protestant make up ____% of the brazilian population
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20
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economy in brazil
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abundance of natural resources and people
industrial |
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most people live #____ miles from the sea in brazil, although the government wants to encourage them to live in the interior why?
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200
to develop its many resources |
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what's the celebration in brazil and where?
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Carnival--rio de janeiro
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the income gap is widening of tightening btwn the rich and poor?
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widening
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