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10 Cards in this Set
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Angel Falls |
longest uninterrupted waterfall in the world |
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Colombia (where most people live) |
80% live in Andes for cooler temperatures |
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Venezuela (where most people live) |
Caracas is the largest city in the region
nation capital 90% of people live in the cities |
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Maroons |
Descended from Africans who escaped slavery |
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terraced farming |
Carving the hillside into different levels for crops
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Animals of the Llanos |
Capybaras and a 26 foot Anacondas live there
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Animals of the Rain Forests |
Unique plants and animals Such as jaguars, Coatimundi, Giant Anteaters, and Tapirs |
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El Dorado |
City full of gold, heard in legends. Many Spanish explorers searched for it. Orinoco River. Found gold in the Cordilleras of Colombia.
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Simon Bolivar |
he was born in Venezuela Gained independence in 1811 Fought with other countries after Recognized as the man who freed Latin America.
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Caribbean South America Immigrant Groups
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Are the Indians (Guyana, Suriname), Chinese, and Javanese. |
