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25 Cards in this Set
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South America is the ___
largest continent |
4th
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World's largest tropical rainforest
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Amazon River Basin
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rolling grasslands
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Argentina and Venezuela
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One of the driest places in the world
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Alacan Desert
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Snow capped mountains and active volcanoes
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Andes Mountains
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___________on west coast are difficult to cross, but their rich soil has drawn farmers to the region
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Andes Mountains
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__________if siytgerb reguib are good for raising cattle
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Panlps
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worlds largest tropical rain forest is located
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Amazon River Basin
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_____ provide transportaion, food and electricity
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Rivers
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_run 5500 miles along eh western coast of SA Some places they rise to heights of more than 20,000 feet
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Andes Mountains
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the _ carries more water than any other river in the world. It contains -% of all the fresh river water in world
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Amazon River
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The----is the 2nd largest river in the world. it runs 4000 miles from --- across -- into the --- ocean
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Amazon River
Atlantic |
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The best natural harbor in SA is
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Rio de Janerio
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the four groups of islands that are part of SA
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tierra del Fuego Island
Juan Ferndo Islands Falkland Island Galagagos Island |
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SA hottest weather are found in Argentina's______
Tbe teemp reaches _____ |
Guan Chaco
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The equator passes through these countries(3)
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Ecuador, Colombia Brazil
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Highest place in SA
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Aconcagua (Argentina) 22,831 feet
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Lowest place
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Vadas Peninsula (Argentina)
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4 countries that have the most developed economics are
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Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Venezuela |
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7 valuable export crops
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bananas, beef coffee grains soybeans sugar wool
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Some farmers grow___ which are both illegal the value of these exports are higher than any other crops
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Mariuana or cocoa(for cocaine)
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Approx 1/4 of the worlds coffee comes from________
________is another SA country that makes alot of coffee |
Brazil
Colombia |
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____and _are SA's leading trade partners
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North America and Europe
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Andes
AMazon River Pampas |
tropical wet-rain forest
Tropical wet & dry -temperate humid subtrop grasslands arid Med. |
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The natural resources
ANdes Amazon Pampas |
Minerals
Oil Fish |
