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23 Cards in this Set
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What is the region of Peru that includes stretches of dense tropical forest?
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Montana
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In the rain forest the leaves of the highest tress form a dense roof-like cover called
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a canopy
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a frozen area of land is called
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a tundra
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the process by which green plants and trees use water and sun to turn C02-oxygen
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photosynthesis
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a time of increased prosperity
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boom
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high plateau region in the Andes where a # of groups including Queshua live
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Sierra
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A native American group that lives in the rain forest
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Yanemamo
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desert located in northern Chile
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Ataconia
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rain forests are important because they contribute to Earths supply of
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oxygen
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the capital of Brazil was moved from the coast to the interior because the government wished to
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develop the interior by attracting people to it
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The 3 main geographic regions of Peru are the
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Sierra, the coastal plain, Montaza
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Most Queschus people iving in the altiplano make a living by
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farming, herding
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Chile inspects all luggage brought into the country because
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the country tries to protect agriculture products
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Because Chile is located in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons
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occur the opposite of the US
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Chile is the world's largest exporter of
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copper
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In the early 80's Venezuela was the richest country in SA because
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vast supplies of oil
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When oil prices fell in the mid 80's, Venezuela's economy
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suffered a decline
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Most of the people of Brazil live along the
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coasts
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Chile has been protected from many agricultural pests and animal disease by
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Andes
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Santiago's pollution problem is caused in part by
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Cities location in the Andes
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Most of Venezuela's population lives
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in the cities
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How do the rain forests affecdt the worlds supply of oxygen
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Rain forest plants produce it
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What is unusual about the islands of Lake Titicaca
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Made by Native American totoreeds
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