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111 Cards in this Set
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What is the capital of Colombia?
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Bogota
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What is the capital of Venezuela?
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Caracas
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What is the capital of Brazil?
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Brasilia
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What is the capital of Argentina?
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Buenos Aires
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What is the capital of Bolivia?
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Sucre (& la Paz)
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What is the capital of Chile?
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Santiago
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What is the capital of Peru?
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Lima
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What is the capital of Ecuador?
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Quito
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What is the capital of Uruguay?
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Montevideo
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What is the capital of Paraguay?
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Asuncion
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What is the capital of Suriname?
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Paramibo
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What is the capital of Guyana?
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Georgetown
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What is the prefecture (capital) of French Guiana?
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Cayenne
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What is the most populous nation in South America?
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Brazil
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What is the largest Spanish-speaking nation in South America?
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Argentina
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What is the largest nation by land area in all of South America?
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Brazil
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Which South American nation's official language is English?
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Guyana
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Which language is spoken in Suriname?
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Dutch
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The Galapagos Islands belong to which nation?
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Ecuador
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Who is called "the Liberador" and "George Washington of South America" because he kicked the Spanish out of five South American nations?
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Simon Bolivar
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Who became the most famous criminal in Colombian history by smuggling drugs into the US?
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Pablo Escobar
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Who married the President of Argentina and became extremely popular among the nation's poor?
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Eva Peron (Evita)
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As the president of Paraguay, he started the War of the Triple Alliance. It was a very bad idea!
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Francisco Solono Lopez
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Who led his followers to a camp in Guyana were he ordered them to drink poison?
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Jim Jones
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What is the largest river in the world?
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the Amazon
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This root is the staple food of the Amazon Indians?
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Cassava
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What is the longest mountain range in the world?
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the Andes
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What is the highest of the Andes in all of South America?
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Aconcogua
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What is the name of the island used by the French as a penal colony?
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Devil's Island
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Which civilization once controlled the largest pre-Columbian empire in South America?
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the Inca
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Which two Inca cities are popular tourist destinations in Peru?
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Machu Picchu & Cuzco
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Thousands of these strange markings were created by ancient people in the Peruvian deserts.
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the Nazca Lines
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What is the name of the driest desert on Earth?
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the Atacama
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What were Ecuador & Bolivia fighting Chile over during the War of the Pacific?
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Control of the Atacama Desert (saltpeter)
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Which is the only South American nation that touches both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
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Colombia
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Who is the country of Colombia named for?
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Christopher Columbus
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Which South American nation has experienced a series of violent political crimes called "La Violencia"?
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Colombia
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Which South American nation is the leading producer of emeralds?
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Colombia
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This country is called the "Land of Flowers".
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Colombia
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Which SA country is the leading producer of oil?
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Venezuela
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This gas company is 100% owned by the Venezuelan government.
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Citgo
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Who is the president of Venezuela?
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Hugo Chavez
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What does Hugo Chavez call his political style, a mixture of Venezuelan independence and anti-Americanism?
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Bolivarianism
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What is the name of the vast, tropical grassland that stretches across eastern Columbia and western Venezuela?
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the Llanos
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Where are the richest deposits of Venezuelan oil?
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Lake Maracaibo & the Gulf of Venezuela
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This waterfall in Venezuela is the tallest in the world.
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Angel Falls
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The export of petroleum accounts for ___% of Venezuela's GDP.
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80%
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What does "Ecuador" mean?
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Equator
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What is the largest city in Ecuador?
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Guayaquil
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Which nation controls the Galapagos Islands?
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Ecuador
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45% of the people of _________ are descendants of the Inca.
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Peru
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What is the name of the Peruvian language that is derived from the ancient Incan language?
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Quechua
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Who was the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incas in 1532?
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Francisco Pizarro
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Which SA nation exports gold and copper?
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Peru
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What is the name of the highest lake in the world? It's in Bolivia.
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Lake Titicaca
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This plateau stretches across Bolivia and parts of Chile and Peru.
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the Altiplano
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Rich deposits of this mineral lie untapped across much of Bolivia.
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Lithium
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Where is the Atacama Desert?
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northern Chile
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In which part of Chile is the capital of Santiago located?
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the Chilean Central Valley
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This shortcut through southern Chile shortens the trip around the southern tip of South America.
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the Strait of Magellan
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Which nation controls Easter Island?
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Chile
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Who conquered Chile for Spain?
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Pedro de Valdiva
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When the people of Chile elected this man president, he became the first elected communist leader of a nation in the Americas.
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Salvador Allende
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With support from the CIA, he overthrew the government of Chile (Allende) and unexpectedly became a dictator himself.
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Augusto Pinochet
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Which three nations are in the Platine region of South America (Rio de la Plata)?
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Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
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What is the largest city in Argentina?
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Buenos Aires
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Argentina is the __th largest nation in the world.
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8th
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85% of Argentineans are of _____ ancestry.
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European
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What is the name of the fertile grasslands of northern Argentina?
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the Pampas
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Which nation has the largest herds of cattle in the world?
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Brazil
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Which two South American nations are most famous for exporting beef and leather?
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Brazil and Argentina
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What are South American cowboys called?
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Gauchos
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What is the name of the tallest of the Andes Mountains. It's in Argentina.
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Aconcagua
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What is the name of the rocky, southern region of Argentina?
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Patagonia
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A hero of the Argentineans, her drove the Spanish out of southern South America.
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Jose de San Martin
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What was the prosperous period of Argentine history from 1880-1914 called?
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the "Golden Age"
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This short conflict in 1982 reaffirmed Britain's claim of the islands off the coast of Argentina?
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the Falklands War
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Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during the Falklands War?
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Margaret Thatcher
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88% of Uruguayans are descendants of immigrants from which two European countries?
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Spain & Italy
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What was the name of the Uruguayan Civil War?
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la Guerra Grande
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Which two sides fought for control of Uruguay during the Uruguayan Civil War?
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Blancos vs. Colorados
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During the Uruguayan Civil War, which city was under siege for nine years?
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Montevideo
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What is the name of ranches in South America?
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Estancias
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Which city was the first Spanish capital of South America?
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Ascuncion
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Unlike its neighbors in the Platine Region, Paraguay's population in 95% _______.
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Mestizo
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What was the bloodiest war in South American history?
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the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870)
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This body of water keeps the nation of Paraguay from being completely landlocked.
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the Parana River
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What is the largest city in Brazil?
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Sao Paulo
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Sau Paulo is the __th largest city in the world.
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7th
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What export is Sao Paulo known for?
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Coffee
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Brazil is the ___th largest nation in the world.
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5th
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Who lives in the Amazon Rainforest?
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the Amazon Indians
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Which region of Brazil is home to 90% of he population?
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the Brazilian Highlands
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This city is the second largest city in Brazil.
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Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil parties for one whole week during this raunchy festival.
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Carnival
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What is the name of the largest waterfall in Brazil?
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Iguacu Falls
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The Line of Demarcation separated the colonies of Spain & ______.
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Portugal
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What is the official language of Brazil?
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Portuguese
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Brazil is the most populous ___ (religion) nation in the world.
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Catholic
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What are the shantytowns of Brazil called?
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Favelas
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What is the B.O.P.E.?
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the Brazilian Special Police
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Who was the Portuguese prince that led Brazil in its independence movement?
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Dom Pedro I
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Which South American nation has the most prosperous economy?
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Brazil
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This nation's landscape inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write "the Lost World".
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Guyana
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Most of Guyana's land is within this river system.
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the Essequibo River
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What are the flat-topped mountains of Guyana called?
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Tepui
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What is the #1 employer in Guyana?
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Sugar
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Which European nation colonized Suriname?
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the Netherlands (Holland)
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In the Treaty of Breda (1667), the Dutch gave up which city to the British in exchange for Suriname?
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New Amsterdam (New York City)
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Suriname exports which valuable mineral?
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Bauxite
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French Guiana is the location of France's _______________.
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Space Station
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