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93 Cards in this Set
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South America has __ countries.
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12
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What is the great and only mountain range in South America?
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The Andes Mountains.
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What lies between the two great ranges of the Andes Mountains... Meaning?
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The Altiplano, or "High Plateau"
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What landform is the Amazon River Basin?
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Plains.
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What is "plains" in spanish?
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Llanyos.
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What are the three main rivers of South America?
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Amazon, Orincoco, and Parana
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Where is the largest tropical rain forest in the world located?
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In the Amazon River basin.
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Name the 5 elevation zones in the Andes.
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Tierra [H]elada, [P]aramo, Tierra [F]ria, Tierra [T]emplada, Tierra [C]aliente
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Between what two countries was South America foremostly divided?
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Spain and Portugal.
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What religion are the majority of South Americans?
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Roman Catholic.
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What are the three mountain ranges of South America?
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Andes, Guiana Highlands, Brazilian Highlands
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How long is the Amazon River?
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4,000m
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What lands does the Orinoco River drain?
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The Guiana Highlands and Llanos
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What lands does the Parana River drain?
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The eastern slopes of the Andes, and the eastern Brazilian Highlands
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Angel Falls is in...
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Venezuela
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Where is the world's largest tropical humid region?
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The Amazon Basin
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The Gran Chaco consists of...
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Plains.
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The Pampas are... With a ________ climate.
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Grasslands; Semiarid
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Tierra del Fuego is an island divided between...
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Argentina and Chile
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The Andea Mountains have a ________ climate.
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Highland
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All three of South Americas major River systems drain into the...
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Atlantic Ocean
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In South Americas tropical wet/dry climate areas, the existing vegetation includes... (2)
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Savannas and dry forests.
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True or False; Patagonia has a large variety of animals.
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False
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What are Patagonias 2 climate types?
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Arid, Semiarid
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What is the driest region of South America? In what country is it located?
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Atacama Desert; Chile
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During El Nino, the Pacific Ocean is... And the climate is...
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Warmer, and the climate is wetter
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What country is the worlds largest producer and exporter of copper?
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Chile
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Columbia has long been famous for...
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Its emeralds.
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Name the natural resource of South America. (5)
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Fertile soils, hydroelectricity, forest prod., mineral resources, and oil deposits.
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What 2 countries in South America are landlocked?
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Bolivia and Paraguay
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What is South America's very salty lake called?
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LAke popoo.
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During El Nino, the Pacific Ocean is... And the climate is...
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Warmer, and the climate is wetter
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What country is the worlds largest producer and exporter of copper?
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Chile
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Columbia has long been famous for...
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Its emeralds.
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Name the natural resource of South America. (5)
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Fertile soils, hydroelectricity, forest prod., mineral resources, and oil deposits.
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Tepius are...
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A chain of high plateaus in the Guiana Highlands
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A tree line is the line of...
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Elevation about which trees do not grow.
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Tar sands are...
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Rock or sand layers that contain oil.
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South Americas industry includes...
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Products for the local market and export manufactures.
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Mercosur is a South American organization whose purpose is...
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To expand trade, improve trans., and reduce tariffs among member countries.
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South American urban life is often hard for...
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Rural migrants
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What economic activity reduces soil fertility in Brazil?
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Growing coffee.
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What are 2 hypothetic goals of South America?
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Reducing poverty, lowering birthrates.
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What are 2 environmental problems of South America?
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Rainforest destruction, and soil exhaustion.
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South America's violence are terrorism are often linked to...
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Drug trade.
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Minifundia are... Created when...
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Small South American farms created when large colonial estates were broken up.
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Favelas are...
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Large slums around Brazilian cities
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A country that is landlocked has...
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No coast on the ocean.
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Terrorism is...
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The use of fear and violence as a political force.
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How many years ago is it believed that people first entered South America?
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12,000 years
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The first settlers in South America were...
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Hunter-gatherers.
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When did farming begin in South America?
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5,000 years ago.
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What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?
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Franciso Pizzaro.
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What was one early civilization of South America's early history?
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The Chibcha
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In what years did Portuguese settlement begin?
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The 1530s
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What region did the Inca mainly occupy?
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The Andean region
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In what years did the Spanish conqueor the Incas?
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The 1530s
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What did the new European colonists bring in with their arrival?
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New plants, animals, and diseases
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What was one of the main crops during the colonial period in Brazil?
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Sugarcane
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Between what years did the Spanish South American colonies gain their independence?
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1810 - 1830
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What did the newly found contry borders of South America resemble?
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The original colonial divisions.
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What South American country has the largest population of South American indians?
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Bolivia.
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The majority of South America's people are...
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Mestizo
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95 percent of what country's people are Mestizo?
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Paraguay
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Name the main 5 races of South Americans.
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European, American indian, African, East indian, and Japanese
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Besides the main religion of Roman Catholicism, what other two religions exist in South America today?
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Hinduism and Islam
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T/F: The Nasca people buried their important leaders using mummification.
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False, burial mounds
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What Andean early civilization is comparable to the Roman Empire?
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Nazca
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What is the Capital of the Nazca?
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Cuzco
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T/F: The Spanish barely won their war with the Inca.
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True
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Yanomami means...
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"The fierce people"
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What was the agriculture of the Yanomami people?
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Slash-and-burn
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What was the religion of the Yanomami people?
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Sorcery and shamans
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What was the food of the Yanomami people?
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Plaintains and manioc
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About how many people did the housing of the 12 Yanomami villages hold?
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50-250 people
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About how many people did the housing of the Kalopalo hold?
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110 people
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How many varieties of bitter manioc are there in the Kalopalo culture?
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23
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Name one value of the Kalopalo.
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Peacefulness
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What South American country has the largest percentage of European ancestry?
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Argentina
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Free public education is given to the people of Peru from...
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7-16
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Free puclic education is given to the people of Brazil from...
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7-14
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Peru and Brazil both have what type of government?
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A republic.
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Where in South America would you find a Mediterranean climate?
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Chile
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What was the capital city of the Incan Empire?
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Cuzco
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What is government taking over through force called?
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Coup
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What is the driest region in South America?
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The Atacama Desert
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What are the 3 environmental issues for South America?
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Soil exhaustion, deforestation, and over grazing.
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What country specializes in beef?
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Argentina
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What native group is known for creating line designs in the desert?
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Nazca
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What native group is known for collecting heads?
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Nazca
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Latifundia are...
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Large estates in South America.
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A buffer state is...
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A small country between two larger, more powerful countries
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A manioc is...
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A tropical plant with starchy roots.
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