609 Q1 Flashcards
What region is to the south and lies in Argentina and Chile?
Patagonia
The president killed by Chilean army
Allende
What region includes three parts?
lowland plains
What influence is stronger in Chile?
European
Name these countries/places on a map
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Tierra del Fuego, Straight of Magellan
Islands and fjords in southwest Chile
the Archipelago
What from northern Chile is used to make fertilizer?
Nitrate of Soda
In what part of Chile does irrigation allow for the growing of fruit to export?
Central
The Souther Cone’s land regions from west to east are
1) coastal plain, mountains, lowland plains
Chile lies on the Ring of Fire and therefor has what?
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Mountain regions are found in what two Southern cone countries?
Chile and Argentina
What region is to the north and lies in Argentina and Paraguay?
The Gran Chaco
leads the world in copper production
Chile
What two countries fought against Chile in the War of the Pacific?
Bolivia and Peru
landlocked Southern Cone country
Paraguay
What is raised in Southern Chile?
Sheep
Chile mines copper and nitrate of soda where?
In the Northern part of the country
The Araucanians (or Mapuche) were a warlike tribe who held out against the Spanish longer than most Indians. Today the live in what part of Chile?
Southern
Home of the Andes’ highest peak
Argentina
Name of South America’s highest peak
Aconcagua
The point where an earthquake begins is called what?
The epicenter
What is the largest Southern Cone country?
Argentina
Sheep are raised in Southern Chile for what?
Mutton and wool
What could cause a tsunami?
An earthquake
