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609 Q2 Flashcards

1
Q

Who killed many Native Americans?

A

Julio Roca

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2
Q

Today, most of Argentina’s indians live where?

A

In the Andes

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3
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Argentina and Britain both claim what region?

A

The Falkland Islands

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4
Q

Who brought economic growth to Argentina?

A

Julio Roca

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5
Q

The Argentina region between rivers is called the what?

A

Mesopotamia

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6
Q

Argentine barbecued beef is called what?

A

asados

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7
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What group of people in Argentina history wanted the government to united under Buenos Aires?

A

Unitarios

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8
Q

Large ranches in Argentina are called what?

A

Estancias

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9
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What encouraged many Europeans to move to Argentina?

A

there was promise of opportunity in Argentina’s constitution

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10
Q

Label the map of South American countries and regions

A

see your LightUnit

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11
Q

A few Welsh and English people settled in what region?

A

Patagonia

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12
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What group of people in Argentina history wanted the provinces to be independent of Buenos Aires?

A

Federales

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13
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Immigrants who came in the spring and left in the fall were called what?

A

Swallos

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14
Q

Leading livestock animals in Patagonia and Pampas are what?

A

Patagonia-sheep; Pampas-cattle

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15
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Who was Argentina’s “schoolmaster president”?

A

Domingo Sarmiento

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16
Q

Who fought to gain Argentina’s independence?

A

Jose de San Martin

17
Q

The capital of Argentina is what?

A

Buenos Aires

18
Q

Who ruled violently with much bloodshed?

A

Juan Manuel de Rosas

19
Q

Most Argentines’ ancestors came from what two countries?

A

Italy and Spain

20
Q

Which region is a lowland tropical region?

A

Mesopotamia

21
Q

Agentina means what?

A

land of silver

22
Q

An Argentine who lives in Beunos Aires is called a what?

A

Porteño

23
Q

Rio de Plata means what?

A

River of Silver

24
Q

Argentines speak mostly what language?

A

Spanish

25
Q

Most of Argentina’s oil wells are where?

A

Patagonia

26
Q

Where Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil meet is the location of what?

A

Iguacu Falls

27
Q

Why did Argentina struggle economically in the early 1900s?

A

Other countries were unable to buy much food from Argentina

28
Q

Argentines say goodbye in what language?

A

Italian

29
Q

People who work on large ranches in Argentine are called what?

A

Guachos

30
Q

Rio de la Plata is a what?

A

Estuary

31
Q

Argentina’s largest region is called what?

A

Patagonia

32
Q

A hot region of Argentina with scarce grass and scrubby forest is what region?

A

Gran Chaco

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