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Caribbean South America Flashcards

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Venezuela

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Caracas

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Guyana

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Georgetown

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Suriname

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Paramaribo

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French Guiana

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Cayena

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Cordillera

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A mountain system made of roughly parallel ranges.

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Andes

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It is South America’s longest mountain range.

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Guiana highlands

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It is Venezuela’s highest elevation.

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Llanos

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It is mostly grassland with few trees. At a low elevation and not much vegetation, these plains flood easily.

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Orinoco river

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It is the region’s longest river.

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The Orinoco River flows 1,300 miles (2,100 km) through Venezuela. True or false?

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True

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The Chibcha were the first people to settle Colombia. True or false?

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True

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Caribbean South America’s location near the equator means that the region is very cold. True or false?

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False

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The Andes is a river system. True or false?

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False

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Colombian culture includes traditional African songs and dances. True or false?

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True

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Most Venezuelans are of mixed Indian and European descent. True or false?

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True

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Venezuela gained its independence from France. True or false?

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False

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Colombia

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Bogota

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Venezuela’s economy depends on oil production. True or false?

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True

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Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the region’s location near the…..

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Equator

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What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?

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Gold

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What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?

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Cartagena

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Venezuela’s economy is based on….

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Oil production

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Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gain independence from…

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Spain

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Active volcanoes are located in Colombia’s….

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Mountains

25
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The physical geography of the Guianas includes…..

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Dense rain forests

26
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How long is the Amazon river?

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It is about 4,000 miles (6,440 km) long. It is the world’s largest river system.

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Brazil

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Brasilia

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Argentina

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Buenos Aires

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Uruguay

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Montevideo

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Paraguay

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Asuncion

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What is an estuary?

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It is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater.

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What is Rio de la Plata?

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It is an estuary.

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What are the Pampas?

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They are wide, grassy plains.

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What is deforestation?

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The clearing of trees.

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What means soil exhaustion?

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It means the soil is infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants.

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What is São Paulo?

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It is the largest urban area in South America and the fourth largest in the world.

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What is a megacity?

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It is a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs.

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What is Rio de Janeiro?

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It is Brazil’s second largest city.

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What are favelas?

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They are huge slums

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Who where called Gauchos?

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The Argentine cowboys.

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What is Mercosur?

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An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America.

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What is the informal economy?

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It is the part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes.

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What means landlocked?

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It means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean.

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What is called Altiplano?

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A broad, high plateau.

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What is a strait?

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It is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

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Where is Atacama Desert?

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In the northern part of Chile.

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What is El Niño?

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It is an ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific Coast.

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What is a viceroy?

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It is a governor.

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What are Creoles?

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They are American-born descendants of Europeans.

50
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Ecuador

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Quito

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Bolivia

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La Paz

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Peru

A

Lima

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What is a coup?

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It is a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people.

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Chile

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Santiago

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