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Chap 12- South America Flashcards

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What to South American countries are landlocked

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Bolivia & Paraguay

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What is the world’s highest waterfall and where is it located

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Angel falls in Venezuela

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What is Argentina’s most densely populated region

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The eastern edge of the pampes

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Who conquered the Incan empire

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Francisco Pizarro

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Uruguay is a buffer state between what two countries

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Argentina and Brazil

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Which South American nation has a particularly severe problem with terrorism

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Colombia

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What are Argentina’s major exports

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Wheat and beef

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What issue in the Amazon River basin is an international issue

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Preservation of the rain forests

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What nation is the world’s largest producer and exporter of copper

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Chile

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Around what lake are fast deposits of oil located

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Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Which South American Indians, in the Colombian Andes, developed gold-working skills

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Chibecha

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What are Colombia’s main legal products

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Cut flowers & coffee

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Where does about 25% of the population of Rio de Janeiro live

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Favelas

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What are the major rivers in South America

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Amazon, Orinoco, Parana

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The llama is related to what animals

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Alpaca & vacona

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Where in South America would you find a Mediterranean climate

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Central valley of Chile

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Where is the driest region in South America

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Atacoma desert, Chile

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What is La Niña?

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Colder than normal water temperatures in the Pacific ocean

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What country is famous for its emeralds

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Colombia

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What country contains a large tar sands

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Venezuela

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What civilization once covered the area of what is now Ecuador to Chile

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Inca civilization

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What was the capital city of the Incan empire

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Cuzco

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Where did the Spanish conquerors of the Incas establish their capital city

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Lima, Peru

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Which South American cities were established through the sugar and slavery trade

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Natal & Salvador

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What country is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world

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Brazil

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What is a coup?

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Military takeover of government

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Which South American country has the highest percentage of people of European ancestry

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Argentina

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What is a major cause of poverty and unrest in South America

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Inequality of landownership

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The city of Manaus grew rich in the late 1800s from which resource

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Rubber

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What countries are full members in Mercosur?

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All except Bolivia

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What factors remain as challenges for South American countries

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Deforestation, soil exhaustion, and overgrazing

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What are serious environmental concerns in South America

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Latafundras

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A chain of High plateaus

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Tepuls

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Small farms that are often unprofitable

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Minifundia

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The line of elevation above which trees do not grow

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Tree line

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Tropical fruit with starchy roots

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Manioc

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Rock or sand layers that contain oil

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Tar sands

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Large urban slums

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Favelas

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A large plains area between Colombia and Venezuela

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Llanos

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Southern common market

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Mercosur

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A small Country between two larger more powerful countries

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Buffer state

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Why does the continent of South America have a wide variety of regions

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It extends through a large amount of latitude

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What is the purpose of Mercosur

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It reduces tariffs, increases trade, and improves transportation

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Describe how the tepuis of the Guiana highlands are different from the Andes mountains

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The andes are high in elevation and pointy

Tepuis are plateaus, and flat on top

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Why do the majority of South Americans today follow the Roman Catholic faith

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Because of their colonial history

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What are four developments of inca civilizations that are still visible today

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Tariff fields, bridges, paved roads, and stone construction

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How is the history of Brazilian independence different than that of the Spanish colonies in South America

A

The Spanish colonies fought for their independence

Brazil- didn’t fight for their independence. They asked the king of Portugal to leave his son in Brazil so that they could be independent

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