Diciembre 7 Bimestrales Flashcards

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1
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A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges

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Cordillera

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2
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Where is the highest elevation of Venezuela?

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In the Guiana Highlands

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3
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Is mostly grassland with few trees

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Llanos

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4
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Is the region’s longest river

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The Orinoco River

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5
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Colombia

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Bogota

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6
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Venezuela

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Caracas

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7
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Guyana

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Georgetown

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8
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Suriname

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Paramaribo

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9
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French Guiana

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Cayenne

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10
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What valuable natural resources were the Chibcha known for using?

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Gold

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11
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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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12
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Venezuela’s economy is based on

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Oil production

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13
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The physical geography of the Guianas includes

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Rain forests

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14
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Members of an irregular military force

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Guerrillas

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15
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Venezuelan cowboys

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Llaneros

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16
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Are rich in oil

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Orinoco River and Lake Maracaibo

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17
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Is a group of workers stopping work until their demands are met

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Strike

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18
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Recall vote

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Referendum

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19
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Is about 4000 miles long

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Amazon river

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20
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Drains much of the central part of South America

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The parana

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21
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Water from the parana river flows into the

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Rio de plata and the Atlantic Ocean

22
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Reach 18 000 feet

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Andes

23
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Is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater

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Estuary

24
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Grassy plains in central Argentina

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Pampas

25
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Where do most people of Brazil live?

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In the southern

26
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Where is located sao Paulo

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In the southern of brazil

27
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A giant urban area that includes surroundings cities and suburbs

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Megacity

28
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Brazil second longest city

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Rio de Janeiro

29
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Huge slums

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Favelas

30
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Brazil

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Brasilia

31
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Lies 1000 miles from the mouth of the Amazon

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Manaus

32
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Argentine cowboys

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Gauchos

33
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Argentina

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Buenos Aires

34
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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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Mercosur

35
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Is a part of economy based on odd job that people perform without government regulation through taxes

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Informal economy

36
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Means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

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Landlocked

37
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Uruguay

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Montevideo

38
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Paraguay

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Asuncion

39
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Lies between the ridges of the Andes

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Altiplano

40
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Is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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Strait

41
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Is about 600 miles long

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Atacama desert

42
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An ocean and weather pattern that affects than Pacific coast

A

El Niño

43
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Governor

A

Viceroy

44
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American-born descendants of Europeans

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Creoles

45
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Ecuador

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Quito

46
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Peru

A

Lima

47
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Chile

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Santiago

48
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Is a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people

A

Coup

49
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Bolivia

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La Paz

50
Q

Which three peninsulas are in Southern Europe?

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Iberian peninsula
Italian peninsula
Balkan peninsula