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Geography Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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led the European excursion through the Amazon rain forest in 1541

A

Francisco de Orellana

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2
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southernmost point in South America

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Cape Horn

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3
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the strait which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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Drake Passage

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4
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one of the most impressive societies in South America was established by ______

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the Inca Empire

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5
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where was the Inca Empire?

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the Western Hemisphere, specifically the Northern Andean countries (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia)

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6
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world’s highest waterfall

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Angel Falls

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7
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the oldest permanent European settlement in South America

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Cumana

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8
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Venezuela means ______

A

“Little Venice”

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9
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Spanish children born in the New World

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creoles

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10
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a wealthy Venezuelan creole known as “The Liberator”who helped win independence for the Northern Andean countries

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Simon Bolivar

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11
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Colombia has the world’s largest production of _______

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emeralds

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12
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highest active volcano in the world

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Cotopaxi

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13
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how did Venezuela get its name?

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the houses, because they are built on stilts so it is called “Little Venice”

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14
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how did Colombia get its name?

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it is named after Christopher Columbus

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15
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how did Ecuador get its name?

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because it is located on the equator

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16
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the world’s leading banana producer

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Ecuador

17
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conquered the Incas of Peru

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Francisco Pizarro

18
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before 1972, ______ had the world’s largest fishing industry

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Peru

19
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world’s highest commercially navigable lake

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Lake Titicaca

20
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a high plateau between the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental

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Altiplano

21
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the easternmost tip of South America

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Cape Sao Roque

22
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another name for rain forests

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selvas

23
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the largest river system in the world

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Amazon Basin

24
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the Portuguese naval commander whose discovery of Brazil gave Portugal its foothold in the New World

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Pedro Cabral

25
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what country in South America was the only one on the continent to participate in both world wars

A

Brazil

26
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South America’s largest city

A

Sao Paulo

27
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the southernmost archipelago

A

Tierra del Fuego

28
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what countries in South America are landlocked?

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Paraguay and Bolivia

29
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a wide estuary between Uruguay and Argentina

A

Rio de la Plata

30
Q

“Granary of the South” because it produces more food than any other Latin American country

A

Argentina

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