Geography Chapter 7 Flashcards
led the European excursion through the Amazon rain forest in 1541
Francisco de Orellana
southernmost point in South America
Cape Horn
the strait which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Drake Passage
one of the most impressive societies in South America was established by ______
the Inca Empire
where was the Inca Empire?
the Western Hemisphere, specifically the Northern Andean countries (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia)
world’s highest waterfall
Angel Falls
the oldest permanent European settlement in South America
Cumana
Venezuela means ______
“Little Venice”
Spanish children born in the New World
creoles
a wealthy Venezuelan creole known as “The Liberator”who helped win independence for the Northern Andean countries
Simon Bolivar
Colombia has the world’s largest production of _______
emeralds
highest active volcano in the world
Cotopaxi
how did Venezuela get its name?
the houses, because they are built on stilts so it is called “Little Venice”
how did Colombia get its name?
it is named after Christopher Columbus
how did Ecuador get its name?
because it is located on the equator
the world’s leading banana producer
Ecuador
conquered the Incas of Peru
Francisco Pizarro
before 1972, ______ had the world’s largest fishing industry
Peru
world’s highest commercially navigable lake
Lake Titicaca
a high plateau between the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental
Altiplano
the easternmost tip of South America
Cape Sao Roque
another name for rain forests
selvas
the largest river system in the world
Amazon Basin
the Portuguese naval commander whose discovery of Brazil gave Portugal its foothold in the New World
Pedro Cabral
what country in South America was the only one on the continent to participate in both world wars
Brazil
South America’s largest city
Sao Paulo
the southernmost archipelago
Tierra del Fuego
what countries in South America are landlocked?
Paraguay and Bolivia
a wide estuary between Uruguay and Argentina
Rio de la Plata
“Granary of the South” because it produces more food than any other Latin American country
Argentina
