middle And South America Flashcards
true or false: South America extends across more than 60° of latitude
true
true or false: the Amazon drains a larger area than any other river in the world
true
true or false: people first entered South America from the north more than 60,000 years ago
false
true or false: the Spanish colonies all gained their independence from 1810 to 1830
true
true or false: around 95% of the people who live in Paraguay have European ancestors
false
true or false: thousands of square miles of South American rainforest are cleared every year
true
The capital of this country is Santo Domingo
Dominican republic
this country is the only country in the Caribbean that has a command economy
Cuba
this country in Haiti have the large African populations in the Caribbean
Jamaica
this country is a commonwealth of the United States
Puerto Rico
French and Creole are the official languages in this country
Haiti
this region is Mexico’s poorest region
Southern Mexico
this region is a cultural political and economic center of Mexico
Mexico City
many cities in this region began as a colonial mining or ranching centers
Central Mexico
this region as rich or oil and natural gas deposits
gulf low lands
this region has become one of Mexico’s most prosperous regions
Northern Mexico
South America includes 12 countries and an overseas department of France known as French_
Guiana
The collision of the Nazca and South American plates created the_
andies
The largest country in South America is_
Brazil
the_founded south America’s greatest early civilization
Inca
The South American city of_lies in a high Andes valley
quito
_Has a large percentage of south American Indians
Bolivia
_Grew rich from harvesting and shipping rubber
manaus
_Is a trade organization made up of the countries in the southern part of South America
mercosur
About one third of Chili’s people now live in or around_
Santiago
Sierra Madre Oriental at Borders the Mexican plateau on the_side
East
Sierra Madre occidental borders Mexican Puerto on the_side
West
Sierra Madre Delsur orders the Mexican poncho on the_side
South
this term refers to a chain of high plateaus
tepuis
this term refers to rock or sand layers that contain oil
tar sands
this term refers to a change in government brought about when a Group takes power by force
Coup
this term refers to a tropical plant that has starchy roots
manioc
this term is used to refer to a country that has no order on the ocean
landlocked
this term refers to the use of fear and violence as a political force
terrorism
“The country that I live in has the largest oil reserves in all of South America. The large oil deposits us around Lake Maracaibo make my country a leading oil exporting country.” where am i?
Venezuela
“The country that I live in produces more coffee than any other country in the world. In addition my country is the largest country on the South American continent.” where am i?
Brazil
“The newest industry that my country is enjoying is selling cut flowers. Every night our flowers are flown to markets around the world. You may even have some of our flowers in your home right now.” where am i?
Columbia
