South America

Question 1

south america is the ____ largest by area and ___ by population

Answer 1

fourth; fifth

Question 2

which continent is smaller by area but larger by population?

Answer 2

europe

Question 3

drainage basin (two other terms like this?)

Answer 3

area where surface water converges to a single point

watershed; catchment area

Question 4

largest drainage basin in the world

Answer 4

amazon basin

Question 5

amazon river is the _____ largest river in the world and the ______ longest

Answer 5

first; second

Question 6

(t/f): the amazon has a delta

Answer 6

false! amazon flows directly into the open ocean

Question 7

what caused the formation of the andes mountains and what does it mean?

Answer 7

subduction - a denser plate moving under another plate

Question 8

what is the cause of the atacama desert

Answer 8

rain shadow of the andes and chilean coast range

Question 9

what is the largest country by area and population?

Answer 9

brazil

Question 10

brazil is ____ urbanized (percentage?)

Answer 10

highly; 87

Question 11

capital of brazil? largest city in brazil?

Answer 11

brasilia; sao paulo

Question 12

why is brasilia different?

Answer 12

planned out/specifically constructed

Question 13

guiana means

Answer 13

land of many rivers

Question 14

official language of guyana

Answer 14

english

Question 15

official language of suriname

Answer 15

dutch

Question 16

(t/f): french guiana is still a part of france

Answer 16

true

Question 17

the economy of south america is dominated by what two trade blocs

Answer 17

mercosur and andean community of nations

Question 18

how many landlocked countries are there in the world? do they do relatively good or bad economically?

Answer 18

48; bad :(

Question 19

illegal drug trade in latin amercia

Answer 19

cocaine exports from south america

Question 20

what does the drug trade influence

Answer 20

the exceptionally high murder and violent crime rates along these trade routes

Question 21

what are the top two regions that have the highest murder rates in the world?

Answer 21

caribbean
latin america

Question 22

approximately __ million venezuelans have migrated, almost 25% of the current population

Answer 22

7

Question 23

venezuela’s oil reserves are approximately equal to those of ____________

Answer 23

saudi arabia

Question 24

what did venezuela vote on december 3, 2023

Answer 24

to annex much of guyana for their oil coast