South America Flashcards

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What are Mestizos

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A person that is both European and Native American

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What group of pacific islands west of Ecuador inspired Charles Darwin’s The origin of species

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Galápagos Islands

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What are South American Cowboys called

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Galchos

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What was the name of the penal colony off the French Guyana coast called

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Devils Island

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What South American waterfall is named after Jimmie Angel who crashed his plane there in 1937

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Angel Falls, Venezuela

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Where is the bridge of San Luis Rey

A

Peru

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What city does Trinidad Hilton over look

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Port of Spain

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What r the two landlocked countries in South America

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Bolivia and Paraguay

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What countries does the equator cross

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Ecuador and Colombia and Brazil

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What r the 2 countries that don’t border Brazil

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Chile and Ecuador

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What country means cold winter in Incan

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Chile

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What county is one of the founders of opec

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Venezuela

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What is the county that was named after Simon bolivar

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Boliva

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13
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What are capensinos

A

Poor farmers that burn down trees for land

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What are favelas

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Houses stacked on top of each other in terrible neighborhoods

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