Unit 5 Test Flashcards
Venezuela’s economy depends heavily on the export of _________.
oil
Only the Nile River is longer than the 3,900-mile-long _________ River.
Amazon
_________ was the conquistador who enslaved indigenous people in Peru.
Francisco Pizarro
Brazil processes _________ to make ethanol.
Brazil processes _________ to make ethanol.
The world’s largest wetland is the _________ in Brazil.
Pantanel
Chile defeated both Peru and Bolivia and captured land in the War of the _________.
Atlantic
The _________ Desert is the driest desert in the world.
Atacama
_________ wanted to create a large, free country in South America, earning him the nickname El Libertador (The Liberator).
Simón Bolívar
Tierra del Fuego is an island whose name means “_________.”
Land of Fire
Brazil’s largest city is the world’s sixth largest city.
São Paulo
Hiram Bingham announced the existence of _________, an ancient Incan city, in 1911.
Machu Picchu
Bernardo O’Higgins defeated Spanish forces and gained independence for _________.
Chile
The Strait of _________ separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland South America.
Magellan
The Strait of _________ separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland South America.
Magellan
Ecuador’s _________ Islands support an amazing variety of plants and animals.
Galápagos
Dictator Hugo _________ created a socialist state in Venezuela in which he held limitless power.
Chavez
Gauchos were horsemen from _________ who cared for cattle.
Argentina
More than half the population of _________ died during the Paraguayan War.
Paraguay
Well-maintained _________ were vital to holding together the Incan empire.
roads
_________ kings covered themselves with gold for the ceremony of El Dorado.
Mapuche
The _________ are a huge grassland in Argentina.
Pampas
The Gran _________ is a hot, arid plain with few inhabitants.
Chaco
Brazil built this capital city inland to attract people away from the coast.
Brasília
Argentina captured and lost the _________ Islands to Great Britain in 1982.
Falkland
