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
The capital of Peru is in the Long Desert.
Lima
Chile’s capital is also its largest city.
Santiago
Argentina’s capital is the largest port in South America.
Buenos Aires
The _________ is the largest mountain chain outside of Asia.
Andes
The _________ Desert extends along Peru’s 1,500-mile coast.
Titicaca
