Physical geography
Mountain system made up of roughly parrell layers.
What is the Andes? pg:323
3 things early Brazilian life was based on.
Hunting, fish, and small scale farming? p. 331
44 million people live here
pg 338 what is Argentina
A major nable base, and commercial port in the Spanish empire.
What is Cartagena? pg:343
Two ways the people of the Pacific south America adapted to their environments.
They built stone terraces into steeper mountain sides so they could raise crops. And they created irrigation systems to store water and control flooding.
4,000 miles long and has hundreds of tributaries flow into it.
What is the Amazon River? pg:325
Southeastern Brazil became a major coffee producing region.
In the 1800s? p. 331
the capital of Paraguay
what is assuncism? pg:341
A cowboy or herdsman in Spanish America.
what is Llaneros? pg:346
Francisco Pizario
A Spanish explorer who captured the Inca king and eventually killed him? p. 350
effects the climate and vegetation in Pacific south America.
What is elevation? pg:328
Percent of mixed African and Eoropean.
40%? p. 332
in 1825 this country declared independence from Spain
what is Uruguay. pg:339
The capital of Venezuela.
What is Caracas? pg346
Capital city is Lima
Peru? p. 353
600 miles long with rain falling less than five times a century.
what is the Atacama dessert? pg 328
Nation's poorest region.
Northeast? p. 334
What paragway sells.
what is water energy. pg341
Dealt with economic and political tamoil.
What is Venezuela's government? pg 347
This region includes the capital Santiago
Central Chile? p. 355
Have many valuable resources but not good farmland.
What are countries in Pacific south America? pg
21 million people live in and around there. It is the largest urban area in south America. And It is considered a mega city.
Sao Paulo? p. 332
What is the main religion in Paraguay.
what is roman catholicism? pg341
A group of workers stopping work until their demands are met.
What is a strike? pg:348
Has three different economic regions, the coastal lowlands, the Andean region, and the Amazon basin
Ecuador? p. 352