Landforms
Culture
History
Amazon Basin
Today
100
This extends along the continent's Pacific Coast
What is the Andes
100
Brazil is the only country to speak this language(its not Spanish)
What is Portuguese
100
South America's greatest early civilization
What is the Inca
100
17,000 sq miles of this is cleared every year for farmland
What is the rainforest
100
Uruguay is and example of this
What is a buffer state - small country between two larger ones
200
The elevated plain located between Peru and Bolivia
What is the Altiplano
200
In the Andes 10-13 million people speak the language of this native people
What is Incan
200
In a 1494 treaty Spain got the lands west of the line and what other country got the lands east of the line
What is Portugal
200
These two industries have played an important role in the development of the Amazon Basin
What is Agriculture and Mining
200
Urban poor people often live in slums. In Venezuela they are ranchos, in Chile, callampas. They are known as this in Brazil
What is favelas - home to some 25 percent of Rio de Janeiro's people
300
Argentinean Grasslands
What is the Pampas
300
The majority of people are this religion. Due in part to the countries that settled them.
What is Roman Catholic
300
Large estates in South American history
What is latifundia
300
When the latifundia were broken up these were created
What is minifundia
300
The rain forest being cut down concerns the rest of the world because they are a vital source of this gas
What is Oxygen
400
The worlds highest waterfall
What is Angel Falls
400
Some native people still hunt with bows and arrows, having little contact with the outside world. They also grow this plant with starchy roots
What is manioc
400
When a group takes power by force. They are fairly common in South American history
What is a coup
400
Manuas importance declined in the region when cheaper rubber was found on this continent
What is Asia
400
Loss of soil nutrients has reduced the usefulness of large areas. It is also called this
What is soil exhaustion
500
Located between the Andes and Brazilian Highlands
What is the Gran Chaco or "hunting land"
500
There is a wide variety of heritages in South America. People can be of mixed descent name two.
What is Mestizo, Native Peoples, European
500
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca
Who is Francisco Pizarro
500
Manaus is again bustling because of these natural resources. Name two
What is Bauxite, Copper, Gold, Iron Ore, Manganese, and Tin
500
The use of fear or violence as a political force. Often a problem in countries like Colombia
What is Terrorism
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