PLACES
GEOGRAPHY
VOCABULARY
HISTORY & CULTURE
POLITICS & ECONOMY
100
The capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
100
This is the world's largest river system.
What is the Amazon?
100
The Amazon Basin is this type of landform.
What is a floodplain?
100
This country has the highest population of Roman Catholics in the world.
What is Brazil?
100
This the the biggest threat facing the Amazon Rainforest.
What is deforestation?
200
Its capital city is Montevideo.
What is Uruguay?
200
Most of the landforms in the Atlantic South American region are these two features.
What are plains and plateaus?
200
A name for Argentine cowboys.
What are gauchos?
200
Argentina was first settled by this country.
What is Spain?
200
The location of Brasilia was chosen for this reason.
What is to develop the interior of Brazil.
300
This is a major port and industrial city in the Amazon Region.
What is Manaus?
300
This is a region of dry plains and plateaus in southern Argentina.
What is Patagonia?
300

These are the huge, anthill like slums in Brazil.

What are Favelas?

300
Brazil was first inhabited by these people.
Who were the American Indians?
300
The key companies and families of Paraguay are influential for this reason.
What is they control much of the nation's wealth?
400
This is the largest country in South America.
What is Brazil?
400
This is a river that drains much the central part of South America.
What is Parana River?
400
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs.
What is a megacity?
400
These are two TYPES of tourist attractions in Brazil.
What are beaches, old colonial cities, and Catholic churches? (Only need to give two)
400
These are TWO issues that caused Argentina's crisis in the early 2000's.
What is are heavy debt, political conflict, 4 different leaders in on year, and job loss? (only need two.)
500
Wide grassy plains in central Argentina that are used heavily for agriculture.
What is Pampas?
500
This is a low plains region in Paraguay and Argentina.
What is Gran Chaco?
500
This is a partially enclosed body of water where fresh water and salt water mix.
What is an estuary?
500
Besides Spanish, this is the language most commonly spoken in Paraguay.
What is Guarani?
500
This is an organization that promotes trade among South American counties.
What is Mercosur?
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