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an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America
Caribbean Sea
Longest river in South America
Amazon River
A natural resource based industry
Tourism
Spain & Portugal signed _______ to avoid conflicts over exploration
Treaty of Tordesillas
Name one of the diseases that killed off the indigenous people in the Americas
Smallpox, Influenza, Measles, Malaria
Driest desert in the world
Atacama Desert
The region drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries
Amazon Basin
What country in South America has the most resources
Brazil
What are 2 crops sent from the Americas to Europe and Africa
Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, Peanuts, Peppers, Beans, and Squash
What are 2 crops sent from Europe and Africa to the Americas
Fruits, Honey, Sugarcane, and coffee beans
Man-made canal cutting through the Isthmus of Panama that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Panama Canal
A vast grassland extending across parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
Pampas
What food product does Argentina specialize in
Soybeans
Language formed by combining European and non European languages
Creole
How did the topography and ecosystems of South America help preserve indigenous languages?
isolated groups & preserved their language and traditions
Strip of land between two bodies of water
isthmus
The Spine of the South America
Andes Mountain
South America is driven by these two industries.
Mining & Agriculture
Language blends Spanish, English, and West African languages
Patois (pa-TWAH)
Large numbers of crops, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was called
Columbian Exchange
Chain of islands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Archipelago
Central America is apart of what continent
North America
One of the world's top copper exporters
Chile
Mix of European and indigenous ancestry
Mestizo
Continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean exchanged raw materials, goods, and people who had been captured and enslaved.
Triangular Trade