Landforms
People
Brazil
Languages
Miscellaneous
100
World's largest rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
100
He discovered the New World for Europe, opening the way to European exploration of South America
Christopher Columbus
100
Religion practiced by most South Americans
Roman Catholic
100
Most commonly spoken language in South America
Spanish
100
World's number 1 copper producing nation
Chile
200
What is the name of this city?
Rio de Janeiro
200
Name adopted by conservationists who want to protect the rainforest against illegal logging and mining.
Guardians of the Forest
200
A symbol that Brazil was settled by Roman Catholic people
Statue of Christ the Redeemer
200
Spoken only in Brazil, but second most common language in South America
Portuguese
200
The name of the countries marked A and B
Argentina and Brazil
300
The world's longest mountain range
Andes Mountains
300
He conquered the Aztecs with a little help from neighboring Indian tribes.
Hernan Cortes
300
Festival made famous in Brazil, celebrating the African heritage of many Brazilians
Carnival
300
Primary language spoken in Guyana
English
300
It saves ships thousands of miles and about 22 days of travel, but it costs a lot to enter
Panama Canal
400
Flat fertile farmland and ranchland of northern Argentina and southern Brazil (mostly Argentina)
Pampas
400
Massive empire of South America conquered by the Spanish
Inca
400
Hillside, unregulated housing that many of the poorest citizens of Rio De Janeiro live in
Favelas
400
Principal language of Suriname
Dutch
400
This service industry profession is a sustainable way of making money in the rainforest, drawing millions of tourist dollars each year to Brazil
Eco-Tourism
500
It gets its name from the bowl shape caused by surrounding mountains and highlands
Amazon Basin
500
He conquered the Inca Empire in the 1500's
Francisco Pizarro
500
Roads, telephone poles, sewers, etc. built to make life easier, but a great threat to the rainforest
Infrastructure
500
Most widely spoken Indigenous language in South America (mostly in Peru)
Quechua
500
Most common threat to rainforest (carried out by subsistence farmers)
Slash and Burn Farming