Establishing Independence
Economy and Culture
Brazil Today
Peru Today
Miscellaneous
100
Leader who fought the Spanish and led the northern parts of South America to freedom.
Simon Bolivar
100
Area where people and goods move across borders without being taxed.
Free Trade Zone
100
A general increase in in the prices of goods and services.
Inflation
100
A fertile region in a desert that formed around a river or spring.
Oasis
100
A cause of death of so many Native Americans after the Europeans arrived was _____.
Disease or being overworked
200
The idea of unity among all the Americas.
Pan-America
200
Measurements that show how a country's economy is doing.
Economic Indicators
200
The capital city of Brazil.
Brasilia
200
Warfare characterized by small groups using surprise attacks.
Guerrilla warfare
200
Two of the three natural resources in South America that made Europeans rich.
Silver, gold, sugar
300
In 1948, Latin America joined the _____ which focused on economic cooperation, social justice and equality.
Organization of American States (OAS)
300
The movement of people from the countryside to cities.
Urbanization
300
One of the two largest cities in Brazil.
Sao Paulo or Rio de Janiero
300
People who live in the Andes highlands and speak the Inca language.
Quechua
300
Because the landscape is so harsh, most people in Peru have lived and live around fertile regions called _____.
Oases
400
One of two European countries that colonized much of Latin America.
Spain or Portugal
400
The Amazon Rain Forest and the Andes Mountains are among the many geographic features that reduce trade. These are known as _____.
Trade Barriers
400
Of all the countries in South America, Brazil ranks _____ in size.
first
400
Two of the three geographic landforms that act as trade/travel barriers.
Mountains, deserts, rainforests
400
At _____%, Peru has the highest rate of Native American population in South America.
45
500
Like the United States, most of the governments of South America are _____.
Democratic
500
Due to rapid urbanization, many people in cities face several problems. Name one problem of urbanization.
Poverty, no jobs, no housing
500
Today, 80% of Brazilians live in _____.
Cities
500
Almost 90% of Peruvians are this religion, adopted from the Spanish.
Catholic
500
One factor that many Latin American countries share _____.
Language, religion, climate, shared history
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