Buenos Aires is the country's capital and largest city.
What is Argentina?
100
South America is the ______-largest continent.
What is fourth?
100
South America’s human landscape is deeply influenced by __________ populations and their connection to the physical environment.
What is indigenous? (native peoples)
100
Three main agricultural products from South America
What is coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef, bananas and shrimp?
100
Left wing South American president in office from February 2, 1999 – March 5, 2013. (Venezuelan)
Who is Hugo Chavez?
200
La Paz is the largest city, political and commercial focus of the nation, and the administrative capital and seat of government.
What is Bolivia?
200
South America can be divided into three physical regions - name them.
What is mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains?
200
The _____ Empire is the most well known indigenous culture of South America. The empire was established in 1438 in the Andean city of Cuzco, Peru.
What is Incan?
200
Chile alone contributes about a third of the world ______ production. (mineral)
What is copper?
200
_____ _______ was a Venezuelan military and political leader. He played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians in the history of the Americas.
Who is Simon Bolivar (/ˈsaɪmɨn ˈbɑːlɨvər/)?
300
Santiago is the capital and the largest city.
What is Chile?
300
South America’s primary mountain system, the _________, is also the world’s longest.
What is the the Andes?
300
South America and North America are named after an Italian navigator who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not part of the East Indies, but an entirely separate landmass.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
300
Peru is the largest _____ producer and the second-ranked producer of bismuth and copper. (metal)
What is silver?
300
In the 1960s and 1970s, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay were overthrown or displaced by U.S.-aligned military ____________. These detained tens of thousands of political prisoners, many of whom were tortured and/or killed (on inter-state collaboration, see Operation Condor).
What is dictatorships?
400
One of the two landlocked nations of the continent. The capital and by far the largest city is Asunción.
What is Paraguay?
400
South America has three important river basins - name them.
What is the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná?
400
In the mid-18th century, ______ hunted herds of wild horses and cattle that roamed freely on the extensive grasslands. They then sold their hides and tallow—waxy fat used in making candles and soap—at a high price to European traders.
What is gauchos?
400
There are __________ currencies currently used in South America.
What is fourteen?
400
South American nations have a rich variety of music. Some of the most famous genres include ______ from Brazil, the ______ from Argentina.
What is samba and the tango?
500
The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, which is situated on the Suriname River.
What is Suriname?
500
The _______ Desert is part of the western coastal plain. This desert is considered the driest region in the world. The average rainfall is about 1 millimeter (0.04 inches) a year, and some parts have never had rain in recorded history.
What is the Atacama Desert?
500
The _______ of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a festival held every year about 40 days before Easter, is an important example of a religious celebration that has been adopted by secular culture. It is both an important event in the Catholic calendar and one of the largest revenue generators in Rio.
What is the carnival?
500
______ is an important exporter of wood chips, plywood, and paper pulp.
What is Chile?
500
English is the official language of _______ and is also spoken in the Falkland Islands.