Amazon Rainforest Facts
History
Geography
Culture
1st Thanksgiving
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Which country does most of the rainforest fall within?
Brazil
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Define conquistador
Spanish explorer
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Identify the ocean to the west of S. America.
Pacific Ocean
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Popular sport played in S. America
soccer
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When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving? (be specific - which Thursday of the month)
4th Thursday in November
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Identify the river found within the Amazon River Basin. It is the 2nd longest in the world.
The Amazon River
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conquered the Incas
Fransisco Pizarro
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The WHOLE of S. America is found in which hemisphere?
Western
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Dominant Religion of S. America
Christianity - Roman Catholic
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Identify the year in which the 1st Thanksgiving was celebrated.
1621
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What is the nickname for the Amazon Rainforest?
Lungs of the Earth
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Who is Hernan Cortes?
Conquered the Aztecs
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Fransisco Pizarro landed on the western coast of this country, where he later defeated the Incas.
Peru
300
A popular dance that has origins within the region of Latin America
Argentine tango
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Who was the 1st President to pardon a turkey in 1947? a. F.D.R. (Roosevelt) b. Truman c. Eisenhower
Truman
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What is the loudest creature found in the Amazon?
The toucan is the loudest creature in the Amazon. You can hear it as far as a half mile away.
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Who is known as the Liberator?
Simon Bolivar
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The Amazon Basin is home to which physical feature?
Amazon Rainforest
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A celebration usually held 40 days before Easter
Carnival
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How fast can wild turkeys run when they are scared?
20 mph
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In 2007, a man named Martin Strel swam the entire length of the Amazon river! How many days did it take him to complete his splashing jungle journey?
66 days
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Venezuela's President helped the poor changed term limits nationalized companies such as the oil industry
Hugo Chavez
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Identify two of the countries Bolivar helped gain independence.
Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
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Contains elements of dance, martial arts, music, and speed.
capoeira
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According to the Guinness Book of Records, how much did the largest turkey, ever recorded, weigh?
86 lbs
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