General South America
What is the biggest country in South America?
Brazil
Mention 2 main physical features of South America:
Amazon River, Andes Mountains, Atacama Desert, Pantanal Wetlands, Patagonia
Most the amazon rainforest is found in ______
Brazil
What countries mainly colonized South America?
Spain and Portugal
Name one famous south American style of dance or music
Argentinian Tango, Samba
What are the two main languages spoken in South America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What is the biggest country in South America? What language do they speak?
Brazil - Portuguese
Name of the "Natural Wall" between Chile and Argentina
Andes Mountains
Where is the biggest Carnival celebrated? What does it celebrate?
Rio Carnaval. happens before Lent (catholic celebration). I tis a mix of Catholic and Afro-Brazilian expression.
Name of the most famous city built by the Incas
Machu Pichu
What is the biggest pre-colonization empire that existed in South America?
The Inca empire
What is the most populous city in South America?
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ring of Fire
In the 1800 and 1900s there was a wave of immigration from which 3 countries?
Germany , Japan and Italy
Name of one Inca god or goddess
Inti: sun god
Pachamama: mother nature
South American culture is a mix of 3 different cultures:
Indigenous, African and European
The Atacama Desert is in_____
Chile
Which economic activity is mainly seen in Peru, Chile and Bolivia? Hint: they fought over this.
Mining, specially copper, silver and other minerals
What is Umbanda?
An Afro-brazilian Religion
Name of low-income neighborhoods in Brazil.
Favelas
What does authoritarian leadership mean?
One leader controls all decisions with little to no input from others
What is the Isthmus of Panama?
Where Panama and Colombia connect, the "start of South America"
The interoceanic Highway is between which countries?
Brazil and Peru
Name a revolutionary leader that helped 6 countries gain independence
Simón Bolivar
Who is Isabel Allende?
Famous Chilean writer