Vocabulary
The clearing of trees
deforestation
Brazil's second largest city
Rio de Janeiro
Wild, grassy plains in central Argentina
Pampas
Describe what grows in each elevation zone:
Lowest zone that is hot and and humid and near sea level
sugarcane and bananas
The supreme court of Bolivia meets here
Sucre
This made it easier for Argentina to transport agricultural products for export to Europe
railroads
These were the first Europeans to find Brazil
Portuguese explorers
Huge slums in Brazil
favelas
These volcanic islands have wildlife not found anywhere else in the world
Galapagos Islands
600-mile long desert in northern Chile where rain falls less than five times a century
Atacama Desert
Describe what grows in each elevation zone:
Fifth climate zone in the highest elevation that is very cold
No vegetation
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs
megacity
A part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes
informal economy
This group carried out deadly attacks because it opposed government policies
Shining Path
This means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
landlocked
This is the largest urban area in South America and is the fourth largest in the world
Sao Paulo
This links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Strait of Magellan
Describe what grows in each elevation zone:
Third zone of forests and grasslands
potatoes and wheat
The Congress of Bolivia meets here and it is the main industrial center
La Paz
Argentina's most developed agricultural region
Pampas
Argentine cowboys who herded cattle and horses on open grasslands
gauchos
An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast causing heavy rains and flooding
El Nino
A major port and industrial city in Brazil where people rely on the river for transportation and communication
Manaus
This is a broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes
altiplano
Describe what grows in each elevation zone:
Second zone has moist climates with mountain forests
coffee
Appointed by the king of Spain to make sure the Indians followed Spanish laws and customs that had replaced native traditions
viceroy
This is the basis of Uruguay's economy
agriculture and limited manufacturing
This Spanish explorer captured the Inca king and ordered his people to bring enough gold and silver to fill a whole room before killing the Inca king
Francisco Pizarro
A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
coup
This is Ecuadors major port and commercial center
Guyaquil
The large island that means "land of fire"
Tierra del Fuego
Fourth zone is above the tree line
grasslands and hardy shrubs
This festival is celebrated before the Christian season of Lent in Brazil
Carnival
An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America
Mercosur
Peru's first advanced civilization that made huge stone carvings near a lakeshore
Tiahuanaco