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100
Caribbean South American is located near this which means most of the region has warm temperatures year-round
Equator
100
Name two major crops of Caribbean South America
rice, coffee, bananas, and sugar cane
Students can have any two of these respones
100
This group covered their new rulers in gold dust and took them to the river to wash the gold dust off while they threw gold and emerald objects into the water
Chibcha
100
This country has the world's highest concentrations of plant and animal species
Columbia
100
Brazil
Brasilia
100
Name the location shown in brown
Andes Mountains
200
The region's longest river
Orinoco River
200
What is Columbia's major export?
oil
200
Members of an irregular fighting force who want to overthrow the government
guerrillas
200
This was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish Empire
Cartagena
200
Peru
Lima
200
Name the water feature in red
Lake Maricaibo
300
These trees form a canopy where the vegetation is so dense that sunlight barely shines through to the jungle floor
rain forest
300
What did the Spanish come to Venezuela looking for?
gold and pearls
300
Venezuelan cowboys
llaneros
300
What has been destructive to Columbia's economy?
40 years of civil war
300
Ecuador
Quito
300
Name the physical feature that is between the orange and yellow
Rio de la Plata
400
A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges that form the Andes
cordillera
400
How do most Venezuelans make a living?
farming and ranching
400
Man who helped Venezuela win independence from Spain by 1821 and is considered a hero throughout the region
Simon Bolivar
400
This country's name means "land of waters"
Guyana
400
Suriname
Parimaribo
400
What is labeled with the red line?
Strait of Magellan
500
Venezuela's highest elevation
Guiana Highlands
500
Most of the world's ___________ come from Columbia
Emeralds
500
Venezuelan president who started to distribute the country's oil income equally among all Venezuelans in 2002
Hugo Chavez
500
The member countries in this organization attempt to control world oil production and keep oil prices from falling too low
OPEC
500
Uruguay
Montevideo
500
What is the item labeled in red?
Tierra del Fuego