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100
Venezuela's most important river.
What is Orinoco River?
100
Uruguay's capital city.
What is Motevideo?
100
A famous celebration held in Rio de Janeiro before lent.
What is Carnival?
100
A major economic activity of Uruguay.
What is ranching?
100
Brazilian name for rain forest.
What is selva?
200
The world's second longest river.
What is Amazon river?
200
Suriname's capital and chief port.
What is Paramaribo?
200
Since 1958 Venezuela has been a democracy but during most of the 1800 and 1900's, it was ruled by _________.
What is caudillos?
200
Venezuela is one South America's wealthiest countries because it is a leading producer of ________.
What is oil?
200
The grassy plains that are east of the highlands.
What is llanos?
300
Land forms in east and south Brazil.
What is Brazilian Highlands?
300
Venezuela's capital city.
What is Caracas?
300
First people to live in Paraguay.
What is Guarani?
300
In Venezuela the government owns the ______ ______.
What is oil industry?
300
Paraguay has no access to the seacoast, therefore it is ____________.
What is landlocked?
400
The Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of this country.
What is Brazil?
400
In early 1960's Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to this city.
What is Brasilia?
400
The largest population of any Latin American country is found in this country.
What is Brazil?
400
Name one crop grown in Suriname.
What is sugar cane?
400
This substances comes from hard wood trees and is used in the processing leather.
What is tannin?
500
Grassy plains known as the llanos are found in part of this country.
What is Venezuela?
500
Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1600's, then won its independence in _______.
What is 1975?
500
In Guyana the majority of the people have ______ and _______ ancestry.
What is Asian and Indian?
500
Name a mineral that they mine for in South America.
What is gold, bauxite, diamonds, emeralds, limestone, iron ore?
500
Huge ranches are called ________.
What is estancias?