History and Government
Who were skilled engineers?
the Inca
How many countries are in South America?
12
Loyalty and responsibility toward the what family are very strong?
extended family
What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
What in the grasslands of the South?
Ranching
What were important resources in the Inca culture?
Gold and Silver
South American countries tend to have what population densities?
low
The elevation of women's rights has grown as countries have established more stable governments and economies in the past few what?
decades
What has Chille established with the United States, Turkey, Austraila, and other countries to enhance its economic activites?
Free-trade agreements
What remains highly important in South America?
Agriculture
With no Inca written language, knowledge was passed on to each generation through what?
storytelling
Urban populations now include fewer children as well as women and men with increased levels of what?
education
Work codes in what, and what provide benefits from pregnant employees, and women's earning are increasing in comparison in men's wages?
Chile and Columbia
Who did Columbia implement the free-trade agreement with in 2012?
United States
Brazil and Parguay also cultivate today's fastest growing crop in the global economy which is what?
Soybeans
What often gained power illegally and with much bloodshed amoung civilians?
Caudillos
What migrants seek higher wages, better living conditions, and sometimes escape from the violence of drug cartels or criminal groups?
rural-to-urban
What is a nuclear household?
father, mother, and dependent children
What has economic growth permitted countries to pay?
foreign debt
Where is manufacturing concentrated in?
urban areas ecspecially primate cities
What have given way to democratically elected governments across South America?
dictatorships
Countries across the region are experiencing what to North America and Europe as people search for a better life?
brain drain
What relationship is parents and godparents share in the upbringing of a child, it is valued I parts of Latin America?
compadre relationship
Which country has taken advantage of its more stable economy by promoting free-trade agreements with other countries?
Columbia
South America contains about one-fifth of the worlds what?
iron ore