History & Government
What were the Inca skilled at?
engineering
What is the fourth largest continent?
South America
The elevation of women's rights has grown as coutries have established more stable ______ and ______.
government and Economy
What terms has Brazil become a powerful county in?
Economic
Herding ______ and ______ occurs in the high Andian regions.
llamas and alpacas
What were two important resources in the Incan culture?
silver and gold
What are countries across the region experiencing due to people searching for a better life?
brain drain
Some countries provide shelters for ______ ______ and enforce stricter penalties for offenders.
abused women
Bolivia is one of South America's most _______ and least developed country.
impoverished
South America's ______ _______ includes timber, gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and tin.
natural resources
At its height, the Inca Empire stretched from what to what?
Equador and Chile
What do South American countries tend to have?
low population densities
Who do work codes in Chile and Columbia provide benefits for?
pregnant employees
When did Columbia implement the U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement with the United States?
2011
Yet coca's derivative can be used to make the ______ _______ ______.
illegal drug cocaine
The Inca used what to keep track of financial and historical records?
quipus
_______ to ______ migrants seek higher wages, better living conditions, and sometimes an escape from the violence of drug cartels and criminal groups.
Rural to Urban
In urban middle and upper classes, the family unit is likely to consist of a _______ household.
nuclear
Argentina is not only rich in natural resources, but also has a what?
Highly Literate Population
Larger commercial and smaller ________ agricultural exists side-by-side.
subsistence
In the 1800s, who were revolutionaries that helped Venezuela and Argentina to win Independence?
Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin
South America's 12 countries are home to about ______ amount of people.
415 million
The ______ _______ in which parents and godparents share ini the upbringing of a child is valued in parts of Latin America.
Compadre Relationships
The ______ that characterizes South American countries in the past is giving way to new trade partnerships.
separatism
The ______ ________ _______ was built by Brazil.
Trans-Amazonian Highway