Geographical Terms
The world's largest and second longest river
Amazon River
What are the flesh-eating fish of the Amazon called?
Piranha
The "George Washington of South America"; leader in the struggle for independence from Spain; freed Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and part of Peru; Bolivia was named in his honor.
Simon Bolivar
Two American missionaries martyred as they attempted to bring the gospel to the Auca Indians
Jim Elliot; Nate Saint
The man after whom the Americas were named
Amerigo Vespucci
Fourth largest continent, most of which lies in the torrid zone
South America
The largest snake in the world
Anaconda
First European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan
Inca ruler kidnapped by Pizarro and later killed by the Spanish
Atahualpa
Indians who established a great empire in the Andes, centered in Peru, but extending from northern Ecuador to central Chile
Incas
The longest and second highest mountain range in the world
The Andes Mountains
What is a tapir?
A hoglike animal
Man who explored the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina; realized this land was a "New World"
Amerigo Vespucci
Conquistador who along with Pizarro gained control over most of the South American Indians by the mid-1500s
Pedro de Valdivia
Capital and center of Inca civilization
Cuzco
The world's largest tropical rain forest
Amazon River Basin
What is the largest animal of South America?
Tapir
One of the first Protestant missionaries to South America; started schools using the Bible as his main textbook
James Thomson
Man who, assisted by San Martin, gained independence for Chile
Bernardo O'Higgins
Language of the Incas
Quechua
Highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, located in Argentina
Name the wide plateau found between the eastern and western ranges of the Andes.
The Altiplato
Spanish conquistador whose search for gold led him to kidnap and then kill the Incan ruler Atahualpa; eventually he and Pedro de Valdivia controlled most of South America's Indians
Francisco Pizarro
Leader who led his native Argentina and Peru in a revolt against Spain
Jose de San Martin
Man who was the Portuguese navigator that claimed Brazil for Portugal
Pedro Alvares Cabral