Geography
What is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon River
What is one activity many lowland people do for food?
Farming and fishing
What language do most South Americans speak?
Spanish
What is causing much of the Amazon Rainforest to be cut down?
To make space for farms or cattle
What mountain range runs along the west coast of South America?
The Andes Mountains
What do hunter-gatherers do?
Hunt animals and gather plants for food
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
How does cutting down rainforest trees affect the Earth?
It increases climate change (more carbon dioxide, less oxygen)
What is the name of the large rainforest in northern South America?
The Amazon Rainforest
What is one invention of the Inca?
- step farming
- suspension bridges
-irrigation canals
What anicent civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca
Why is the Amazon called the "lungs of the Earth?"
It produces a lot of oxygen
What ocean is on the east side of South America?
The Atlantic Ocean
What farming method do some lowland groups use that cuts and burns trees?
Slash-and-burn agriculture
Why did the Spanish come to South America?
3 things*
For gold, land, and power
What is one way people are trying to protect the rainforest?
Creating protected areas / national parks
What do we call the small streams and rivers that feed into the Amazon River?
Tributaries
Why do the lowland people move from place to place?
To find new food sources or because the soil becomes less healthy
Why were enslaved Africans brought to Brazil?
To work on sugar, coffee, and other plantations.
What is one reason the Amazon River floods every year?
Heavy rainfall