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100

What is the dominant religion of South America?

Christianity (Roman Catholic)

100

The longest river on the continent, used for travel and trade.

The Amazon River

100
Which European country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
100

This ancient Empire ruled Peru in the 1400s and 1500s

Inca

100

Very important man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Panama Canal

200

What is a gaucho?

A South American cowboy from the Pampas.

200
Dry, treeless grasslands of Argentina, and Uruguay.

Pampas

200

Simon Bolivar helped many South American countries achieve independence. Name at least one.

What is: Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

200
Growing just enough food to survive
Subsistence farming
200

What is an archipelago?

A chain of islands.

300

What is urbanization?

Movement of people from the country into the city. (Rural to Urban areas)

300
What mountain range runs over 4000 miles along the west coast of South America?

The Andes

300

The Inca used _________ to farm on steep hillsides. 

Terracing  (Terraces)

300
The leader of Spanish conquest in Peru
Pizarro
300
At least once every twelve years, _______________________ causes currents to reverse, which leads to unusual weather patterns.
El Nino
400

What is quechua?

The language of the Inca.

400

A beautiful, mountainous region found in Southern Chile and Argentina. (Also a famous clothing brand)

Patagonia

400

What ancient civilization had a very accurate calendar that ended in 2012? They also built intricate pyramids in Mexico and Guatemala.

The Maya

400

This ancient civilization was located in Mexico? 

Aztec and Maya

400
What word describes a language that is blend of two languages?
Creole