Resources/Environment
What is a dense nearly impenetrable resource of vegetation in South America?
Tropical Rainforests
What is the world's longest mountain range, that is located in South America?
The Andes
What climate zone spans from 10,000 feet and up?
Tierra Helada
Where were the Inca mainly located?
The Andes
The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries.
Brain Drain
What are three crops grown in South America?
Barley, Bananas, Potatoes
What is the Western Hemisphere's longest river, and the world's second longest river?
The Amazon River
What famous weather event creates unusually warm ocean currents that span from Ecuador to Chile?
El Nino
What were the Inca skilled at?
Engineering
The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries.
Monoculture
South America's countries are the world’s leading producers of what?
Energy
What connects North America to South America?
The Isthmus of Panama
What environment is a tropical wet climate?
Rainforest
What are some different kinds of arts studied in South America?
Weaving, Ceramics, and Metalworking
A thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted of fertility and nutrients.
Oxisol
What is one natural resource in Venezuela?
Oil
What rivers form the second-largest river system in Latin America? (3)
The Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay Rivers
What environment covers over ⅔ of South America?
Rainforests
Name at least one indigenous group before the Inca
Moche, Mapuche, Aymara
Knotted coords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records
Quipu
What do mines in Columbia produce?
Emeralds
What is the result of most of Brazil’s population living along the coast?
The Eastern Highlands plunge into the Atlantic Ocean, and cause a steep slope called escarpment
In what climate region do crops like bananas, sugarcane, and cacao grow?
Tierra Caliente
In what part of South America are there Carnival Celebrations?
Rio De Janeiro
Parallel chains or ranges of mountains
Cordillera