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What is the climate like in the Amazon River Basin?
hot and humid
100
Slash-and-burn is a way of doing what?
clearing land for farming
100
When military officers take over a government it is called a what?
coup
100
What country consumes more beef than the United States?
Argentina
200
What climate is found in high elevations of the Andes Mountains?
cold, with little or no rainfall
200
What word is used to describe a language that's a blend of two different languages?
Creole
200
How were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes Mountains?
terraced fields
200
In Brazil, where did most slave labor come from?
Africa
300
What weather pattern can cause floods that damage bridges, roads, crops, and homes?
El Nino
300
What term describes people who move from place to place?
nomads
300
What empire was located along the western coast of South America from 1438-1530s?
Inca
300
Because of it's geographic location, what crop is grown in Chile?
grapes
400
Like other Mediterranean climates, Chile has a what?
western coast
400
Smaller rivers that drain into a larger river are called what?
tributaries
400
In 2006, which country elected its first woman president?
Chile
400
Where does much of Argentina's agriculture come from?
the Wet Pampas
500
What causes the Atacama Desert to be so dry?
The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast
500
What type of farming do people only grow enough food to feed their own family?
subsistence farming
500
Why did Portugal bring African slaves to Brazil?
They wanted people to work their plantations
500
What factor has helped central Chile become a major producer of fruit?
mild climate