South America
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Argentina | 8th largest country in the world. |
| Argentina | Means land of silver |
| Argentina | Popular dance: Tango |
| Argentina | Had the hottest and coldest recorded temperatures in South America |
| Argentina | Majority of the population here has a European Origin |
| Gauchos | Spanish Cowboys: Way of life has survived 300 years |
| Argentina | Alfalfas widely grown here |
| Brazil | Language spoken here: Portuguese |
| Amazon Rain Forest | 2.3 Million Miles |
| Brazil | July is cooler than December |
| Chile | Most narrow country in the world |
| Chile | Home to one of the driest deserts in the world |
| Andes Mountains | Has some of the largest active volcanoes in the world |
| Chile | Produces 1/5 of the worlds copper |
| Maio Island | Renamed Easter island in the 1900's |
| Norte Chico | One of the oldest civilizations in the world; in Peru |
| Peru | Has the best coffee in the world |
| Peru | Home to over 28 different climates; one of the top five most bio-diverse countries in the world |
| Peru | The origin of the tomatoes |
| Peru | Home of the Inca Empire |
| Peru | 1,701 species of birds can be found here; the most in the world |
| Peru | Origin of the Potato, 3,000 varieties of Potatoes are grown here |
| Venezuela | Tropical country |
| Venezuela | Here the climate varies from humid to glaciers |
| Venezuela | Language Spoken here Spanish |
| Warao Indians | Indigenous to Eastern Venezuela; Live along the river |
| Angel Falls | Located in Venezuela; 20 times higher than Niagara falls; highest in the world |
| East Venezuela | Two seasons: Hot & Rainy and Hot & Dry |
| Venezuela | Has various choices of school times for kids |
| Amazon, Orinoco, Parana | Major Rivers in South America |
| Guiana Highlands | Drained by the Orinoco River |
| Guiana Highlands | Contain tepuis, which are high plateaus that were worn by erosion |
| Guiana Highlands | Old compared to the Andes Mountains |
| Columbia | Largest producer of Emeralds |
| Patagonian Region | Arid & Semi-Arid because it is located in a rain shadow |
| Pizzaro | Spanish Conqueror |
| Lima | Pizzaro renamed the Capital city ______ |
| Gold, Silver, land, and Slaves | Reasons Spain invaded land |
| Overworked, Diseases, in Battle | Reasons Native Americans died |
| Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina | Europe's Expansion |
| Bolivia | Where Europe expanded their Gold & Silver mines |
| Argentina, Paraguay | Where Europeans became cattle herders |
| Varani | When Europe spread across pampas, they crossed paths with these people and enslaved them |
| Varani | Used for labor and their food production |
| Portugal | Began settling in the 1530's along the eastern coast of Brazil |
| Brazil Wood | 1st crop Portuguese imported; made red and purple dye |
| Portuguese | Spread cattle ranching and herding |
| Portuguese | Helped the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro grow |
| Buffer State | Uruguay was formed as a _______ ________ between Argentina and Brazil |
| 1810-1830 | The time Spanish Colonies earned independence |
| Royal Family | Because of the wars this group of people fled to Brazil's Capital |
| 1822 | When Brazil got it's independence |
| British Guyana | Previous name of Guyana; changed in 1966 |
| Dutch Guyana | Previous name of Suriname; changed in 1620 |
| Independence Movement | This Movement did little in South America |
| Dictators | Main Ruled after Independence Movement |
| Wealthy families | Usually replaced each other after the Independence Movement |
| Poor People | Their lives changed very little after the Independence Movement |
| 1825 | Since Independence in _______ Bolivia suffered nearly 200 revolutions or military coups |
| 10-13 | In the Andes ____ - ____ million speak the Inca language |
| Dutch | Language spoken in Suriname |
| English | Language spoken in Guyana |
| Spanish | The language of most South Americans |
| French | Language spoken in French Guyana |
| Portuguese | Language spoken in Brazil |
| Uruguay & Brazil | Two countries near each other that created the language Portunal |
| Roman Catholics | Majority of South Americans are of this religion |
| Asians | In the Guianas, ________ have added Hindu Temples |
| Mercosur | An organization designed to help South America countries with their economic progress |
| Mercosur | Produces food, cars, trucks, airplanes, clothing, & small appliances |
| Manaus | Began to produce and sell rubber in the1800's; very rich |
| Market Oriented Agriculture | Highly developed in Chile's central valley |
| Argentina | Major producer of beaf and wheat |
| Columbia | This countries new industry is cut flowers |
| Brazil | Produces more coffee than any other country in the world |
| Chile | Produces fresh fruit and vegetables |
| Columbia | 2nd largest coffee produce in world |
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