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Unit 9 1&2
Georgraphy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parallel chain or range of mountains | cordillera |
| Spanish for high plain - a region in Peru and Bolivia encircled by the Andes | altiplanto |
| A steep cliff or steps between a higher and lower land surface | escarpment |
| Fertile grasslands found in inland areas of Columbia and Venezuela | llanos |
| Grassy, treeless plains of southern South America | pampas |
| Knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records | quipu |
| The loss of highly educated skilled workers going to other countries | brain drain |
| A thick weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted in minerals | oxisol |
| The cultivating or growth of a single crop over a wide area | monoculture |
| A condition in which some places do not benefit as much as others from social and economic advancement | uneven development |
| The longest rain forest in the world | Amazon rain forest |
| Where is there more plant and animal life per square mile? | Amazon rain forest |
| Fertile soil, deforestation, slash and burn, and 50% animals are located where? | Amazon rain forest |
| The longest mountain range? | Andes |
| This mountain range runs parallel | Andes |
| What mountain range is located in the Ring of Fire? | Andes |
| What region in Peru and Bolivia has more people? | altiplano |
| Which region has cooler climate? | altiplano |
| Which region is grassland? | altiplano |
| Characteristics of Argentina and Chili | Plateaus, hills, mountains and valleys, high latitude and glaciers |
| Characteristics of Amazon Basin | lowlands (flooding), homes, fertile soil, good crops; |
| Characteristics of the Brazil highlands? | ranching and cooler climate |
| Where are grasslands located? | Columbia and Venezuela |
| Where are pampas located? | Argentina and Uruguay (southern South America) |
| Pampas areas are good for | ranching and grazing |
| What crops are grown in the pampas areas? | corn and wheat |
| The coastal desert in South America is called? | atacama |
| The second longest river in the world? | Amazon River |
| Climate changes by altitude | vertical climate zone |
| Most of the climate in southeast is | tropical wet and also tropical dry |
| Ranching and cooler climate is located where? | Brazil highlands |
| Here there is little farming, few cattle, and small population | atacama |
| What areas have lack of rain and not much population | Peru, Chili and Ecuador |
| Because of the lack of rain and arid conditions Peru, Chili and Ecuador struggled for possession of what? | Amazon Basin |
| The No. 1 product of Venezuela? | oil |
| How did African slaves get to South America? | Slave trade |
| Name South America's two inland grasslands. | llanos and pampas |
| What is the population of South America? | 400 M People |
| Where does most if Brazils population live? | Along the coast |
| What are cowboys/cow hands called? | llaneros or gauchos |
| Where is the Spain empire now located? | South America |
| It is the 4th largest continent | South America |
| Is South America over populated or under populated? | under populated |
| What percentage of the people live in urban areas? | 80% |
| Who led the Latin American independence move? | Simon Bolivar |
| South American is underpopulated because of? | Not a lot of jobs and poor economy |
| What landform specific to South American is identified by the term llanos? | Columbia and Venezuela |
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dwest1