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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Santiago | Chile |
| Sao paulo | Brazil |
| Lima | Peru |
| Bogota | Columbia |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Home of the inca Indians | Peru |
| Gauchos | Cowboy of Argentina and Uruguay |
| Another name for bauxite | Aluminum ore |
| Ecosystem | Community of plants and animals living in balance |
| Name of General who led the South Americans in their fights for Independence | Simon bolivar |
| Three factors that influence Highland climates | Wind, sunlight, landscape |
| Names of the islands that make up the West Indies | Bahamas, Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles |
| The two most remarkable features of this region of South America | Amazon r, Andes mts |
| Name of person who first encountered the West Indies | Columbus |
| Three most urbanized countries of South America | Chile, Argentina, Uruguay |
| Where Atacama Desert is located | Northern Chile |
| Tracing( or terraced farming) | Cutting step- like horizontal fields into Hillside |
| What quinine is used to treat | Malaria |
| Two ways that people have altered the land of Latin America | Agri./ urbanization |
| Know the two groups of Lesser Antilles | Windward Islands, Leeward Islands |
| To disadvantage of Tourism is a region | Congestion, pollution |
| Mountains that are in north,central,and south America are called what in the u.s. and what in South America | U.s.=rocky Mts/S.Am=Andes Mts |