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South America
S.A study stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Spanish. True or False | Fasle |
| Lake Maracaibo in Ecuador is the focus of the oil industry in that country. True or False | False |
| Where is the world’s tallest single-drop waterfall? | Kaieteur Falls in Guyana. |
| What mountains run along the western coast of South America? | The Andies Mountains |
| What's the words largest rain forest? | The Amazon rainforest |
| What is one problem that is in Brazil? | Deforestation |
| How many people are in South America? | about 439-440 million people |
| 3 common rivers in South America? | Amazon, parana,orinoco |
| Which two European nations colonized most of South America? | Spain and Portugal |
| Identify the largest river basin in the world. | The Amazon River basin |
| Which countries were the first to gain independence? | Great Britian |
| How did the Inca adapt to the Andes Mountains for farming? | constructing extensive stone-walled terraces (andenes) |
| Quechua was the primary language of the Inca Empire? True or False | True |
| The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Portugal control over the land that is now Brazil? True or False | True |
| Simon Bolivar is known as "The Liberator" of many South American countries? True or False | True |