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South America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| longest and second highest mountain chain | Andes mountains |
| important Venezuela river | Oriroco |
| partly forested, sparsely populated scrub lands in Paraguay and Argentina | Gran Choco |
| element in short supply in the mountains | Oxygen |
| 2000 mile long desert on coast land of Chile and Peru | Atacama |
| precious metal found in large deposits in the highlands | gold |
| very cold island shared by Argentina and Chile at the tip of South america | Tierre del Fuego |
| channel of water that separates Tierre de Fuego from South America | St. of Magellan |
| 3900 mile long river, longest river in the world | Amazon river |
| only two landlocked South American countries | Paraguay and Bolivia |
| mineral used by South American countries to import to supply power | Copper |
| leading producer in silver lead and zinc | Peru |
| leading producer in manganese yet has large deposits untouched | Brazil |
| abundant ore found in Brazil and Venezuela | Iron |
| world leader in mining and exporting copper | Chile |