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Claire SS Chap 22
Brazil and Its Neighbors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Venezuela is one of South America's wealthiest countries because it is a leading producer of | Oil |
| In the early 1960's, Brazil moved its capitol from Rio de Janeiro to? | Brasilia |
| Suriname won its independence from the | Dutch |
| In Venezuela the government owns the | Oil Industry |
| The Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of? | Brazil |
| Today most of Guyana's population is made up of people from | India |
| Grassy plains known as the llanos are found in? | Venezuela |
| The largest population of any South American Country is found in? | Brazil |
| During most of the 1800s and 1900s, Venezuela was ruled by? | caudillos |
| The large forest area in western Paraguay is the? | Chaeo |
| Patagonia is located in? | Argentina |
| A Native American group who lived in Paraguay were the? | Guarani |
| Brazil's culture is largely | Portuguese |
| Many Brazilian cities are surrounded by _________, or slum areas? | favelas |
| a famous carnival is held each year in? | Rio de Janeiro |
| Brazil's Great Escarpment drops into the? | Atlantic Ocean |
| The area around Lake Maracaibo is mostly? | swamp |
| The national dance of Argentina is the? | Tango |
| Native American group of Paraguay? | Guarani |
| Venezuela's capital city? | Caracas |
| Major economic activity of Uruguay? | ranching |
| The worlds second-longest river? | Amazon River |
| famous celebration held in Rio de Janeiro before Lent? | Carnival |
| Landform that covers about half of Brazil | Brazilian Highlands |
| Suriname's capital and chief port? | Paramaribo |
| Brazilian name for rain forests | selva |
| Venezuela's most important river? | Orinoco River |
| Uruguay's capital city | Montevideo |
| Place where gauchos work? | ranches |
| led Argentina's fight for freedom from Spain | Jose de San Martin |
| French official who heads the government of French Guiana | prefect |
| major mineral resource of Venezuela | oil |
| Argentine dictator whose crackdown on freedom of speech and the press made people unhappy | Juan Peron |
| a steep cliff between higher and lower land | escarpment |
| once controlled by Argentina but now by the United Kingdom | Falkland Island |
| area of Venezuela with Angel Falls | Guiana Highlands |
| location of Itaipu hydroelectric power generator | Parana River |
| favorite sport of Brazilians | futbol |