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6th - LA Chapter 6
Exploring South America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| __________ occurs when a government sells its industries to individuals or private companies. | privatization |
| During the 1970s, the price of oil went up and an oil __________ began in Venezuela. | boom |
| To prevent insects from destroying their crops, many farmers in Chile use __________. | pesticides |
| At the higher elevations in the Andes, much of the region is covered with __________ where no trees grow because the soil is always frozen. | tundra |
| The __________ is made up of tropical rain forests on the lower slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru. | montaña |
| The highest mountains in Peru are located in the __________, the mountains that run from northwest to southeast Peru. | sierra |
| The __________ in Peru is a high plateau located in the Andes. | altiplano |
| One of the reasons that the rain forest is so important is that oxygen is made there through the process of _________. | photosynthesis |
| The __________ is the name for the top layer of the Brazilian Rain Forest | canopy |
| Rain forests are important because they contribute to the Earth's supply of... | oxygen |
| The capital of Brazil was moved from the coast to the middle of the country because the government wanted to... | develop the interior by attracting people to it |
| Most Quechua people living in the altiplano make a living by... | farming and herding |
| Chile inspects all luggage brought into the country because... | the country tries to protect its agricultural products |
| Because Chile is located in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons... | occur at the opposite time as those in the US |
| In the early 1980s, Venezuela was the richest country in Latin America because of vast supplies of... | oil |
| When oil prices fell in the mid-1980s, Venezuela's economy.. | suffered a decline |
| Most of the people of Brazil live... | along the coasts |
| Hundreds of years ago, much of Peru was controlled by the empire of the... | Incas |
| About a third of Brazil's farmland is... | unused |
| Santiago, Chile's pollution problem is caused in part by its location... | in the Andes |
| Most of Venezuela's population lives... | in cities |