Exploring South America
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| __________ occurs when a government sells its industries to individuals or private companies. | privatization
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| During the 1970s, the price of oil went up and an oil __________ began in Venezuela. | boom
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| To prevent insects from destroying their crops, many farmers in Chile use __________. | pesticides
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| 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
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| The __________ is made up of tropical rain forests on the lower slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru. | montaña
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| The highest mountains in Peru are located in the __________, the mountains that run from northwest to southeast Peru. | sierra
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| The __________ in Peru is a high plateau located in the Andes. | altiplano
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| One of the reasons that the rain forest is so important is that oxygen is made there through the process of _________. | photosynthesis
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| The __________ is the name for the top layer of the Brazilian Rain Forest | canopy
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| Rain forests are important because they contribute to the Earth's supply of... | oxygen
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| 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
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| Most Quechua people living in the altiplano make a living by... | farming and herding
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| Chile inspects all luggage brought into the country because... | the country tries to protect its agricultural products
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| Because Chile is located in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons... | occur at the opposite time as those in the US
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| In the early 1980s, Venezuela was the richest country in Latin America because of vast supplies of... | oil
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| When oil prices fell in the mid-1980s, Venezuela's economy.. | suffered a decline
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| Most of the people of Brazil live... | along the coasts
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| Hundreds of years ago, much of Peru was controlled by the empire of the... | Incas
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| About a third of Brazil's farmland is... | unused
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| Santiago, Chile's pollution problem is caused in part by its location... | in the Andes
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| Most of Venezuela's population lives... | in cities
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