180 days South America
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| What is the mountain range which runs along the western coast of South America? | Andes Mountains
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| What is the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere? | Aconcagua
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| Where is Mt. Aconcagua located? | Argentina
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| What waterfall has the longest drop in the world? | Angel Falls
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| Where is Angel Falls located? | Venezuela
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| What is an isthmus? | A narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
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| What is a mountain range? | A row of connected mountains
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| What is an island? | A body of land that is smaller than a continent that is completely surrounded by water.
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| What is a rain forest? | A tropical forest in an area where there is an exceptionally high yearly rainfall.
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| What is a sea? | A body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean.
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| What is a pampas? | Huge, treeless plains.
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| In which hemisphere is South America primarily located? | Southern (Western) Hemisphere
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| Which three continents are larger than South America? | Asia, Africa, and North America
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| Where is the world's largest rain forest located? | In the Amazon River Basin in Brazil
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| What is the name of the desert located in northern Chile? | The Atacama Desert
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| Which three South American countries are largely made up of rolling grasslands? | Argentina, Venezuela, and Colombia
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| In what South American country is the Isthmus of Panama that links Central America with South? | Colombia
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| What are some of South America's native animals? | the capybara, the sloth, the anaconda, the piranha fish, the pampas, the alpaca, and the llama.
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| What are some of the plants that are native to South America? | orchids, rubber tree, cacao tree, pineapple plant, carnauba palm
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| What major islands or island groups are in South America? | Galapagos Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Falkland Islands
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| Who are Iberians? | Spaniards or Portuguese
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| Who are viceroys? | Spanish rulers appointed by the king
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| Who are Creoles? | Persons of Spanish descent born in the West Indies or Latin America.
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| Who are Caudillos? | Political and military leaders who overthrew the government during the Latin American wars of independence.
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| What is a hacienda? | A large farm, ranch, or country estate
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| Who are mestizos? | Descendants of mixed Indian and European ancestry
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| Who are conquistadors? | A sixteenth-century Spanish adventurer with a small but well-equipped army.
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| Which group of Latin American people does "Indian" refer to? | Native or original inhabitants of the continent.
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| What were the three main Indian groups in Latin America before the European explorers arrived? | Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas
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| What European nation conquered the great Indian nations of Latin America? | Spain
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| Who was the Inca leader at the time of the European conquest? | Atahuallpa
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| Who led his nation in conquering the Inca Indians? | Francisco Pizarro
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| What Indian tribe controlled the Valley of Mexico and the area surrounding it? | The Aztecs
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| What was the name of the Aztec capital? | Tenochtitlan
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| What is the present-day name for the Aztec capital? | Mexico City
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| Who was the leader of the Aztecs when the Europeans first arrived in this area? | Montezuma II
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| Which European leader conquered the Aztecs? | Hernanado Cortes
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| Besides his own men, who helped Hernando Cortes conquer the Aztecs? | The surrounding Indian tribes who had been conquered by the Aztecs and resented their heavy taxes.
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| Why did the Aztecs not oppose the European conquerors? | They had a legend that their god had sailed across the ocean and that someday he would return. When Cortes and his men appeared, they believed he was their god returning.
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| What group of Indians in southern Chile resisted being conquered for over 300 years? | Araucanian Indians
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| Besides being killed in battle, what was another reason for the decline in the Indian population after European colonists arrived in Latin America? | The European colonists brought diseases with them to which the Indians had no immunity. Indians also died from the harsh treatment they suffered at the hands of the settlers.
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| Of the four major European countries that settled the New World, which two focused on the southern continent? | Spain and Portugal
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| What was one major reason Europeans came to the New World? | to search for gold, silver, iron ore, precious gems
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| What did Latin America have more of than North America? | silver and gold
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| What church took hold in Latin America? | Roman Catholic Church
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| What area in South America did the Portuguese government control? | Brazil
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| What was an imaginary line drawn running north and south through South America called? | The Line of Demarcation
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| Who were the two men who led revolutions to gain independence for South America from its European rulers? | Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar
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| What denomination or church do the majority of Latin Americans belong to? | Roman Catholic Church
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| Do the people of Latin America have the freedom to worship as they choose? | Yes
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| Which church do some governments in Latin America officially support? | Roman Catholic Church
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| What percentage of the people are considered Protestant? | about 5%
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| Which two denominations have the fastest-growing membership today in Latin America? | Pentecostal churches and the Mormons
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| What is a poncho? | A blanket with a slit in the middle for the head/ worn in cooler mountain villages as a coat.
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| What are gauchos? | cowboys of Argentina and Uruguay
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| What is a tortilla? | A thin pancake made from corn flour.
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| What is a hacienda? | A large plantation or farm.
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| What is a fiesta? | a festival
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| What are some of the typical foods of Latin America? | Beans, rice and tortillas
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| What did people of Latin America enjoy doing? | soccer, cricket and bullfighting
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