SA Geography Terms Word Scramble
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Tepuis | High edged clifs, Angel Falls in Venezuela is a good example of Tepuis |
Llanos | Lage plains in Northwestern Coloumbia and Western Venezuela |
Gran Chaco | Large plains between the Andes Mountains and the Brazilian Highlands |
Pampas | A plain in Argentina that has fertile soil fuled by the Andes |
Who were the Inca | South America's greatest early civilization. They were defeated by Francisco Pizarro in 1530. This began the peroid of Spanish settelment |
Latifundia | Large estates in Soutn America |
What peroid in history did many South America countries gain their independence? | 1810 to 1830 |
What countries colonized much of South America? | Spain and Portugal |
Buffer State | A smaller country that is formed between two larger countries |
coup | A violent overthrow of the government, Bolivia has had 200 after the year 1825 |
Minifundia | small plantations that were formed when the larger colonial plantations were broken up, the land is usually bad and only good for subsistence farming |
Mercosur | South American trade unions that have helped industry and the economy of South America |
Favelas | The name for urban slums in Brazil, but are found in other parts of South America |
Created by:
Coach Hilton
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