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- Hisponiola
- what greater Antillie island is divided between Hati and Dominion repubic?
- terraced farming
- the practice of cutting step-like fields into sides of hills and slopes in order to grow crops in mountain areas is known as what kind of farming?
- rio grande river
- what river forms part of the border between mexico and the united states?
- the andes
- the name of the south american mountain chain
- mexico city, mexico
- what is the most populous city in latin america
- the amozon
- second longest river inthe world. largest water volume?
- angel falls
- what is the tallest waterfall in the world
- gauchos
- what is the name for theses cowboys of argentina amd uraguay who often use a bolo to capture animals?
- patagonia
- the southeatern region that borders the atlantic ocean and includes parts of argentina and chile
- llanos
- the grassy plains of colombia and venezulea are called
- cerrado
- in brazilthe plains are called
- pampas
- the grasslands of argentina amd uraguay
- windward islands and the leeward islands
- the lesser antilles islands are divided into what two groups?
- brazil
- what country's government is encouraging settlers to move into the country's interiior and develop the land for farming?
- parana river
- south american river that starts in the highlands of southern brazil through paraguay and rio toward the rio de la plata estuary?
- rio de la plata estuary
- the parana river drains into what estuary
- the brazil nut tree
- what tree in the rainforest can grow up to 150 feet high
- sugarloaf mountain
- the name of the rio de janeiro mountain, famous for the statue of christ atop it?
- mexico city, mexico
- the ancient Aztec city of Tenochitlan is the site of whtacity today?
- reggae
- this music is a mix of african. carribean, and american influences this deals with social and religion problems
- portugal
- the treaty of Tordesillas gave control of the brazilian territory to what country?
- Mexico
- what present day country's territory was once home to the Toltecs, the Maya, and the Aztecs?
- cortes
- what spanish conquistador did the Aztec emperor Montezuma think might be the god Quetzalcoatl?
- cuba
- what is the largest and most populous island in the carribean?
- a mexican factory
- what is a maquiladoras?
- carnival
- feast day in rio de janeiro
- chile
- south americas greatest economic success story?
- brasilia
- the capital city of brazil?
- Cuzco, Peru
- whats is the capital city of the inca empire?
- mestizo
- the term for mexicos population group of mixed spanish and native heritage?
- the inca
- quechaua is the traditional language of what native peoples?
- simon bolivar
- what south american soldier led independence movements in colombia, venezuela, ecuador, and bolivia in the 1820's?
- brazil
- what south american country has the largets population outside of japan?
- mercosur
- what south american common market includes brazil, paraguay, and uraguay?
- brazil
- in what country is much of the amazon rain forest located?
- oligarchy
- what is the term for a goverment by the few?
- farmers or peasants
- in a program of land reform who gets the portions of the large landhildons that are broken up?
- 50 million acres
- how many acres of rain forest are being destroyed worldwide every year?
- mexico
- what country is benoito juarez from?
- junta
- the harsh goverment formed immediately following a military coup and headed by geberals?
- debt-fro-nature-swap
- the name for the type of plan in which a group pays off part of a goverments debt in return for the government protecting part of its environment?
- mexico
- in 200 vicente fox became the first president of what country?
- aregentina
- juan peron was a dictator of what south american country?
- favelas
- what are the brazilian slums?