Argentina to Venezuela and Brazil chapter 8
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- low area surrounded by higher land
- basin
- steep cliff between higher and lower land
- escarpment
- thick tropical rainforests
- selvas
- slum area
- favela
- vast treeless plains in the center of Argentina
- pampas
- ranch
- estancia
- cowhands
- gauchos
- military ruler
- caudiillo
- grassy plains in venezuela
- llanos
- Argentina's major oil fields are in the Andes and in
- Patagonia
- During the late 1899s, immigrants in large numbers came to Argentina from Spain and
- Italy
- Most people in Guyana speak
- English
- Guarani culture influences the art of
- Paraguay
- Which of the following has the highest literacy rate and the best diet of any South American country?
- Uruguay
- Brazil is the largest country in
- South America
- Who were the first and largest group to colonize Brazil?
- The Portuguese
- The second longest river in the world is the
- Amazon
- The Amazon Basin is a low area surrounded by higher land and has
- rainfall as much as 120 inches per year
- Brazil is the world's leading producer of
- Coffee
- A former military leader elected President of Venezuela is
- Hugo Chavez
- Carnaval
- is a festival celebrated just before lent
- The world's highest waterfall located in Venezuela is
- Angel Falls
- The capital city of Brazil that was newly built in the 1960s is
- Brasilia
- A long established custom is called a
- Tradition
- They call soccer
- futbol
- The height above sea level is called
- altitude
- The capital of Uruguay
- Montevideo
- The capital of Venezuela
- Caracas
- The capital of Paraguay
- Asuncion
- The capital of French Guiana
- Cayenne
- The capital of Guyana
- Georgetown
- The capital of Suriname
- Paramaribo
- This country has the world's largest hydroelectric power generator and exports electricity
- Paraguay
- The largest lake in South America which is in Venezuela
- Lake Maracaibo
- The capital of Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- The highest mountain in the western hemisphere
- Aconcagua