Social Studies Ch. 8
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- oil
- In Venezuela, the government owns the _______ industry.
- True
- The area of Venezuela where Angel Falls is located is in the Guiana Highlands.
- altitude
- The main thing that affects climate in Venezuela is ________.
- Angel
- Located in Venezuela, the world's highest waterfall is called ______ falls.
- telenovelas
- Brazil's prime time soap operas are called ________.
- llanos
- The grassy plains in Venezuela along the Orinoco river is called the ________.
- cities
- Nearly 90% of Venezuelans live in _______.
- Portuguese
- The largest part of Brazil's culture is ____________. (nationality)
- Georgetown
- The Capital of Guyana is ____________.
- caudillos
- The military rulers of Venezuela during the 1800's and 1900's were called ________.
- coastal city
- Montevideo is an Atlantic _______ _______
- French Guiana
- ______ _______ (Carribean S. America) is still a territory of France today.
- Lake Maracaibo
- The largest lake in S. America is called _______ _______ (located in Venezuela)
- True
- Urguay's Capital is Montevideo.
- True
- The Itaipu hydroelectric power generator is located on the Parana river.
- Gran Chaco
- The thick forest in NW Argentina and mixture of trees and plains in Paraguay is called _______ _______.
- english
- Most people in Guyana speak _______.
- Hugo Chavez
- The ex-military leader ______ ______ is president of Venezuela.
- True
- The favorite sport of Brazillian's is soccer (futbol).
- True
- A stepp cliff between higher and lower land is known as an escarpment.
- prefect
- The French official who leads French Guiana is called a _________.
- 5th
- Brazil is the _____ largest country in the world
- quebracho
- Tannin, the product used in processing leather comes form the ________ tree.
- Cayenne
- The Capital of French Guiana is called ________.
- democratic republic
- Brazil's form of government is called a _____ ____.
- False
- Paraguay's Capital is Buenos Aires.
- True
- The largest city in Brazil is Sao Paulo.
- Argentina
- Patagoniais located in ________, a country in the Southern part of S. America.
- Brasilia
- Rio de Janeiro used to be the Capital of Brazil, but _______ is now the Capital.
- 1975
- Suriname won independence in ___________.
- True
- Carnival is a famous celebration held in Reio de Janeiro before Lent.
- Venezuela
- ________ (name) means "little Venice"
- False
- The major economic activity of Uruguay is mining.
- Paramaribo
- The Capital and chief port city of the country of Suriname is _________.
- electricity
- Paraaguay sells nearly 90% of the ______ it produces to other countries.
- False
- Venezuela's most important river is the Amazon.
- Spain
- In the early 1500's Venezuela was a colony of ________.
- True
- The Brazillian Highlands is a landform found in east and south Brazil.
- inflation
- An increase in the prices of goods across an entire economy is called ________.
- False
- The world's second largest longest river is the Orinoco.
- hydroelectric
- In Venezuela, the Orinoco river is a major source of _______ power.
- False
- The largest country in Carribean S. America is French Guiana.
- Venezuela
- The largest producer of oil in the Americas is _________.
- pampas
- In Argentina, the vast treeless plains which provide fertile soil is called the _______.
- Guarani
- The _______ were the first people to live in Paraguay.
- Brazil
- The largest country in South America is _________.
- Asuncion
- The largest city in Paraguay is __________.
- True
- Gauchos work on ranches called Estancias.
- caracas
- The Capital of Venezuela is ________.
- False
- Brazillian name for the rain forests is favela.