AmericasminusUS Flashcards
(116 cards)
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Chattahoochee River is between?
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Alabama and Georgia
2
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Made by Chattahoochee river and Flint river
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Apalachicola River(highlighted dark blue)
3
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Apalachicola river is made by these two? In what states
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Chattahoochee(in Georgia and Alabama) and Flint river(in Georgia, to right)
4
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Yukon river drains into
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Norton Sound
5
Q
Coolidge Dam is on …
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Gila River
6
Q
Main river of Arizona
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Gila River
7
Q
Main trib of Gila river
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Salt river
8
Q
San Carlos resovoir is on this
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Gila River(Arizona)
9
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Parana River goes through
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Brazil then Paraguay, then Argentina
10
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dam on the Parana river is called? And belongs to
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Itaipu dam
between Paraguay and Brazil
11
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Iguazu river is a tributary of… and belongs to
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Parana river
Brazil and Argentina(on border)
12
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largest rivers of S. America
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Amazon
Parana
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largest river of Columbia
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Magdalena river
14
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Aconcagua river is in..
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Chile, in the middle
15
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Atrato river is in
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N/w Colombia
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Meta river tributary
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Orinoco river
17
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Caura tributary
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Orinoco river
18
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Caura Tributary
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Orinoco river
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Atabapo tributary
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Orinoco river
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Apure tributary
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Orinoco river
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Arauca tributary
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Orinoco river
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Casiquiare Canal connects
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Orinoco river + Rio Negro river
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Orinoco river flows through this region
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through the Llanos(plains)
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headwaters on Delgado Chalbaud mountain
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Orinoco river
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Ugueto River tributary
Orinoco river
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Guaharibos Rapids on
Orinoco river
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Maipures rapids are on
Orinoco river
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Ventuari River tributary is on
Orinoco river
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Guri and Macagua dams are on
Orinoco river
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Caroni River tributary
Orinoco river
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Orinoco river drains to
Gulf of Paria
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Llovinza Falls are on
Orinoco river
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island at the mouth of Amazon river
Marajo
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Para river tributary
Amazon river
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Rio Negro is a tributary of the
Amazon river
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Madeira tributary
Amazon river
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Purús tributary
Amazon river
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Yapura tributary
Amazon river
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Tocantins tributary
Amazon river
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Ucayali River is a tributary of
Amazon river
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Rio de la Plata is made of the
Parana and Uruguay river
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last tributary of the Uruguay river
Rio Negro(in Uruguay) 
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Two capitals on the Rio de la Plata
Buenos Aires, Montevideo
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Samborombon bay is found on
Rio de la Plata
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The Salado river drains into..(2 choices)
Parana river or Rio de la Plata
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Colonia del Sacramento is on
Rio de la Plata
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Point Piedras and Cape San Antonio is on
Rio de la Plata
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Isla Martin Garcia or island is on
Rio de la Plata
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Blue Nile is on the
White Nile is on the..
White nile to the left
Blue Nile to the right
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Saladillo stream is in
Parana River
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Luduena streams tributary
Parana River
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Ibicuy island is in
Parana River(delta)
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Corrientes province and city is on
Parana River
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Grande rivers, Rio Grande(S.American) goes into
Parana river
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Yacyreta Dam is on
Parana River
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Entre Rios province contains
Parana River
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Rosario-Victoria Bridge is on
Parana River
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Itaipu Dam is on
Parana River
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Dam on the Parana river, very big
Itaipu dam
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Dam between Paraguay and Brazil
Itaipu dam
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Itaquirai river tributary
Parana river
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Main river of Colombia
Magdalena
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Top three river of South America
1. Amazon
2. Parana
3. Tocantins(Brazil)
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Uros island is in
Lake Titicaca
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Amantani island is in
Lake Titicaca
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Taquile island is in
Lake Titicaca
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Isla del Sol y Isla del Luna are in
Lake Titicaca
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Strait of Tiquina seperates this into two
Lake Titicaca
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Taraco peninsula
Lake Titicaca
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Yampupata Peninsula
Lake Titicaca
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Ilave river drains into
Lake Titicaca
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Coata river goes into
Lake Titicaca
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Ramis River goes into
Lake Titicaca
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drains Titicaca to like Poopoo
Desaguadero River
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Desaguadero River drains
Lake Titicaca
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lake Maricaibo's largest tributary
Catatumbo river
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Rafael Urdaneta bridge
Lake Maricaibo
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primarily fed by the Catatumbo River
Lake Maricaibo
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Zulia River joins with this river
Catatumbo river
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Zapara island is in
Lake Maracaibo
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Lake Maracaibo
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Perija Mountains are near
Lake Maracaibo
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Tablazo Strait is in
Lake Maracaibo
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Los Parajos Islands is in
Lake Maracaibo
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Cabimas region is on
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bordered to the north by the Brunswick Peninsula
Straight of Magellan
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Tierra del Fuego is bordered by these two waterways
Straight of Magellan on top
Drake passage on bottom
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home to Cape Froward
Straight of Magellan
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Puerto Saro and Punta Arenas are by
Straight of Magellan
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Otway Sound is in
Straight of Magellan
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Solentiname Islands are in
Lake Nicaragua
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Ometepe Island is in
Lake Nicaragua
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Concepcion volcano is on
Lake Nicaragua
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Madera volcano is on
Lake Nicaragua
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Mancarron island is in
Lake Nicaragua(Solentiname archi)
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was called **Mar Dulce **
Lake Nicaragua
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Tistian Isthmus is in
Lake Nicaragua
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Isthmus of Rivas is in
Lake Nicaragua
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lake Nicaragua is connected to lake Managua by
Tipitapa River (Managua to Nicaragua the flow goes)
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drained by San Juan river
Lake Nicaragua
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what countries are on the Gulf of Fonseca
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Shared by Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador
Gulf of Fonseca
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Darien Scheme Tried to make this by this country
Panama Canal by Scotland
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the Pearl Islands/Archipeligo is South of
Panama(canal)
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contains Cordillera de Talamanca
on border of Costa Rica and Panama
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Azuero Peninsula is in
Panama
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Chagres River is in(and makes)
largest river in **Panama **makes Canal
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lake **Gatun** is in
Panama
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Darién Gap is between(and disconnects the..)
Panama and Colombia
Pan American Highway
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Miraflores lake is in
Panama Canal
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Centennial Bridge crosses
Panama Canal
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Gaillard Cut is in
Panama Canal
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Boyd-Roosevelt Highway runs along
Panama Canal
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Isla del Ray is a part of
Panama
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three main waterways in Tierra del Fuego
Straight of Magellan
Beagle Channel
Drake Passage
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