Chapture 9

Question 1

Andes

Answer 1

The highest point in the region

Question 2

Cordillera

Answer 2

A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges.

Question 3

Guiana highlands

Answer 3

Stretch into Guyana and Suriname.

Question 4

Llanos

Answer 4

MOSTly grassland with a few trees

Question 5

Orinoco river

Answer 5

Is the regions longest river

Question 6

Cartagena

Answer 6

Was a major naval base and commercial port in the spanish empire

Question 7

Bogota

Answer 7

A city located high in the Andes

Question 8

Guerrillas

Answer 8

Members of an irregular military force.

Question 9

Ilaneros

Answer 9

Venezuelan cowboys

Question 10

Lake Maracaibo

Answer 10

This lake is rich in soil

Question 11

Caracas

Answer 11

The capitol of Venezuela and the economic culture center.

Question 12

Strike

Answer 12

A group. Of worker that stop their work until there demands she met

Question 13

Rerefedom

Answer 13

Recalled vote

Question 14

Amazon river

Answer 14

Is located in Brazil an is about 4000 miles long.

Question 15

Rio de la plata

Answer 15

Is a rive that mixes with salt water

Question 16

Estuary

Answer 16

A partially enclosed body of water were fresh water mixes with salt water.

Question 17

Pampas

Answer 17

A region of dry plans and Plautus

Question 18

Deforestation

Answer 18

The clearing of trees

Question 19

Soil exhaustion

Answer 19

The soil is infertile because is has lost nutrients needed by plants

Question 20

São Paulo

Answer 20

Is the largest urban area in South America and the fourth largest inn the world

Question 21

Megacity

Answer 21

A giant urban area that is surrounded by city’s and suburbs

Question 22

Rio de Janeiro

Answer 22

Brazils second largest city

Question 23

Favelas

Answer 23

Huge slums

Question 24

Brasília

Answer 24

The countries capitol

Question 25

Manaus

Answer 25

More then 1 million people live there.