November ExamπŸ˜–πŸ˜πŸ˜ŠπŸ€”πŸ™„πŸ˜ Flashcards

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Which countries make up Central America

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Belize,Guatemala ,Honduras ,el Salvador ,Nicaragua ,Costa Rica and Panama

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What is an archipelago

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Large group of islands

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Which islands conform the greater Antilles

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Cuba,Hispaniola ,Puerto Rico and Jamaica

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Other two group of islands in the Caribbean

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Bahamas and Lesser Antilles

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A moist high elevation tropical forest where low clouds are common

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Cloud forest

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Which country conquer Belize ?

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Britain

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Civil war

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A conflict between two or more group within a country

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The practice of using areas natural environment to attract tourists

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Ecotourism

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What is the Panama Canal

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Canal fees and local industries in the country’s most prosperous region

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Toussaint L’ouverture

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Helped freedom in Haiti

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Regional variety of languages

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Dialect

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A self governing territory associated with another country

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Commonwealth

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Someone who flees to another country usually for political or economic reasons

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Refugee

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An organization owned by its members and operated for their mutual benefit

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Cooperative

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Echar os a cordillera

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Mountain system are up roughly parallel ranges

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What are the andes

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A mountain range in Colombia

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Narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

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Isthmus

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18
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What is the Guiana highlands

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Venezuela highest elevation

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Drops of elevation between the Andes

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Llanos

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The region’s longest river

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Orinoco River

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A major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire (Colombia)

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Cartagena

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From who Colombia gained independence from?

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Spain

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Colombia capital

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Bogota

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Chincha ring toss game

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Tejo

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The Colombian music has __________ influence
African
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Members of an irregular military force
Guerrillas
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The George Washington of South America
Simon Bolivar
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What are llaneros
Venezuelan Cowboys
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Which rivers are rich in oil
Orinoco and lake Maracaibo
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Venezuela capital
Caracas
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A group of workers stopping work until their demands are met
A strike
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Recall vote
Referendum
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The Guianas are conformed by
Guyana,Suriname and the French Guiana
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How many miles the Orinoco River flows
1,300
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The first people to settle in Colombia
The Chibcha
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Venezuelans are a mixture of
European indians
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Venezuela economy is based on
Oil production
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What natural resources were the Chibcha known for using
GOLD
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Panama capital
Panama City
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Nicaragua capital
Managua
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Belize capital
Belmopan
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El Salvador capital
San Salvador
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Costa Rica capital
San Jose
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Honduras capital
Tegucigalpa
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Guyana capital
Georgetown.
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Suriname capital
Paramibo
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French Guyana capital
Cayenne
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Suriname
Paramaribo
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Four countries on Atlantic South America
Brazil, Argentina ,Uruguay ,Paraguay
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Where is the Amazon River
Brazil
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A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water mixes with salty water
Estuary
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An example of estuary
Rio de Plata
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Clearing of trees
Deforestation
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The soil is infertile because it has lost nutrients needed by plants
Soil exhaustion
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The first Europeans to find Brazil
Portuguese
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One tradition of Brazil
Carnival
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A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs
Megacity
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Brazil largest cities are
Sao Pablo and Rio de Janeiro
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Favelas
Huge slums
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First Europeans to find Argentina
Spanish
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Argentine cowboys
Gauchos
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Argentina most developed agricultural region is
The pampas
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An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America
Mercosur
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A part of economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes
Informal economy
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Montevideo
Uruguay
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From who Uruguay declared independence of
Spain
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
Landlocked
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From who Paraguay gained independence from
Spain
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2 languages in Paraguay
Spanish and Guarani
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Countries in Pacific South America
Ecuador ,Bolivia ,Chile,Peru
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A broad high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes
Altiplano
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A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
A strait
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An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast
El NiΓ±o
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A desert in northern Chile that has one of the cloudiest and driest places on Earth
Atacama desert
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A governor appointed by the king of Spain
Viceroy
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Ecuador
Quito
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Ecuador largest city
Guayaquil
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Bolivia's capitals
Sucre and La Paz
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Peru capital
Lima
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A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
A coup
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Chile capital
Santiago