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Q3 Bells Flashcards

1
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Which country was named after a great South American Patriot?

A

Bolivia

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2
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Name both of the South American countries that have no coastline

A

Paraguay and Bolivia

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3
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What is the longest river in South America?

A

Amazon River

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4
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What is the name given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?

A

Pampas

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5
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At the mouth of which river is Montevideo?

A

Paraná River

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6
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What is the official language of Brazil?

A

Portuguese

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7
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What is the capital of Ecuador?

A

Quito

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8
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What strait separates Chile from Fierra Del Fuego?

A

Strait of Magellan

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9
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What country owns the Galápagos Islands?

A

Ecuador

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10
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Which country owns the Falkland Islands?

A

The United Kingdom

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11
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What is the capital of Columbia?

A

Bogotá

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12
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In which mountain range is Macchu Picchu?

A

Andes Mountains

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13
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Where is lake Maracaibo?

A

Venezuela

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14
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What is the sacred city of the incas?

A

Cuzco

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15
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What is the original name of Easter Island?

A

Rapa Nui

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16
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What type of land is Panama?

A

Isthmus

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17
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What is the largest lake in all of Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

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17
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All of Central America lies in what is commonly known as what?

A

The Tropical Zone

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18
Q

Where is Aruba located?

A

The Caribbean

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19
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What is the largest city in the Caribbean?

A

Havana

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20
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What ancient civilization lived in the Yucatán peninsula?

A

The Maya

21
Q

What kind of music is Jamaica famous for?

A

Reggae

22
Q

The Caribbean has been dominated by what agricultural industry?

A

Sugar

23
Q

Into what groups are the Antilles islands separated?

A

Greater and Lesser

24
Q

What large body of water borders Mexico to the east?

A

Gulf of Mexico

25
Q

In which South American country is Dutch the official language?

A

Suriname

26
Q

Who conquered Peru in 1532?

A

Francisco Pizarro

27
Q

What Andean empire did King Pachacuti extend in the 1400s?

A

The Inca empire

28
Q

Which US state does Tijuana share a border with?

A

California

29
Q

What is the name given to the narrow inlets caused by glacial erosion that are found along the coast of Greenland?

A

Fjord

30
Q

Formerly known as British Honduras, what is the only country in Central America where English is the official language?

A

Belize

30
Q

What is the name of the highest point in North America?

A

Denali

31
Q

What is the largest freshwater lake in North America?

A

Lake Superior

32
Q

What is the largest island of the North American continental shelf?

A

Greenland

33
Q

What is the longest river in North America?

A

The Missouri River

34
Q

What is the largest city in North America by population?

A

Mexico City

35
Q

What river separates the United States and Mexico?

A

Colorado River

36
Q

What is the largest Caribbean Island?

A

Cuba

37
Q

Who did the United States negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with?

A

France

38
Q

What country did the United States buy Alaska from?

A

Russia

39
Q

What was the bloodiest war in US history?

A

Civil War

40
Q

What is the name of the southernmost point of South America?

A

Jierra Del Fuego

41
Q

What is the major religion in South America?

A

Catholicism

42
Q

What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

A

Inca

43
Q

The driest place in the world is a desert in South America called what?

A

Atacama Desert

44
Q

Who helped Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru achieve their independence?

A

Simon Bolivar

45
Q

Who were the fierce warlike tribe inhabiting the Southern Islands from Trinidad to the Virgin Islands?

A

The Caribs

46
Q

Which Latin American country had the biggest slave population?

A

Brazil

47
Q

What resource was discovered in 1695 in Colonial Brazil?

A

Gold

48
Q

What country built the Panama Canal?

A

The United States of America

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