south america 3 chapter test Flashcards
On the western side of columbia, the ______ reach 18,000 feet
Andes
a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges
Cordillera
the region’s longest river. It helps to drain the plains and the highlands into the atlantic
Orinoco river
A land rich in gold
Columbia - the chibcha
The ______ Steal - kill - enslave
Spanish
Independence of Columbia was won in the 1700 establishing the republic of _______ _________, which included several surrounding countries
Gran columbia
_______ _________ helped to win its independence in 1821
Simon Boliver
________ comes from a South American Indian word that means “land of waters”
Guyana
Diverse population of people from China, Indonesia, and Creoles
Suriname
Territory of France
French Guiana
extends from the Andes mountains in Peru to the Atlantic ocean in Brazil
Amazon river
The _______ River drains much of the central part of South America. Water from it eventually flows into the Rio de Plata
Parana
South of the amazon basin are the ________________, a rugged region of old, eroded mountains
Brazilian highlands
Year 1500 ___________ explorers became the first Europeans to find Brazil
Portugese
Created cattle ranches
Portugese settlers
Brazilgained independence from ______ in 1822 without a fight
Portugal