u7 Flashcards
(30 cards)
The area along the Equator in northern Brazil has a tropical rain forest climate.
True
Portugal’s rule of Brazil lasted only about 50 years.
False
Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela have all been ruled at times by dictators.
True
Who was the first indigenous president of Bolivia?
Evo Morales
Who was the revolutionary leader who led the fight against Spanish rule?
Simon Bolivar
Who was the socialist Chilean president killed in a coup?
Salvador Allende
In which country do about half of all South Americans live?
Brazil
Until the late 1800s, nearly all European immigrants to Brazil were from which country?
Portugal
What is the name of the group of islands owned by Ecuador that was the location of important studies by British naturalist Charles Darwin?
Galapagos Islands
Which country in South America is the only one with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
Colombia
What is the largest country in South America (population and land size)?
Brazil
Name 2 South American countries that are landlocked.
Paraguay and Bolivia
By the early 1500s, what people had become the dominant indigenous group in the Andean region?
Inca
In the 1980s, Argentina fought a brief war with what country over ownership of the Falkland Islands?
Britain
How is Brazil different (think heritage) than another country in South America?
Language
What was the main occupation of the Tupi people?
Farming
By the 1600’s what became Brazil’s number one crop?
Sugar
What kept Portugal from paying much attention to Brazil for more than 20 years after they arrived there?
Spice trade
Define the following: Encomienda.
Labor system
What year did Colombia get its independence?
1819
When did Panama get its independence?
1903
What native people lived in the ‘tropical north’ region of South America?
Arawak Carib
What colony became known as Suriname?
Dutch Guiana
Who was the first president of Gran Colombia?
Simon Bolivar
