Bozz-Rina's South America Geography

People who travel to spread their religion to others.

Fast -growing crop used for food and industrial products like plastic and ink.

Flat fields cut into mountainsides.

Imaginary line (zero degrees latitude) on the Earth’s surface which runs through South America

Indigenous tribe in Brazil defending their rainforest home from deforestation. (lip plates)

Something or someone who is native to an area.

A system of government where the army leaders are also the leaders of the country.

Total control of an area of business with no competitors

Previous President of Chile and first woman elected to that position.

After millions of years of heat and pressure, fossils become.....

The land that water flows across or under on its way to a river.

A wealthy or powerful nation ruling over a weak one.

lake of stored water (or other liquid). Can be underground.

South America’s largest and most advanced civilization around the 1500s in Peru

A person who has total rule over a country, usually in a brutal or cruel way.

Large grassy plains in Argentina. The continent’s major crop growing region.

Desert of high plateau with a cold climate located to the West of the Andes Mountains.

Spanish / Mestizo cowboys that herd sheep and cattle in the Pampas.

Third layer of the rainforest, gets very little sunlight.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

The time when a country gains freedom from the rule of another country.

Agreement that divided ownership of South America between Spain and Portugal.

Taking metals and minerals from the Earth

The process by which plants and trees release water vapor into the air

An act of violence or defiance against those in control (Government, Parents, Rules)

Electricity generated by the force of water

a system of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws.

A country or territory controlled by another country. Example – French Guiana/ Falkland Islands

The natural home or environment of an animal or plant

An area of land that has common features. The basic units of Geography.

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World's second longest river. Flows east from the Andes Mountains (Peru) to the Atlantic Ocean

Raising cattle, sheep or horses on a large farm.

The part of the land that's near the ocean – the edge

World’s largest tropical rainforest near the basin of the Amazon River in northern S. America

A complex Inca city built on a mountain. Today it is a treasured world heritage site.

Used to cross canyons or water.

A liquid removed from sugarcane or corn and mixed with gasoline to make biofuel.

European countries exporting enslaved African people to the Americas

Cutting down forest for growing crops or building cities

A red/brown metal. South America is a leading producer, especially Chile

An area of ground having specific characteristics (rocky, wet, desert, etc.)

An armed takeover of a government

Gradual change in Earth’s climate due to human release of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gases)

A method of using a resource so that it does not run out or become permanently damaged.

The plants and animals found in a particular location that depend on each other to survive

The layer of soil at the bottom of the forest, home to ferns, moss, fungi and rotted leaves.

Clearing land for farming by cutting down and burning existing forest and vegetation.

World’s largest producer of hydroelectricity. Located between Paraguay and Brazil

Top layer of the rainforest where the tallest trees rise above.

Leaders in government have a set of rules in a Constitution that must be followed

A roof over a rainforest created by treetops

Mixed European and native South American ancestry

A large farm for cash crops

Longest mountain range in the world (5000 mi) located along the Pacific coast of South America

Modern descendants of the Incas living in the Andes region.

Artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships.

Traps heat energy, warming the Earth. Caused by burning fossil fuels Ex: oil and coal