South America

The population of Ecuador is mostly European.

Carnival is celebrated in the week before the _____ observance of Lent

What crops are grown in the tierra fria?

This waterfall is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall

These countries border the Pacific Ocean to the west

Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar.

The present day ruler of Venezuela is Hugo Chavez.

The French and British were the first to colonize South America.

The llanos and pampas are two grassland areas in South America.

The Inca counting system that involved a series of knotted cords of various lengths and colors.

This city was the capital of the Inca Empire

The present day ruler of Venezuela is

This area of Brazil is the periodically wet land located in central Brazil.

The early South American societies of the Moche, Mapuche, and Aymara were based primarily on

The Galapagos Islands lie in the Pacific Ocean west of Ecuador.

How do favelas contribute to pollution?

This man is credited as the European discoverer of Brazil

This city, atop a mountain of the same name, was founded over 400 years ago

The crops that grow in the hot, sea level climate zones are potatoes, wheat, and corn.

Colombia is about the same size as the southeastern US.

The climate zones above the tree line in the Andes

This city of more than 3 million people is the present day capital of Venezuela

As my altitude increases...

Most of the Amazon rain forest is located in Peru

Venezuela is not one of the world's largest exporters of oil.

The Portugese were the colonial rulers of Brazil.

This river has the 2nd largest water flow rate in South America and is 3rd in the world

The Galapagos Islands are not the home to many unique life-forms.

Many migrants to Brazil end up living in _____ on the outskirts of the city with no sanitation.

The search for this place, made of gold, spurred Spanish exploration in South America.

Dictators like Peron, Allende, and Pinochet were fair leaders with long-lasting reigns.

This city was the capital of Gran Colombia and the present-day capital of Colombia

This side of the Rain Shadow or Mountain Barrier effect gets no moisture

The Inca road system greatly helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire.

This desert is so arid in some places that no rainfall has EVER been recorded

This river's basin is home to the world's largest rain forest

Which 2 European groups were the 1st to colonize South America?

These two men are widely credited with freeing South America from Spanish rule

Treaty that stated everything to the west or would be Spanish and to the east Portuguese.

The Amazon rain forest has more biodiversity per square mile than any other place on Earth.