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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Which countries belong to the Atlantic South America? Which is the biggest country from the Atlantic South America? Which is the Worlds largest river system? Which is the location to the Amazon River? Which is the name of the river that drains much of the central part of South America? 6. What is an estuary? 7. List 2 characteristics of the Rio de la Plata: 8. What is the name of the Atlantic South Americas high plains? 9. What is the name of Atlantic South Americas low plains? 10. What is the name of Atlantic South Americas grassy plains? 11. What is the name of the Atlantic South Americas dry plains and plateaus? 12. What is the name of the river that is part of the Paran River system? 13. Which are the greatest natural resources of the Atlantic South America? 14. Why does the Amazon rain forest is one of the greatest natural resources of the Atlantic South America? 15. What is deforestation? 16. Which is the problem that some areas have because planting the same crop every year? 17. What is Soil Exhaustion? 18. What do the summer rains produce in some plains of the Atlantic South America? 19. Which species are found in the Amazon Rain Forest? 20. Which are the huge slums that are located on Brazils Southeast region? 21. Which is the major port and industrial city from the Amazon? 22. Which is the biggest country from the Atlantic South America. 23. Brazil is divided into four regions: 24. Which is a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs? 25. Name two immigrant influenced foods that are now common in Brazilian dishes: 26. Who were the first people to live in Brazil? 27. Which are the Brazilian biggest holiday and the official dance? 28. Which is the most popular sport in Brazil? 29. What is Brazils official language and which other languages are spoken too? 30. Which are the 3 religions that are practiced in Brazil? 31. Why is so much of Brazils culture influenced by African Americans? 32. What European country colonized Brazil? 33. Which are the three groups of people from which most Brazilians are descended?

34. Which was the last country of the Atlantic South America to end slavery? 35. Which is the country that is considering a megacity? 36. Which is the Brazils second largest city? 37. Which is the capital of Brazil? 38. List the main statements about each Brazilian Regions: 39. What does Argentina means? 40. Which is the most important agricultural region of Argentina? 41. Who are the gauchos? 42. Who was Eva Peron? 43. Which influence does the Argentinas culture have? 44. Which is the popular dish of Argentina? 45. Which is the capital of Argentina? 46. Which is the most important industrial region of Argentina? 47. What is a Mercosur? 48. What is an informal economy? 49. Which is the capital of Uruguay? 50. What type of government does Uruguay have? 51. Which are the Uruguayan official languages? 52. Which is the most important export of Uruguay? 53. What is a landlocked? 54. Which South Americas countries are consider as landlocked countries? 55. Which are the two official languages of Paraguay? 56. Which is the capital of Paraguay? 57. What are some possible ways Paraguay may be able to improve its economy? 58. Which are the countries that belong to the Pacific South America? 59. Which is the narrow country of the Pacific South America that is so long that it covers about half of the Pacific coast by itself? 60. Which major physical feature do the Pacific South America countries share? 61. Which is the characteristic of the rivers of the Pacific South America? 62. Which is the highest lake in the world? 63. What is the name of the strait that links the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean? 64. What is a strait? 65. What is the name of the large island that is located at the South of the Magellan strait? 66. How many climates zones exist in the Andes? 67. Describe the climate and vegetation to each of the five climate zones: 68. Which is the driest desert of the world? 69. Which natural disaster do the Pacific South America countries experience about every two to seven years? 70. What is El Nio? 71. Which is the valuable resource that the Pacific South Americas countries dont have? 72. Which ancient empire was stabilized in the Pacific South America countries?

73. Which was the capital f the Inca Empire? 74. Which agricultural systems did the early civilizations use? 75. Who were the Inca Runners? 76. What did the Incas used to cross the steep Andean valleys? 77. Did the Incas have a written system? 78. Who was the last Inca king? 79. Who was Francisco Pizarro? 80. Which was the role of the viceroy? 81. What role did Creoles play in the history of Pacific South America? 82. What is the name of the festival that the Bolivians celebrate every May, in the high Andes and who do they honor? 83. Which issues or problems that all the countries of Pacific South America have faced in recent years? 84. Who was Lucio Gutierrez? 85. Who was the first Ecuadorian president to be re-elected in more than 30 years? 86. Which are the three economic regions of Ecuador? Describe them 87. Which is Ecuadors major port and commercial center? 88. Which is the capital of Ecuador? 89. Which is the major export of Ecuador? 90. Which is the Pacific South America country that is divided between two capital cities? Which are the names of them? 91. Which is the highest capital city in the world? 92. Who is Evo Morales? 93. Which is the poorest country in South America? 94. Which is the most populous country in Pacific South America? 95. Which is the Capital of Peru? 96. Which are the young towns? 97. Which are the crops that grow in Peru? 98. Who was the first female president of Chile? 99. Which is the capital of Chile? 100. What is a coup? 101. How do the Chileans support their economy? 102. Use a map and localize the region of South America and the most important physical features.