South America. pg. 520 (5 th) pg. 523 (6 th )

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1 South America pg. 520 (5 th) pg. 523 (6 th )

2 Venezuela Rich in Oil Lake Maracaibo Called Little Venice pg. 572 (5 th) pg. 574 (6 th )

3 Caracas 8 miles Inland 3000 pg. 572 (5 th) pg. 574 (6 th )

4 Caracas

5 Guiana Highlands Flat Topped Mtns Tepuis pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th )

6 Tepuis of the Guiana Highlands

7 Tepuis Islands in the Sky Unique Species

8 Tall Waterfalls Angel Falls 3200

9 pg. 572 (5 th) pg. 574 (6 th )

10 Guianas Guyana British Suriname Dutch French Guiana pg. 572 (5 th) pg. 574 (6 th ) pg. 532 (5 th) pg. 533 (6 th )

11 Colombia Andes Mtns Bogotá Capital 8000 Always cool temp. pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th )

12 Bogotá Main Product? Flowers for

13 Colombia Medellin 5000 Top Legal Crop Other Crops? Marijuana Coca pg. 575 (5 th) pg. 576 (6 th )

14 Colombia Tropical Rainforests Pacific Coast Southeast Amazon Rainforest pg. 526 (5 th) pg. 529 (6 th )

15 Ecuador 4 Regions 1. Coastal Lowland 2. Andes 3. Eastern Lowland 4. Galapagos Islands pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th )

16 Ecuador Coastal Lowland Guayaquil Main Crop? pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th )

17 Bananas

18 Andes Volcanoes Quito, capital 9000

19 Quito Mitad Del Mundo pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th )

20 Andes Mainly Indigenous Pop.

21 Ecuador Eastern Lowland Amazon Rainforest Oil pg. 526 (5 th) pg. 529 (6 th )

22 Galapagos Islands Dry, Volcanic

23 Unique Animals Galapagos = Tortoises Charles Darwin, 1830s Origin of Species

24 Penguins Blue-Footed Booby

25 Marine Iguana

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27 Peru 3 Regions 1. Dry Coastal Lowland 2. Andes 3. Eastern Rainforest pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th )

28 pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th ) Coastal Lowland Cool, Foggy Desert Due to Peru Ocean Current Cold Water from Ocean Cools the Air Fog, but no clouds Lima ½ Rain/Yr

29 Lima

30 Peru Ocean Current Commercial Fishing - Xlnt Anchovies Livestock Feed Sea Birds Guano» Fertilizer

31 pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th ) Peru Current El Niño Every 4-6 yrs Warm Water from Effects: Climate Fishing

32 Andes of Peru Inca Empire ( ) pg. 530 (5 th) pg. 533 (6 th )

33 Andes of Peru Inca Capital = Cusco Near Cusco pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th )

34 Machu Picchu Abandoned, Unconquered Inca City Tourism now

35 Machu Picchu

36 Inca Agriculture Potatoes Livestock? Llamas & Alpacas

37 Indigenous Pop. Quechua Language

38 LAKE TITICACA On Border of Peru/Bolivia 12,500 pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th )

39 Lake Titicaca

40 Peru s Eastern Lowland Amazon Rainforest Oil pg. 526 (5 th) pg. 529 (6 th )

41 Eastern Peru Iquitos On Amazon River Largest city

42 Bolivia 55% Indigenous Highest % in Lat. Am.

43 Bolivia

44 Bolivia pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th ) Andes in the West

45 La Paz 12,000 Highest Capital City 45-55F in daytime pg. 577 (5 th) pg. 578 (6 th )

46 Coca Leaves Chewed Stimulant Coca Cocaine

47 Brazil Language

48 Brazilians 40% African ancestry

49 Brazilians Mostly European

50 Brazilians 0.2% Indigenous Mostly in Amazon

51 Northeast Brazil 1 st European Settlers Salvador Colonial Capital Focus of Slave Trade pg. 581 (5 th) pg. 582 (6 th )

52 Salvador

53 Brazil s Coast Tropical Rainforest 95% Cut Down For Sugar Cane Plantations Ethanol pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 529 (6 th )

54 Rio de Janeiro Brazil s #2 City Carnival pg. 581 (5 th) pg. 582 (6 th )

55 Carnival Festival in (Mardi Gras)

56 Rio De Janeiro One of the World s Most Beautiful Cities

57 Brazilian Highlands São Paulo Brasilia Iguaçu Falls pg. 525 (5 th) pg. 528 (6 th )

58 São Paulo pg. 581 (5 th) pg. 582 (6 th ) 2500 Largest City Economic Center Agriculture Coffee Japanese

59 Brasilia Capital Since 1960

60 Iguaçu Falls Border of Bra/Arg

61 Iguaçu Falls

62 Amazon Rainforest Wild Rubber, 1800s Manaus 15-20% Deforested Cattle Ranching

63 ARGENTINA High Standard of Living 85% White Many Italian immigrants

64 ARGENTINA Pampa Region Flat, Grassland Also Uru & So. Bra. Xlnt Soil & Ag. Buenos Aires in center pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

65 Pampa Major Food Exports Wheat, Beef Cowboy Gaucho

66 Andes Along Arg/Chi border X Tall Aconcagua 22,800 pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

67 Aconcagua Highest Mtn

68 Patagonia pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th ) So. Arg. Cold Desert Leeward Side pg. 19 (5 th) pg. 24 (6 th )

69 Patagonian Andes

70 Tierra del Fuego Divided Chile/Arg Access to pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

71 ANTARCTICA

72 ANTARCTIC PENGUINS

73 Chile Latitudes like Baja CA Alaska Desert in North Mediterranean Env. In Middle Forests in South Glaciers in Southern Mtns. pg. 526 (5 th) pg. 529 (6 th )

74 Northern Chile Atacama Desert Cool, Foggy Rain Mining Copper Top Producer in World Accident/Rescue in 2010 pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

75 Middle Chile Mediterranean Climate Santiago 34 o S Latitude (LA = 34 o N) Inland Mtns (Andes) Warm, dry summer (Dec-Mar) pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

76 Middle Chile Xlnt Farming Like Calif. Fruits/Veg Grapes Exported to USA in

77 Southern Chile South of Puerto Montt Fjorded Coastline Like Norway pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

78 So. Chile Cool & Rainy Forests

79 Punta Arenas On Strait of Magellan Separates S. Am. and Tierra del Fuego pg. 589 (5 th) pg. 590 (6 th )

80 Strait of Magellan Punta Arenas

81 Punta Arenas Tourism to

82 Torres del Paine Nat l Park Magnificent Nature*** Jagged Mtns.

83 Torres del Paine Wildlife Andean Condor

84 Torres del Paine Wildlife Rhea bird

85 Guanacos

86 Torres del Paine Waterfalls

87 Torres del Paine N.P. Glaciers

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