Module 11 South America
Megacity
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs
Estuary
A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.
Creole
A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.
mestizo
A person of mixed Spanish (European) and Native American ancestry.
Macumba
A religion that combines beliefs and practices of African and Indian religions with Christianity
El Nino
A warm ocean current that flows along the coast of Peru every seven to fourteen years
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Urbanization
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, most desnely populated countries in S. America 85% of population lives in cities
gauchos
Argentine cowboys
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian port; close to mines of Minas Gerais; importance grew with gold strikes.
Brasilia
Capital of Brazil
Santiago
Capital of Chile
Cartagena
Colombia
Slash and Burn
Cutting and burning forest lands to gain new farmlands Put nutrition back in soil Contributes to destruction of Amazon Rainforest
Favelas
Large slums around cities Lots of pollution
Sao Paulo
Largest city in Brazil
Amazon River
Largest river system in world 4000 miles long 1000 Tributaries Contains more water then next 7 biggest rivers Unique Animals and plants
Andes Mountains
Located on western edge of South America Very remote Stretch entire length of S. America Longest in World
cordilleras
Mountain ranges that run side by side
carnival
The most colorful feast day in Brazil
deforestation
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
Llaneros
Venezuelan cowboys
Lima, Peru
What South American city was used as the center of Spanish government in the 1600s?
Quito, Ecuador
What is the oldest capital city in South America?
Eva Peron
Wife of Juan Peron and champion of the poor in Argentina. She was a gifted speaker and popular political leader who campaigned to improve the life of the urban poor by founding schools and hospitals and providing other social benefits.
La Paz, Bolivia
World's highest capital
soil exhaustion
a condition in which soil has lost nutrients and becomes nearly useless for farming
Viceroy
a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
Manaus
a major port and industrial city in Brazil's Amazon rain forest
MERCOSUR
a trading bloc of south american countries
Lake Maracaibo
an oil-rich body of water in Venezuela. Largest body of water CSouth America.
Chibcha
early people of the Colombian Andes who developed gold-working skills
Rio de la Plata
estuary where the Parana River empties into the Atlantic Ocean
Terrace Farming
grow crops on hillside reduces soil erosion First used by Incans in Peru
valdivian forest
is being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Caracas
is one of the largest cities in Venezuela. the population is between 1 million and 5 million.
Orinoco River
is one of the longest rivers in South America. In Venezuela.
altiplano
is rich in metals and is in between the peru and Bolivia cordilleras.
Bogota
is the largest populated city in Colombia
coup
the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment
pampas
vast fertile grasslands bustling with ranches and big commercial farms.
