Geography: South America Chapter 9

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Cottage Industry

A business that employs workers in their homes small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment

llama

A hoofed animal indigenous to the Andes Mountains in South America. related to Alpaca

60*

CLIMATE South America extends over ______ of latitude--so climate may range DRASTICALLY.

El Nino

CLIMATES, BIOMES, RESOURCES Affects the climate in South America by creating unusually warm ocean currents and can leave negative effects on coastal weather, fishing, and agriculture.

Diverse

CLIMATES, BIOMES, RESOURCES ______ climate makes South America a region of contrasts

copper

Chile is the world's largest exporter of __________.

unusually warm ocean currents

El Nino affects the climate of South America by creating __________________ and can leave negative effects on coastal weather, fishing, and agriculture.

Guiana Highlands

Highland area located in the northeast section of South America. Venezuela's highest elevation

Tepuis

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA Chain of high plateaus edged by cliffs/Angel Falls--highest waterfall in the world flows over a tepui

pampas

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA grassy, treeless plains of southern South America

llanos

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA inland grassland region--provides fertile soil Means "plains" in Spanish--these are found in the countries of Columbia and Venezuela

cordilla

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA natural barriers that resulted in the development of isolated groups parallel chains or ranges of mountains

Andes

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA west a mountain chain of western South America

broad plateaus and valleys

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA East

Andes

LAND FORMS OF SOUTH AMERICA created by collision of the Nazca and South American plates--runs from Ecuador down to Chile Ancient home of Incas--Mach Picchu

Parana

Major River

beans coffee corn potatoes peppers squash sweet potato

Native goods that went to Europe

soil timber rubber hydroelectricity nuts plants for medicine gold silver copper iron ore bauxite oil emeralds

Natural Resources

Tar sands

Natural resource of Venezuela Rock or sand layers that contain OIL--the oil has to be cooked out of rocks. Production is very EXPENSIVE

3,000

RAINFORESTS _____ acres of rainforest are destroyed every HOUR

Orinoco

RIVERS Drains the Guiana Highlands--runs through Venezuela

Nazca

South American civilization famous for its massive aerial-viewable formations

Altiplano

Spanish for "high plain", a region in Peru and Bolivia encircled by the Andes A plateau region located in the Andes of Bolivia and Peru

Amazon Basin

The Amazon River flows 4,000 miles through South America. It is the longest river in South America. There are hundreds of small rivers that join the Amazon to form the ___________________.

4,000 South America

The Amazon River flows ______ miles through _______. There are hundreds of small rivers that join the Amazon to form the Amazon Basin.

physical geography

The _______ ________ dictates each country's access to natural resources.

Brazil

The largest rainforest is in _______--others in Central America and Africa.

Eastern Pacific

WEATHER PATTERN El Nino---__________ is warmer, climate is wetter

La Nino

WEATHER PATTERN Pacific waters are colder

Amazon River

Water systems-- ______ flows 4,000 miles through the heart of South American and is the longest river in South America.

minifundia

When large estates were broken up, this is what the small farms were called. POOR land and TOO small for profit

regenerate

When trees fall of natural causes, rainforests are able to ___________________

Angel Falls

World's highest waterfall located in southern Venezuela (Movie - Up)

Amazon

World's largest river in VOLUME

Amazon River Basin

World's largest tropical humid climate region

Lake Maracaibo Lake Titicaca

_____ and ______ are South America's LARGEST LAKES.

Pantanal

_____ is one of the world's largest tropical wetlands

Orinoco River Parana River Paraguay River Uraguay River

_____, ______, ______, and _____ drain the rain eastern half of South America

50%

______ of ALL plants and animals find their homes in rainforests

12

_______ countries in South America. One overseas department of France--French Guinea

rainforest

an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

Spanish introductions

cows, donkey, sheep, sugarcane, llama--related to alpaca, and wheat

favelas

large slums that surround major cities and urban areas.

French Guinea

still under french control "Official Overseas French Department" space industry big


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