Module 11 South America

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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.


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