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Roper's 7th Geography
Ch.8 Brazil and It's Neighbors
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Geography
7th Grade
12/04/2006

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Orinoco River
Definition
Venezuela's most important river
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Carnival
Definition
famous celebration held in Rio de Janeiro before Lent
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Caracus
Definition
Venezuela's capital city
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ranching
Definition
major economic activity of Uruguay
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selva
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Brazilian name for rain forests
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Montevideo
Definition
Uruguay's capital city
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Guarani
Definition
first people to live in Paraguay
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Amazon River
Definition
the world's second longest river
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Paramaribo
Definition
Suriname's capital and chief port
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Brazilian Highlands
Definition
landform in east and south Brazil
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oil
Definition
Venezuela is one of South America's leading producers of this
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1975
Definition
Suriname won its independence in what year?
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Brazil
Definition
the Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of this country
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Venezuela
Definition
llanos, or grassy plains, are found in part of this country
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Venezuela
Definition
llanos, or grassy plains, are found in part of this country
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caudillos
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during the 1800s and 1900s, Venezuela was ruled by this group
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Brazil
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the largest population of any Latin American country
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Asian or Indian
Definition
the majority of Guyana people have this ancestry
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oil industry
Definition
the Venezuelan government owns this
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Brasilia
Definition
Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to this in the 1960s
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Brazil
Definition
the largest country in South America
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