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Roper's 7th Geography
Ch.9 The Andean Countries
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Geography
7th Grade
12/15/2006

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Strait of Magellan
Definition
separates mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego
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Bogota
Definition
capital of Colombia
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altiplano
Definition
large highland plateau in Bolivia
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Colombia
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top producer of the world's emeralds
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Magdalena River
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Colombia's major river
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Lima
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capital of Peru
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petroleum
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Ecuador's major mineral export
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mestizo
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a person of mixed European, Native American, or African backgrounds
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foothills
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low hills at the base of a mountain range
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Quito
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capital of Ecuador
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coffee
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Colombia's most important cash crop
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Inca Empire
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in the late 1400s, Peru was the center of this
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Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
Definition
Colombia borders what 2 bodies of water
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llanos
Definition
hot grasslands
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La Paz and Sucre
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Bolivia's 2 capital cities
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Santiago
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Chile's capital
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in the valleys of the Andes
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location of Bogota and most of Colombia's cities
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Peru Current
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What keeps Ecuador and Peru's temperatures mild along the coastal area?
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coca
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What crop can farmers in Colombia earn more money on than coffe?
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