Name ________________________
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Chapter 13
Section 1 – 3 South America
Mulatto –
Bauxite –
Llano –
Altiplano –
Timberline –
Estuary –
Piedmont –
Pampas –
Gauchos –
The Guianas
1. The Guianas have a _______________________ climate, but their ____________________ is
what makes them different from other countries in South America.
a. Guyana’s official language is ___________________
b. Suriname’s official language is ____________________
c. French Guiana speaks _____________________
2. In these countries about 50% of the population is ________________ and 43% are of
_________________ ancestry.
3. About 30% of the population is ____________________
4. The three major industries in the Guianas are ____________________, __________________
and _______________________.
a. They grow ____________________________________________________________.
Venezuela
5. Has a population of ________________________
6. The official language is ___________________ and are mostly _________________ or European
descent. The common religion is _________________________.
7. Because of the Andes Mountains, the climate depends on the __________________________.
a. The temperature is _________________________ and low elevation, and gets
_______________________ as you go to higher elevations.
8. Venezuela is one of the top 10 __________ producers in the world. However, it is a
_______________________________ resource so they have started to invest in other things for
when it runs out.
Colombia
9. Colombia is named after ___________________________________, and has a population of
about ________________________ people.
10. The physical geography is made of lowlands, mountain and ___________________ or plains.
11. About _________ % of the population lives in the valleys between the parallel mountain ranges
of the Andes.
12. Colombia’s economy depends mostly on _____________________________, but a lot of money
is made by growing and selling illegal drugs such as __________________________ and
___________________________ which has made the area very dangerous.
The Andean Countries
13. The physical geography of these countries can be divided into __________________________,
____________________________ and plateaus called __________________________.
14. At 10,000 feet is the ______________________. Above that, continuous forest cannot grow.
15. The Andes Mountains are rich in _________________, ____________________, tin and
_____________________.
Ecuador
16. Ecuador is named after _______________________________.
17. The common language here is ______________________ which is the language of the native
Incas.
Peru
18. About _______ % of the population in Inca and speak _____________________.
19. This was the heart of the Incan Empire. Today, you can still find remains of ancient Inca cities
like _____________________________.
Bolivia
20. Bolivia is ______________________ which means it doesn’t have access to ocean ports or major
industries.
21. _______________________________ is here which is the highest navigable lake.
22. The people here mostly live in the ___________________________. They grow potatoes, wheat
and barley, and herd ___________________ and ________________________.
Chile
23. The name Chile means “ ___________________________________________”
24. About ________% of the population are mestizo, and _______% are European.
25. The main exports out of Chile are ___________________, _________________________ and
_____________________________.
26. At the southern part of Chile, you can even find __________________________!
Physical Characteristics of the South American Grasslands
27. Where the Rio de la Plata meets the ocean is an ____________________________
28. The Andes Mountains begin to give way to _________________________ as you move further
east.
29. The grasslands of Argentina are called ____________________________. The cowboys of this
region are called ______________________.
Paraguay
30. Paraguay is also landlocked like Bolivia and doesn’t have access to the _________________ and
____________________ like its neighbors.
31. Most people live in the highlands rather than the swampy ______________________.
32. Most Paraguayans are mestizos who speak __________________ and ____________________.
33. The economy depends mostly on _______________________ such as
________________________, _________________________ and ______________________.
Uruguay
34. The name Uruguay means “_________________________________________”
35. The economy depends mostly on ________________________ and processing
_____________________ and making wool and _________________.
36. People are mostly of ____________________ descent and there is a large
________________________________ that live in suburbs.
Argentina
37. Most of Argentina’s population is of ___________________________ descent
a. Mostly ______________________ and ______________________.
38. The capital, Buenos Aires is modeled after _________________________ and produces goods to
export all over the world.