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Español 2 – Webquest – Central and South America and the Caribbean – Semester 2
Go online to find the information below. Write your answers on the lines provided.
South America
1. Write the name of the 3 largest Colombian cities.
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2. List the names of 2 soccer teams in Argentina and Chile.
Argentina: _______________________________________________________________________________
Chile: ___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Who was Simón Bolivar and when did he live?
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4. Go to a website for Santiago, Chile and find a weather forecast for today. Write high and low temperatures
and other weather information for today below.
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5. List 2 famous/popular South American singers and their countries.
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6. List 2 famous monuments and 2 famous/popular sites in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Monuments: ________________________________________________________________________________
Popular sites:________________________________________________________________________________
7. List 2 famous/popular South American artists and their countries.
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8. How many Soles would you get for $100 American dollars in Peru?
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9. Name 1 popular dish of Argentina and list some of its ingredients.
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10. Name 1 popular dish of Chile and list some of its ingredients.
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11. List 2 famous monuments and 2 famous/popular sites in Peru .
Monuments: ________________________________________________________________________________
Popular sites:________________________________________________________________________________
12. Name a popular dance of Uruguay.
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13. What are empanadas and in what South American countries are they eaten?
Empanadas: ________________________________________________________________________________
South American countries:_____________________________________________________________________
14. In what country/countries are llamas and alpacas found and how are they used?
llamas :________________________________________________________________________________
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alpacas:________________________________________________________________________________
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15. Who was Eva Perón, what country is she associated with and why is she famous?
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16. What are the “pampas” and what country are they associated with?
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17. What is a “gaucho” in Argentina?
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18. What is the “Casa Rosada ” and what country is it in?
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19. Who is Isabel Allende, what country is she associated with and why is she famous?
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20. Where is the Atacama Desert? _____________________________________________________________
21. Where do “los porteños” live and who are they?
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22. Where is Iguazú Falls? ____________________________________________________________________
23. What are Panama hats and what country is famous for them?
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24. In what country did the Guaraní Indians live? __________________________________________________
25. What is “yerba mate?”
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26. Where is the statue, “el Cristo de los Andes?” __________________________________________________
27. Name 4 major rivers of South America.
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28. Name 7 animals that live in the Amazon jungle.
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29. Name 3 flowers found in the Amazon jungle.
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30. List the names of the currency for 4 South American countries.
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31. Where is Machu Picchu and write a brief description of what it is?
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32. List the names of 2 newspapers in Caracas, Venezuela.
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33. List 2 traditional dances of Argentina.
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34. List the names of 2 famous artists from Argentina.
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35. Which country in South America has 2 capitals? ________________________________________________
36. What are the names of these 2 capitals? _______________________________________________________
37. If you were planning a trip to South America, which country would you go to and why?
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Central America and the Caribbean
1. Write the names of 3 Central American countries and their capitals.
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2. List 2 past presidents of El Salvador.
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3. What is the name of a traditional dance of Costa Rica? ____________________________________________
4. List the names of the currency in 4 Central American countries.
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5. Name 1 popular dish of Nicaragua and list some of its ingredients.
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6. Name1 popular dish of Guatemala and list some of its ingredients.
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7. What is the “Quetzal” and where can it be found?
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8. What are the names of 2 popular soccer teams in Central America and which countries are they associated
with?
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9. List 2 famous monuments/sites in Guatemala.
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10. What are the residents of Costa Rica called? (Hint: it starts with a “t”)
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11. Who is the current president of Nicaragua? ____________________________________________________
12. Where is the volcano of Izalco? _______________________________________________________________
13. List 2 important products of El Salvador.
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14. What is the currency of Puerto Rico called? ____________________________________________________
15. Who discovered Puerto Rico? ________________________________________________________________
16. What is the name of 1 newspaper in Panama? ___________________________________________________
17. Go to a website for Panama and find a weather forecast for today. Write high and low temperatures and
other weather information for today below.
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18. What Indians lived in Guatemala? ____________________________________________________________
19. What is the name of 1 famous ruin in Guatemala? _______________________________________________
20. What is the name of 1 famous/popular site in Puerto Rico? _______________________________________
21. If you were planning a trip to Central America, which country would you go to and why?
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