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| More than 1/2 of all south American land and people are located in this country. |
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| Mexico and the seven countries of central america |
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| What countries make up Middle America |
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| The Bahamas, the greater andtilles, and the lesser antilles |
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| What countries make up the caribbean or west indies? |
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| Brazil and 12 other countries |
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| what countries make up south america? |
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| in mexico the sierra madre occidental and the sierra madre oriental meet near mexico city to form what sharp peaked mountains. |
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| these mountains are located in the northeastern part of south america |
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| these mountains are located in the eastern portion of south america |
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| what mountains are the world's longest mountain chain that are located in westen south america and run about 4500 miles long? |
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| what mountain chain is located in south america that is second in height only to the himalayas? |
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| what plateau is located between the sierra madres in mexico |
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| what plateau is a sparsely populated plateau covered with forests and grasslands that spreads across much of brail and southwest to bolivia and peru? |
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| what plateau lies east of mato grosso and is so vast that it spans several climate and vegetaion zones |
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| what plateau is located in southern argentina? |
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| what plains area have the people of venezuela and columbia ben raising cattle of for hundreds of years? |
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| what is the largest lowland area of south america called? |
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| what plains area is a heavily forested lowland area located just to the south of the amazon river basin? |
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| what are the grassy treeless plains of argentina nad uruguay called that produces grains and are good for cattle and sheep? |
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| what is the longest river in the western hemisphere that is located in south america called? |
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| parana, paraguay, and uraguay |
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| what three rivers form the second largest river system in south america and are the most important commericial highway for the area? |
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| rio de la plata "river of silver" |
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| what river is formed by the paraguay and uruguay rivers near the argentina city of bueno aires? what does its name mean? |
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| what lake is the worlds highest navigable lake? |
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| what is latin america's largest lake that covers 5217 square miles |
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| what is central americas largest lake that lies on the border of nicaragua and costa rico |
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| what is the worlds highest uninterrupted waterfalls that are located in venezuela that are 3212 feet high? |
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| what latin american country is the worlds 5th largest oil producer? |
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| what is found in varying quantities in columbia, mexico, brazil, chile, ecuador, and honduars? |
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| rivers and waterfalls give several latin american countries the opportunity to use what kind of power? |
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| what is mined in jamaica and guyana that is used for making aluminum? |
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| what two countries are known for their silver? |
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| the atacama desert in chile contains deposits of what? |
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| what two countries have reserves of tin? |
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