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| What are the tree countries of the northern Tropics? |
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| The Guianas, Venesuela, and columbia |
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| What countries make up the Guianas? |
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| Guyanas, Suriname, and French Guiana |
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| What language do the Guyana speak? |
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| What language do the Suriname speak? |
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| What language do the French Guiana speak? |
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| What are the primary economic activities of Guianas? |
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| Fishing, sugar, rice, and minors of boxite. |
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| Venezuela is South America's poorest nation. What is Venezuela's GNP? |
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| What language do they speak in Venezuela? |
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| How does Venezuela get most of its wealth? |
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| Who is Colombia named after? |
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| Where does 75% of the population of Colombia live? |
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| What is Colombia's single crop? |
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| Authorities estimate that smuggling illegal drugs brings twice as much money into Colombia as coffee does! |
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| The andes streach how far? |
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| From the ______________ to the southrnmost tip of __________________. |
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| Carribean Sea, South America |
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| What three environments are the Andean nations split into? |
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| Castal Plains, Highlands, and Tropical Forest |
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| Dryest and most lifeless place on earth. |
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| What are the economic activities of the Andes? |
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| Verticle trade, where diff. altitudes meat at one market and trade their goods. |
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| What groups make up most of the populations of Ecuador andPeru? |
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| What group makes up the majority of Chile's population? |
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| What products does Chile's Central Valley send to the United States' supermarkets? |
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| Fruit, Veggies, and Wine Grapes |
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| What are the three countries of the Southern Grasslands? |
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| Paraguay, Uraguay, and Argentina |
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| Several large rivers flow from the interior into the what? |
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| What four rivers in the Plata estuary system form national boundaries? |
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| Uraguay, Paraguay, Parana, Alcomaya |
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| Where are the highest peaks of the Andes located? |
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| What are the pampas? Where are they located? |
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| Temperate grasslands, argentina, uraguay |
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| Cowboys who hearded cattle |
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| What is Paraguay's economy based on? |
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| Agriculture, cotton, grain, livestock |
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| What is the basis of economy in Uruguay? |
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| Raise livestock, process meat, and leather |
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| What is the basis of economy in Argentina? |
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| food, fusion, art, and factories |
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