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This river is the largest in
the world, & is home to the

largest rainforest in the

world

Amazon River

This is the world’s longest
mountain range, going all

the way down the west
coast of South America

Andes Mountains

This is the southernmost
point of South America

Cape Horn

This is a dry plateau region

found in Southern

Argentina; it has it’s own

jacket company

Patagonia

This desert, located in
South America, is the
driest place on Earth

Atacama Desert

This group of people tends

to live longer in Brazil

Women

Due to it’s long coastline, Brazil
is a particularly good place for

this industry

Fishing

The majority of South America lives

near this physical feature

Coast/Ocean

Precious metals in particular are found
all throughout this physical feature in

South America

Mountains/Andes

Mountains

This will happen to the population of

Colombia in the near future

Grow

This is the predominant
religion of South America

Roman Catholicism

These two European

countries were the biggest

colonizers of South

America

Spain & Portugal

This empire, based out of
Cuzco in modern day Peru,

is the most well known
indigenous culture of

South America

Inca

This country helped

overthrow the governments
of Argentina, Chile, Brazil,

Paraguay, and Uruguay in an

effort to fight communism

United States

This is a type of ownership
where the state (country)

controls an industry,

usually a natural resource

like oil

Nationalization

Many South American

countries had this kind of

government at the

beginning of the 20th

century

Dictatorship

As their economies grow,

many South American
countries were able to

improve their ____, which
includes things like roads

& airports

Infrastructure

According to the Freedom
Rankings, South American
countries have gotten ____

since 1980

Freer/More Free

This sector of an economy
includes things like banks,

insurance, and
entertainment

Service Sector

These two countries saw

the largest GDP growth per

capita between 1961 and

2011

Chile & Brazil

The Amazon Rainforest is

mostly in this country

Brazil

This fraction of the entire
planet’s freshwater is in the

Amazon Rainforest

1/5

Most of the deforested land
in the Amazon Rainforest is

used for this

Cattle Ranching/Farming

One reason the Amazon
Rainforest is so important
is because it takes this gas
out of our atmosphere and

replaces it with oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

The Amazon Rainforest is
home to many minerals &

resources, such as this

rare metal

Tin

When an economy adds

multiple sources of income,
this happens; this process

has helped lead to an

economic boom in Latin

America

Economic Diversification

Europe is made up of

mostly this type of

landform

Peninsula

This peninsula is where

Spain & Portugal are

located

Iberian Peninsula

This mountain range goes
along the northern border

of Italy

The Alps

This peninsula in Southeastern

Europe contains many

countries, including Croatia and

Greece

Balkan Peninsula (Balkans)

This is the name of the
smallest country in the

world, located completely
inside the city of Rome &
run by the Catholic Church

Vatican City

Venice is located in this

country

Italy

Many of the “streets” in
Venice are actually these

Canals

Venice is built on about 120

artificial islands in the
middle of one of these

Lagoon

Because of Venice’s unique

geography, it historically
became a very important

city for this

Trade

The level of this is

currently rising in Venice
right now, threatening the

city’s very existence

Water

There are this many
countries in the EU

27

This language family in

Europe is based on Latin;
examples include Spanish

& Italian

Romance Languages

There are 19 countries in
the EU use this common

currency

Euro

This body has directly
elected representatives

from each member

country, and approves

laws; it’s similar to

Congress

European Parliament

This is the area in which
you can travel between

countries without a

passport

Schengen Area

This is the UK’s version of

a president

Prime Minister

This was the campaign that

supported Brexit

“Leave” Campaign

This campaign supported

staying in the EU

“Remain” Campaign

This kind of vote is when
citizens vote directly on an
issue instead of politicians

Referendum

These are the names of the
two main political parties in

the UK (you need both)

Conservative Party (Tories)

& Labour Party

A massive sticking point
with Brexitis how the UK
will do this with the EU

now that they’re not in the

single market anymore

Trade

Fun name aside, this Brexit

sticking point has to do
with what the UK will pay

towards projects they

committed to funding while

in the EU

“Brexit Bill”

This problem has to do with
what to do with the 3 million
EU citizens living & working
in the UK, and the 2 million

UK citizens living and

working in the EU

Immigration

This border is arguably the
biggest issue with Brexit; if
not handled well, violence

will break out

Irish Border/Northern Irish

Border

This kind of Brexit was the
worst case scenario; one

day, the UK would be in the
EU, the next day it wouldn’t

No-Deal Brexit

These were the founding
6 countries of the EU in

1951; you need all 6

France, Germany,

Belgium, Netherlands,

Luxembourg, Italy