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WorksheetsSouth America Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Used oil revenues to fund social programs
Hugo Chavez
Simon Bolivar
Juan Peron
Jose de San Martin
Major economic activity of the Amazon rainforest
farming
logging
fishing
manufacturing
Goal of Mercosur
to get income from tariffs
to specialize in one product
to increase trade
to trade with the US
Effect of mechanization of agriculture on South America's population
people moved to rural areas to farm
people moved to cities for jobs
people moved to the Amazon rainforest
people settled high in the Andes
Actions of the Brazilian government to reduce deforestation
track illegal cutting of trees
prohibit farming in the rainforest
importing trees from other countries
encouraging shade farming
How are the Guianas different from the rest of South America?
They are in the tropics.
They are landlocked.
They have cultures based on Dutch, English, and French.
They trade with the US.
The world's largest river by volume
Amazon
Orinoco
Parana
Paraguay
Areas of higher population in South America
high in the Andes
the Amazon rainforest
coastal areas and valley of the Andes
islands near the southern tip of South America
Largest oil-producing country in South America
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Venezuela
Economies that make many different products
specialized
diversified
nationalized
privitized
All South American countries have this type of economy
market
command
traditional
mixed
How oil has helped Venezuela's economy
funding for social programs
decreased trade
environmental damage
water pollution
How the oil industry has hurt Venezuela's economy (2)
pollution in Lake Maracaibo
government revenues depend on oil prices
more trade
funding for social programs
Impact of literacy rates on economies
Poor countries have higher literacy rates
Higher literacy rates mean stronger economies
Literacy rates have no effect on economies
Literacy rates cannot improve job skills
Networks of roads, power lines, and other features that support modern life
Nationalized economy
Grid
Infrastructure
Interdependencde
Selling government-owned businesses to private individuals and groups
Privatizing
Nationalizing
Harmonizing
Individualizing
When countries depend on one another economically
dependnece
mutual trade
interdependence
diversification
