Exam 6: South America

Brazil took in more African slaves than any other single country-at least three million.

The rapidly expanding development activities in the Amazon basin have boosted the region's economic situation,but there is growing concern about the preservation of the natural environment.

The __________ is one of Brazil's most affluent regions,and it has gained much wealth from agricultural activities.

The__________ is a large agricultural region that extends beyond Argentina and includes a large portion of __________ and the southern tip of __________.

Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in __________.

The __________ runs just north of Uruguay and cuts across the northern regions of Argentina and Chile.

Which of the following characteristics most profoundly differentiates the three countries of Ecuador,Peru,and Bolivia?

Explain how deforestation,gold mining,and hydroelectric projects affect the tropical rain forest of Brazil.Be sure to include a discussion of forest ecology in your answer.

Recent climate changes have negatively affected coffee output and reduced coffee production as much as 25 percent in some areas of Colombia.

As is the case with many countries,national wealth in Venezuela filters down to most of the population.

__________ runs directly through the city of São Paulo,Brazil,and Chile's Atacama Desert,which reveals that most of South America is in the zone of the tropics to the north.

Coffee was not native to South America but originated in__________ and was transferred by colonial activity.

Venezuela does not have __________ production,so most__________ are imported.

In colonial times,Brazil was a part of the __________,which functioned as a transportation conveyor,moving goods and people around the regions bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

The South American continent is located __________ than North America and is__________ in physical area.

Brazil's internal migration to the cities of __________,__________,and __________ follows a rural-to-urban or periphery-to-core pattern,so it is clear why these three cities __________.

Although Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world,coffee only constitutes about __________ of its current annual exports.

In spite its cultural diversity,Brazil has two overarching cultural forces that have helped hold the country together: __________ and __________

Southern Chile receives a large amount of rainfall because the prevailing winds at that latitude come from the east.

Explain how the United States 'operates from the consumer end of the resource pipeline' with regards to the often conflicting relationship between the US and Colombia.