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what are the 3 geographical regions of bolivia
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lowlands altiplano cordilleras
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what is bolivias altiplano region known for
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highest native american population
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what are hydofoils
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boats that go across lake titicaca
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what does a boller hat signify
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cultural pride
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which region of bolivia is least populated
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lowlands
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what extreme type of action has tried to stop the democratic goverment of bolivia
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coup military take over
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what is buried in the cornerstone of most buildings in bolivia to bring good luck
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dried llama fetus
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what major bolivian export took the place of silver in the early 1800s
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tin and zinc
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what is tiahuanaco
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ceremonial center built before the incas
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why hasnt perus buildings rottes away
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temperate climate, not alot of rain
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how were the incas able to farm in perus andes mountains
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created terraces
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why is perus transportation system limited
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because of the mountains
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why is iquitos unique
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can only be reached by boat or plane
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peru gained what freedom
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freedom of religion
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what is the lost city of incan religion
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machupicho
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why does the sun rise and set at 6 everyday in ecuador
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its on the equator
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what natural resource makes up the bulk of ecuadors production and income
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patrolium
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what southern region in ecuador makes up an arid desert
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costa
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what factor is slowly forcing the indians of ecuador from their native lands
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modern culture
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how did ecuador solve its transportation issue
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built a railroad
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major lakes/rivers/mountains/waterfalls in columbia
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tota, amazon, pico cristobal, tequendama
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what is columbias history with spain
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gained freedom, got into instability and spain recleaimed, final independece
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who helped columbia get their freedom from spain
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simon bolivar
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who is the most popular singer in columbia
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shakira
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who is the current president of columbia
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juan manuel santos
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what kind of goverment does columbia have
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3 branches
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what is columbias main crop/problem
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cocaine, coffee
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major lakes/mountain in venezuela
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lake maracaibo andes mountains
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who helped venezuela with their spain struggle
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simon bolivar teamed up with fransisco de miranda
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what is venezuelas type of goverment? who rules?
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it's supposed to be democracy but jugo chavez takes over
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most important mountain in french guiana
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bellevue de l'lnin
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what happened with the french in the french guiana
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the french kept tyring to take over but they kept failing, the dutch felt bad for them and let them have it
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why did france want the french guiana
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they wanted to make an oversees department of france to send the french prisinors ( penal statement)
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what kind of goverment does french guiana gave? whose their president?
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they share everything with the french, including president. Their president is nicolas sarkosky
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what is french guianas cash crop
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sugar and bananas
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who were the early inhabitants of suriname
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javanese
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who is the current president of suriname
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desi bouterses
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what are surinames primary exports
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gold, oil, and aluminum
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who did guiana gain freedom from
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the british
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what are the main exports in guiana
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sugar, gold, and bauxite
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who leads guiana
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the cheif of state, who is donald ramotar
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what are the geographical regions of argentina
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andes, gran chaco, pampas, patagonia
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how has argentina government changed
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it's gone from spainish rule to electoral voting. This is because of the large influx of immigrants
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what president of argentina stood up for blue collar citizens
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juan parrane
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what are the natural resources of argentina
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leathers, furs, wools, meat
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define estatuary
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the mouth of a river into which ocean water flows, mixing fresh and salt water
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what is the largest estatuary in the world
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rio de la plata
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what makes up most of paraguays economy
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make hydroelectic power from dams and sell electricty
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