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54 Cards in this Set
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Which Latin American country is known as the "crossroads of the world"?
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Panama
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Which island, off the coast of French Guiana, was the site of a notorious prison?
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Devil's Island
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Which disastrous act of nature is named after Juracan, the Arawak god of evil?
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hurricane
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What natural resource is Venezuela's most valuable export?
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Oil
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Empanadas are a popular food in Chile. Are they hard candies, fresh vegetables, meat-filled turnovers, or dairy desserts?
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meat-filled turnovers
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The highest mountain in the Andes and in the Western Hemispere is located in Argentina. What is the name of this 22,834-foot peak?
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Mt. Aconcagua
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Which two crops are Puerto Rico's leading exports?
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coffee and sugarcane
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Which Central American country has the most volcanoes?
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El Salvador
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The Orinoco crocodile, one of the 12 most endangered species, makes its home in which South American country?
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Venezuela
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The carnauba palm grows in Brazil. What product is obtained from the leaves of this tree?
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wax and polishes
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Chan Chan is the largest adobe city in the world. Name the South American country in which this 12-mile-long city is located?
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Peru
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Friendship Bridge, the largest single-span bridge in the world, connects which two countries?
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Brazil and Paraguay
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Is the Yucatan Peninsula a part of Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, or Mexico?
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Mexico
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What percentage of Panama is covered by dense jungle?
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70%
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Which South American capital city is surrounded by volcanoes?
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Quito, Ecuador
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Is the largest South American member of the cat family a jaguar, a puma, or a tiger?
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A jaguar
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What is the Spanish word for the number two?
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Dos
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Brazil shares its boundaries with all of the countries in South America except two. Name these two countries.
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Ecudor and Chile
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What name is given to the warm ocean current that develops along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and sometimes causes catastrophic weather conditions?
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el nino
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Which instrument is not usually found in a mariachi: an accordian, a guitar, a trumpet, or a violin?
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An accordian
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What is the name of the South American soldier and statesman who liberated Venezuela?
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Simon Bolivar
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What type of music--originally from Trinidad--is typically played on steel drums?
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calypso
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What is the national flower of Panama?
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white orchid
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What is the name of the volcano on Martinque which erupted in 1902 and killed more than 30,000 people?
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Mt. Pelee
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What name is given to the Central American musical instrument that is similar to a xylophone?
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marimba
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Is masa corn dough, a musical composition, or a high plateau?
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Corn Dough
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What is the name of the courtyard that serves as the center of family life in many Mexican homes?
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el patio
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What type of bean was used as money by the pre-Columbian Indians of Mexico?
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cacao bean
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For what discovery is Carlos Finlay, a Cuban physician and biologist, famous?
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Discovery that mosquitoes carry yellow fever
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What country ranks second in population and third in area among the nations of Latin America?
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Mexico
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Alpacas, llamas, and vicunas--grown at the higher altitudes in Bolivia and Chile for their milk, meat, and wool--are members of which animal family?
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camels
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In which South American country was the world's highest standard-gauge railroad built?
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Peru
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Which Latin American country leads all others in sugar production?
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Brazil or Cuba
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In 1945, Lucila Godoy Alcayaga became the first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize in literature. Under what name did this poet-educator write?
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Gabriela Mistral
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The Cuna Indians of Panama are famous for mola making, an art form they created. Is a mola made of cloth, pottery, or wood?
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cloth
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Of the 13 countries on the continent of South America, which two are landlocked?
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Bolivia & Paraguay
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What Argentinean general and statesman liberated Chile and most of Peru from Spain?
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Jose de San Martin
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Which city is the largest in Mexico and serves as that country's capital?
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Mexico City
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When an Argentinean gaucho uses a bola, is he cooking, dancing, or hunting?
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hunting
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Name the river whose waters were dammed when the Panama Canal was built.
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Charges River
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At the southern tip of South America is Tierra del Fuego. What does this mean?
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Land of Fire
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Which country is the smallest, most densely populated, and most industrialized nation in Central America?
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El Salvador
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Which one of these countries is not among the leading coffee producers in Latin American: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, or Guatemala?
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Chile
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Is nanduti--made by the Guarani Indian women of Paraguay--decorated pottery, fine lace, or woven cloth?
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fine lace
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What name is given to the great plains region of Colombia and Venezuela?
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llanos
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Which South American waterway is 1,370 miles long and ranks as the eighth longest river in the world?
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Orinoco River
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Are the cowboys who ride the great plains of Venezuela called charros, gauchos, llaneros, and vaqueros?
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llaneros
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Which South American waterfall consists of 275 cascades and is two miles wide?
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Iguaza Falls
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What is the name of the city in Mexico where the great pyramids of the Sun and Moon are located?
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Teotihuacan
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What is the name of the fast-paced ball game in which players use a basket-like racket to hurl a ball against a wall?
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jai alai
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What would your occupation be if you were a torrero or torrera?
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bullfighter
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Ushuaia is the southernmost town in the world. In which country is this town located?
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Argentina
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Who came to power in Cuba in 1959 and turned that country into a communist dictatorship?
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Fidel Castro
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Which islands--located in the Pacific Ocean near Ecuador--were named for the giant tortoises that inhabit them?
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Galapagos Islands
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