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South America
5 Fill in the blanks.
1. North and South America combined is called the .
2. The has the largest amount of water compared to all
world rivers.
3. Environmentalists are trying to stop the of the Amazon
.
4. The are located on the western coastline of South America.
5. is located in the Andes region.
6. The Eastern Highlands were formed around the same time as the
Highlands.
7. The Atacama is located between the and the
.
8. and are two of the main South
American exports.
9. The early settlers used the to reach North America.
10. The Spanish and the Portuguese signed the Treaty of Tordesillas in
.
6 Mark true or false.
1. South America is located in the Western Hemisphere. true false
2. The Atacama Desert receives a lot of rainfall. true false
3. The import substitution policy helped in growing the South
American economy. true false
4. Brazil has the greatest biodiversity in the world. true false
5. There were no structured civilizations in South America before
European colonization. true false
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