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7.  C. Landlocked C. Landlocked  B. Sealess B. Sealess  A. Lockedland A. Lockedland  D. Sealocked D. Sealocked A country with no seacoast

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9.  C. Tannins C. Tannins  A. Caudillos A. Caudillos  B. Favelas B. Favelas  D. Jenerals D. Jenerals During most of the 1800s and 1900s, Venezuela was governed by harsh military rulers called_____

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11.  A. The Nile A. The Nile  C. The Mississippi C. The Mississippi  B. The Amazon B. The Amazon  D. The Volga D. The Volga The 2nd longest river in the world

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13.  A. Buffer State A. Buffer State  C. Buffing State C. Buffing State  B. Welfare State B. Welfare State  D. Wellness State D. Wellness State A small country between two larger, usually hostile countries

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15.  A. It’s cheap A. It’s cheap  C. It’s powerful C. It’s powerful  D. It’s green D. It’s green  B. It’s clean B. It’s clean Why is hydroelectric power important?

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17.  A. Basin A. Basin  C. Escarpment C. Escarpment  B. Yerba Mate B. Yerba Mate  D. Selva D. Selva A steep cliff between a higher and lower surface

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19.  A. Guyana A. Guyana  B. Suriname B. Suriname  C. French Guiana C. French Guiana  D. Venezuela D. Venezuela This country was used as a prison from the 1790s to the 1940s

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21.  A. Spain & Great Britain A. Spain & Great Britain  C. Spain & Native Americans C. Spain & Native Americans  B. Spain & Portugal B. Spain & Portugal  D. Great Britain & D. Great Britain & Native Americas The two cultures that had a great effect on Latin America

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23.  A. Pico De Angel A. Pico De Angel  C. Pico Da Bandeira C. Pico Da Bandeira The highest point in Brazil  D. Pico Del Bandera D. Pico Del Bandera  B. Angel Falls B. Angel Falls

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25. The Paraguay River is important to the people of landlocked Paraguay. Which of these reasons does not belong?  A. Source of Hydro A. Source of Hydro electric power  C. Creates excellent C. Creates excellent farmland  B. Water source B. Water source  D. Divides country into D. Divides country into east and west

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27.  A. yerba mate A. yerba mate A tea like drink popular in South America  C. yerba mati C. yerba mati  B. yerbe mate B. yerbe mate  D. yerbe mati D. yerbe mati

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29.  B. Montevideo B. Montevideo The capital of Uruguay  A. Asuncion A. Asuncion  C. Cayenne C. Cayenne  D. Caracas D. Caracas

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31.  C. Rio de Janeiro C. Rio de Janeiro In the early 1960s Brasilia became the capital of Brazil. What city was the original capital?  A. Salvador A. Salvador  B. Sao Paulo B. Sao Paulo  D. Porte Alegre D. Porte Alegre

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33.  C. Oil and gasoline C. Oil and gasoline increase profits Why would a resource like petroleum change the fortunes of Venezuela?  A. Cost of living A. Cost of living goes down  D. Gasoline becomes D. Gasoline becomes cheaper  B. Education increases B. Education increases

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35.  C. Hugo Chavez C. Hugo Chavez The President of Venezuela  A. Hugo Perez A. Hugo Perez  D. Hugo Castro D. Hugo Castro  B. Hugo Chaven B. Hugo Chaven

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