Searching South America

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  1. How many countries make up the continent of South America?
MapNet
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2. The Ocean borders South America to the east and the Ocean borders it to the west. Active Map of South America


  3. What landform known as the driest place on earth lies in the northern part of Chile?
Infoplease



4. The main ethnic group of people in Paraguay are known as . Altapedia  


  5. Name 3 major industries in Brazil.
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Geographic.org


  6. Vasco Nunez de Balboa, a Spanish conquistador and explorer opened the way for Spanish exploration and settlement of South America's coast. Grolier Encyclopedia



7. What type of government do they have in Ecuador?
World FactBook


  8. The adult illiteracy rate in Peru is % of the total population. Infonation  


  9. What are the geographic coordinates for the country of Argentina? Geographic.org

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  10. What is the major religion in Venezuela?
World Fact Book
 

 

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llama MAST II - 2001
June 14, 2001
Cindy Waycaster
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Baucom Elementary School
Wake County Public Schools