South America Review

Unit # 8

Amazon Rain Forest The Amazon Rainforest is found mainly in the country of Brazil

The Rainforest covers 1.4 billion acres of land

The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests

Francisco PizarroConquered the Inca

Empire in 1533

Was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the New World in 1513

Founded the city of Lima, Peru

Pizarro was a conquistador

The IncasThe Incan civilization

existed mostly in what is now Peru

Civilization was founded in the early 1200’s by Manco Capac

The Incas worshipped many gods, but the sun was the focus of their lives

Language of South America

The two most commonly spoken languages in South America are Spanish and Portuguese

South America TerrainSouth America is

mainly made up of mountains and plains

While there is one desert and the Amazon rainforest, the majority of the country is made up of mountains and vast plains.

Machu PicchuFamous Incan

city in Peru now laying in ruins.

Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti around 1450

Undiscovered until the early 1900’s

IndependenceBrazil won its independence peacefully in

1822

Very little fighting actually took place

Casualties only numbered about 6,000

The new nations set up Republics.

French Guiana is the only South American country that is not Independent it belongs to France

SoccerSoccer is the national sport of South America

Soccer is to South America what football is to North America

Yes, I know that soccer is called futbol in South America

Andes Mountains

Located on the west side of South America.

Runs from north to south across the entire length of the continent

The Andes are the largest mountain system in the world

Amazon RiverThe Amazon River is

used for fishing, drinking water, and as a transportation corridor.

The second longest river in the world.

There are no bridges that cross the river.

PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal is a important waterway for world trade.

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, using a system of locks.

Spain first thought about building a canal

France started building the Panama Canal

In 1914 The United States finished the Panama Canal

South AmericaThe first Country you enter if you walk from Mexico to South America is?..........

What 3 Countries does the Equator cross?........

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