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World Geography: Latin America
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1. fertile grasslands found in inland areas of Colombia and Venezuela
Image: The Llanos

2. The chief mountain range in Mexico
Image: Sierra Madre

3. Spanish for 'high plain,' a region in Peru and Bolivia encircled by the Andes
Image: Altiplano

4. Agreement that created a free-trade area among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Image: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. The old capital of Brazil and the location of the statute Christ the Redeemer.
Image: Rio de Janeiro

6. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Image: Christ the Redeemer

7. Is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-four independent member states who were formerly part of the British Empire.
Image: Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth)

8. Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca
Image: Machu Picchu

9. The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
Image: deforestation

10. A Coastal Desert found on the Western border of the Andes Mountains and on the border of Chile and Bolivia
Image: Atacama Desert

11. Capitol of Venezuela
Image: Caracas

12. countries in the world that share a common French heritage and use French as a major language
Image: Francophone World

13. Capitol of Chile
Image: Santiago

14. a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land
Image: slash and burn agriculture

15. Capitol of Argentina
Image: Buenos Aires

16. a narrow strip of land connecting North and South America and separating the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean
Image: Isthmus of Panama

17. Cowboys of the pampas of Argentina
Image: Gauchos

18. The world's longest mountain chain, stretching along the west coast of South America
Image: Andes Mountains

19. flows south through Brazil (in the Pantanal swamps) and Paraguay, before merging with the Parana River
Image: Paraguay River

20. This island is a protectorate of the US (1898)
Image: Puerto Rico

21. A large estate or ranch; the main house of such a ranch
Image: Hacienda

22. A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay
Image: Pampas

23. Is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.

24. farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community and supported by the government
Image: Ejidos

25. Capital of Mexico
Image: Mexico City