geography final exam

Ecuador has this island group

galapagos

he conquered the Inca indians of peru

Francisco Pizarro

the "granary of the south"

Argentina

separates south america from antarctica

drake passage

south america's largest city in population

Sao Paulo, Brazil

produces more emeralds than any other country

columbia

this country has more livestock than any other country due to religious reasons

india

he led venezuela and other south american countries to independence from spain

simon bolivar

official language of brazil

Portuguese

world's highest freshwater lake

lake titicaca

the world's biggest natural structure formed by living things

the great barrier reef

the "backbone of North America"

the rocky mountains

the world's longest river

the nile river

the world's largest freshwater lake in area

lake superior

the wide mouth where ocean tide meets a river current

estuary

the world's largest island

greenland

north american canal the provides passage for ships traveling between the atlantic and pacific passages

panama canal

the world's largest desert

Sahara Desert

the longest mountain range on land

Andes

religion that most south americans practice

catholicism

highest peak in the western hemisphere

Mt. Aconcagua

the world's highest waterfall

angel falls

south america's largest lake

Lake Maracaibo

capital of australia

canberra

capital of canada

Ottawa

capital of China

Beijing

capital of Egypt

Cairo

capital of Greece

Athens

capital of India

New Delhi

capital of Japan

Tokyo

capital of liberia

Monrovia

capital of Libya

Tripoli

capital of phillipines

Manila

capital of south Korea

Seoul

capital of Spain

Madrid

capital of thailand

Bangkok

capital of the Netherlands

Amsterdam

capital of Ukraine

Kiev

1/4 of this country is considered Polder (land is taken from the sea)

The Netherlands

only Asian country where majority practice Roman Catholicism.

the Philippines

caused the population of Australia to increase by nearly 200%

australian gold rush

Afrikaners are Dutch inhabitants of this country

South africa

Canada's french province

Quebec

the African country settled by free slaves

Liberia

Western hemishpere's first communist dictatorship

Cuba

considered a holy city by both jews and muslims

Jerusalem