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Strait of Magellan FSeparates mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego

Argentina F2nd largest country in area (after Brazil)

altiplano FTreeless plains in the center of Argentina

Rio de la Plata FFunnel shaped bay bordering Buenos Aires

Jose de San Martin FGeneral who helped Argentina win its freedom from Spain

Falkland Islands FCalled the Malvinas Islands in Argentina

Patagonia FMain sheep raising area of Argentina

Columbia FBorders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean

Emeralds FColumbia produces 90 % pf the world’s supply

Coffee FColumbia’s most important Cash Crop

Andes Mountains FBogota and most of Columbia’s cities are in the valleys of these mountains

Bogota FCapital of Columbia

Lima FCapital of Peru

Chile FCentral Valley has fertile soil and mild climate FMost Chileans live there FCentral Valley has fertile soil and mild climate FMost Chileans live there

Inca Empire FIn the late 1400s Peru was the center of the Inca Empire

Peru Current FKeeps Ecuador and Peru in mild temperatures

Ecuador FPetroleum is the major mineral export

Quito FCapital of Ecuador

Bolivia FLandlocked country near the center of South America FHas 2 capital cities FLa Paz and Sucre FLandlocked country near the center of South America FHas 2 capital cities FLa Paz and Sucre