Chapter 8: Brazil and Its Neighbors

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Across
  1. 5. vast treeless plains of Argentina
  2. 9. steep cliff separating two land surfaces, or land from water
  3. 10. capital of French Guiana; spicy pepper used to make buffalo sauce
  4. 11. designed capital city of Brazil since 1960
  5. 13. ranch
  6. 17. socialist country; the only non Arab member of OPEC; state owned oil industry
  7. 19. climate of Minnesota
  8. 22. high plateau that dominates the southern 1/3 of Argentina
  9. 23. this country's northern landscape is dominated by the Amazon Basin
  10. 24. official dance of Argentina
  11. 25. most populated country in Latin America
  12. 26. large, grassy plain in Venezuela
Down
  1. 1. vast forestland, especially around the equatorial region
  2. 2. premier middle school of south-east Minnesota
  3. 3. language spoken in Brazil
  4. 4. Central American country whose official language is English
  5. 6. won independence from the Dutch in 1975; large Asian influence
  6. 7. caused by logging, farming, road building
  7. 8. huge lake surrounded by marshland in Venezuela
  8. 12. height measured above sea level
  9. 14. climate that sees 10-20" of precipitation annually
  10. 15. military leader
  11. 16. broad, flat lowland surrounded by higher ground
  12. 18. huge expanse of coniferous forest that dominates the sub Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere
  13. 20. celebration made famous in Rio de Janeiro
  14. 21. cowhand
  15. 22. the Gran Chaco dominates this country in its West