Across
- 4. a desert located in northern Chile next to the border with Peru
- 8. the major river in South America
- 10. a large plateau region in northern South America
- 11. a fertile grasslands region in southern South America
- 12. when soil becomes infertile because it has lost nutrients
- 15. a sudden overthrow of the government by a small group of people
- 16. a Spanish governor
- 18. the capital of Argentina
- 20. the capital of Peru
- 22. one of the capital cities of Bolivia
- 23. a long mountain range along the west coast of South America
- 24. a group of workers stopping work until their demands are met
- 26. the capital of Brazil
- 28. huge slums or areas of high poverty within a city
- 30. Venezuelan cowboys
- 32. the largest city in Brazil and South America
- 33. a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges
- 34. American-born descendants of Europeans
- 36. the capital of Colombia
Down
- 1. the clearing of trees
- 2. a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
- 3. a recall vote
- 5. the capital of Venezuela
- 6. a major river in Venezuela
- 7. the capital of Ecuador
- 9. an estuary that connects the Parana River tot he Atlantic Ocean
- 13. a plains region in northern South America
- 14. members of an irregular military force
- 17. a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater and saltwater mix
- 19. completely surrounded by land with no access to the ocean
- 21. a part of the economy based on odd jobs without government regulation
- 25. an ocean weather pattern that affects the climates of North and South America
- 27. the capital of Chile
- 29. a broad plateau high in the Andes Mountains
- 31. cowboys in Argentina
- 35. Maracaibo an oil-rich body of water in Venezuela