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What is the approximate size of the Gran Chaco region?
What is the approximate size of the Gran Chaco region?
- Roughly the size of Connecticut
- 850 square kilometers
- Larger than Texas (correct)
- Around 4 million square kilometers
Which geographical feature serves as the western border of the Gran Chaco?
Which geographical feature serves as the western border of the Gran Chaco?
- The Paraguay River
- The Andes Mountains (correct)
- The hills
- The Amazon Rainforest
In which countries is the Gran Chaco region located?
In which countries is the Gran Chaco region located?
- Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia
- Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil (correct)
- Argentina, Peru, Ecuador
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile
What is the meaning of the word 'Chaco' in Quechua?
What is the meaning of the word 'Chaco' in Quechua?
Which type of land covers most of the Gran Chaco region?
Which type of land covers most of the Gran Chaco region?
How is the population density in the Gran Chaco region described?
How is the population density in the Gran Chaco region described?
What serves as the eastern border of the Gran Chaco region?
What serves as the eastern border of the Gran Chaco region?
Why did the Spanish largely ignore the Gran Chaco region upon their arrival in South America?
Why did the Spanish largely ignore the Gran Chaco region upon their arrival in South America?
What event prompted the immediate question of ownership over the Gran Chaco region?
What event prompted the immediate question of ownership over the Gran Chaco region?
Why did Paraguay and Bolivia engage in the Chaco War from 1932-1935?
Why did Paraguay and Bolivia engage in the Chaco War from 1932-1935?
What helped promote a sense of pride in local beef in the Gran Chaco region?
What helped promote a sense of pride in local beef in the Gran Chaco region?
Which group was among the first major wave of settlers to move deep into the arid grasslands of Gran Chaco?
Which group was among the first major wave of settlers to move deep into the arid grasslands of Gran Chaco?
What made the Gran Chaco remain less technologically developed than surrounding regions like Argentina and Paraguay?
What made the Gran Chaco remain less technologically developed than surrounding regions like Argentina and Paraguay?
What was a significant outcome of the various battles and wars between independent nations over the Gran Chaco?
What was a significant outcome of the various battles and wars between independent nations over the Gran Chaco?
What motivated Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil to build roads connecting to Gran Chaco in the 1960s?
What motivated Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil to build roads connecting to Gran Chaco in the 1960s?
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