Statistics for South American Geography by Letter "D"

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The South American mythical city of gold. El ______.	Dorado	95%
Itaipu, Guavio, La Esmeralda, Irape, and Barra Grande are South American examples of this manmade struture used for hydroelectric power or to control flooding.	Dam	67%
Commercial logging and the expansion of agricultre are two causes for this problem facing South American forests.	Deforestation	67%
Body of water located between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.	Drake Passage	24%
A notorious prison colony of the 19th and 20th centuries located in French Guinana.	Devil's Island	17%
Body of water in northern South America famous for being the destination of the only major Scottish colonization attempt. Gulf of ______.	Darien	16%
A confection made from heated flavored milk popular in many South American countries.	Dulce de Leche	16%
A major river of Argentina, it flows into the Colorado River (not that Colorado River)...	Desaguadero River	1%
These islands make up the southernmost point of South America.	Diego Ramirez Islands	1%
A tributary of #7. It is fed by glaciers in the Argentine Andes.	Diamante River	0%