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| What are the two major economic activities for Uruguay? | raising livestock and manufacturing products from livestock |
| What are the three bodies of water that are found around three sides of Uruguay? | Rio de la Plata, Atlantic Ocean, and the Uruguay River |
| What is a gaucho ? | a cowhand from Argentina |
| What two countries mainly trade with Uruguay? | Argentina and Brazil |
| When did Uruguay win its independence? | 1828 |
| A country that uses tax money to support people who are sick, needy, jobless, or retired. | welfare state |
| Uruguay was under military rule until a democratic republic returned. In what year did a democratic republic return to Uruguay? | 1985 |
| What is the official language of Uruguay? | Spanish |
| What is the capital of Uruguay? | Montevideo |
| What is the major religion of Uruguay? | Roman Catholic |
| What is the Rio de la Plata? | a bay where the Parana and Uruguay rivers meet and empty |
| Which country is landlocked: Uruguay or Paraguay. | Paraguay |
| A country without a seacoast. | landlocked |
| Droughts in the winter and floods in the summer discourage people in Paraguay from living in this region. Name the region. | Gran Chaco |
| What are the two major economic activities in Paraguay? | (farming-including cattle ranching and forestry) |
| Power that is generated by water. | hydroelectric power |
| What river divides Paraguay into a western region and eastern region? | Paraguay River |
| What is the capital of Paraguay? | Asuncion |
| What is yerba mate? | a tealike drink |
