(each answer, 4 points)
match the words with the descriptions.
gold
2.01) brazil
2.02)
native americans
2.04) cz slash and burn
2.03)
2.05)
mexico
union of south american nations
2.06)
2.07)
2.08)
venezuela
a. first people to mine gold in
latin america
b. member of the organization of oil
exporting countries (opec)
c. country that is the world leader in
the production of precious gems
d. desert with an abundant source
of nitrates
e. leading producer of petroleum in
latin america
f. similar economic goals to those of
the european union
6. primary method used to deforest
the amazon rainforest
h. drove europeans to colonize
latin america
atacama

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.  

explanation:

an oligopoly is a term used to clarify the structure of a particular market, industry, or organization. a market is considered oligopolistic or amazingly focused when it is shared between a few companies.

equal area projections

equal-area projection. a projection in which regions on the earth's surface that are of equal area are represented as equal.

eastern europe, the region of europe that is east of germany, was heavily influenced by the byzantine empire. through byzantine traders, and more importantly, the church, byzantium influenced the art, literature, and architecture of the region