6th Grade History Test 14

Question 1

the fourth largest continent

Answer 1

South America

Question 2

Much of South America is located in which zone?

Answer 2

Torrid Zone

Question 3

the major mountain range in South America is the

Answer 3

Andes Mountain Range

Question 4

the Strait of Magellan separates the islands of ___ from the South American mainland.

Answer 4

Tierra del Fuego

Question 5

the world’s largest tropical rain forest is found in

Answer 5

the Amazon River Basin

Question 6

the largest South American river

Answer 6

Amazon

Question 7

one of the driest regions in the world, found in South America

Answer 7

Atacama Desert

Question 8

the highest navigable lake in the world

Answer 8

Lake Titicaca

Question 9

South America’s largest lake

Answer 9

Lake Maracaibo

Question 10

the fertile grasslands extending across Argentina

Answer 10

Pampas

Question 11

the most famous early South American Indian civilization

Answer 11

Inca civilization

Question 12

the oldest permanent European settlement in South America

Answer 12

Humana, Venezuela

Question 13

the largest city in South America

Answer 13

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 14

the British missionary who died during the first attempt to bring the gospel to the Indians of Tierra del Fuego

Answer 14

Captain Allen Gardiner

Question 15

the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas

Answer 15

Francisco Pizarro

Question 16

the first man to realize that the Americas were a “New World”

Answer 16

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 17

the first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 17

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 18

the most famous patriot in South America’s struggle for independence; the “George Washington of South America”

Answer 18

Simon Bolivar

Question 19

one of the first Protestant missionaries to South America

Answer 19

James Thomson

Question 20

a missionary to the Quechuas and the Aucas of Equador

Answer 20

Jim Elliot

Question 21

More Indians live in __ than in any other country of the world.

Answer 21

Peru

Question 22

the language of the Incas

Answer 22

Quechua

Question 23

became emperor of Brazil at age 15 and helped Brazil develop into a strong country

Answer 23

Pedro II

Question 24

the capital of Ecuador

Answer 24

Quito

Question 25

the landlocked South American country with two capital cities

Answer 25

Bolivia

Question 26

said to produce the world’ finest coffee

Answer 26

Colombia

Question 27

known for its production of petroleum and natural gas

Answer 27

Venezuela

Question 28

located in Brazil, one of the seven natural wonders of the world

Answer 28

Guanabara Bay

Question 29

When Dutch Guiana became independent, it changed its name to

Answer 29

Suriname

Question 30

the capital of Brazil

Answer 30

Brasilia

Question 31

the South American country that produces a great volume of wheat

Answer 31

Argentina

Question 32

Chile is the world’s largest producer of

Answer 32

copper

Question 33

the official language of Guyana

Answer 33

English

Question 34

the capital and the largest city of Uruguay

Answer 34

Montevideo

Question 35

There are 25 locations on the maps of central and South America that you need to be able to identify.

Answer 35

Study the worksheets.

Question 36

There are 15 locations of rivers, lakes, and mountains that you must be able to identify on the map of the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 36

Study them.