6th Grade History Test 14 Flashcards
the fourth largest continent
South America
Much of South America is located in which zone?
Torrid Zone
the major mountain range in South America is the
Andes Mountain Range
the Strait of Magellan separates the islands of ___ from the South American mainland.
Tierra del Fuego
the world’s largest tropical rain forest is found in
the Amazon River Basin
the largest South American river
Amazon
one of the driest regions in the world, found in South America
Atacama Desert
the highest navigable lake in the world
Lake Titicaca
South America’s largest lake
Lake Maracaibo
the fertile grasslands extending across Argentina
Pampas
the most famous early South American Indian civilization
Inca civilization
the oldest permanent European settlement in South America
Humana, Venezuela
the largest city in South America
Sao Paulo, Brazil
the British missionary who died during the first attempt to bring the gospel to the Indians of Tierra del Fuego
Captain Allen Gardiner
the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
the first man to realize that the Americas were a “New World”
Amerigo Vespucci
the first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan
the most famous patriot in South America’s struggle for independence; the “George Washington of South America”
Simon Bolivar
one of the first Protestant missionaries to South America
James Thomson
a missionary to the Quechuas and the Aucas of Equador
Jim Elliot
More Indians live in __ than in any other country of the world.
Peru
the language of the Incas
Quechua
became emperor of Brazil at age 15 and helped Brazil develop into a strong country
Pedro II
the capital of Ecuador
Quito
the landlocked South American country with two capital cities
Bolivia
said to produce the world’ finest coffee
Colombia
known for its production of petroleum and natural gas
Venezuela
located in Brazil, one of the seven natural wonders of the world
Guanabara Bay
When Dutch Guiana became independent, it changed its name to
Suriname
the capital of Brazil
Brasilia
the South American country that produces a great volume of wheat
Argentina
Chile is the world’s largest producer of
copper
the official language of Guyana
English
the capital and the largest city of Uruguay
Montevideo
There are 25 locations on the maps of central and South America that you need to be able to identify.
Study the worksheets.
There are 15 locations of rivers, lakes, and mountains that you must be able to identify on the map of the Western Hemisphere.
Study them.
