B. unit 4 Q.3 Flashcards
The capital of Argentina is Cordoba.
False
San Julian, on Argentina’s coast, is where Magellan’s men mutinied.
True
The capital of Chile is Santiago.
True
Concepcion, Chile, has a naval base.
True
The Galapagos Islands are off the coast of Chile.
False
The rivers of Chile all run east to west.
True
The “land of the twilight night” means Chileans leave their lights on all night.
False
The Andes reach their widest point in Bolivia.
True
The Peru, or Humboldt, current is in the Atlantic Ocean.
False
All students and teachers in Argentina wear:
smocks
The official language of all countries we have studied in this lesson is:
Spanish
The gauchos wear:
baggy pants and leggings
Argentine and Chilean people are mostly:
Roman Catholics
Argentina is divided from Chile by the ___________ Mountains.
Andes
The region in Argentina named after “big feet” is
Patagonia
The small three-cornered area at the extreme south of Argentina is:
Tierra del Fuego
The river that cuts through Argentina’s Chaco on its way to the Plata is:
Parana
Lake Titicaca is the ___________ navigable lake in the world.
highest
The city in Argentina where jet airliners, cars, and trucks are manufactured is:
Cordoba
Chile is no more than _____________ miles wide.
200