Ch 9

Question 0

Mountainous hilly sections of a country

Answer 0

Highlands

Question 1

Many active volcanoes are along this range
Barrier to inward movement from West Coast
Most settlement has occurred along eastern and northern coasts
Inca culture resided in these mountains

Answer 1

The Andes Mountains

Question 2

Vast plains

Grassy and treeless used for livestock and farming

Answer 2

Llanos

Question 3

Flat terrain with moderate rainfall

Answer 3

Cerrado

Question 4

Grasslands with Rich soil

Answer 4

Pampas

Question 5

Winds through northern South America, mainly Venezuela
More than 1500 miles long
Drains the interior land of Columbia and Venezuela

Answer 5

Orinoco River

Question 6

A rare native tribe

Answer 6

Yanomamo

Question 7

Flows about 4000 miles from west to east
Empties into the Atlantic Ocean
Branches start in the Andes Mountains
Carries more water to the ocean than any other river

Answer 7

Amazon River

Question 8

3000 miles through Paraguay and Argentina

Answer 8

Parana River

Question 9

Made up of hundreds of islands off the southern tip of Florida and North of Cuba

Answer 9

Bahamas

Question 10

Larger islands of the Caribbean

Examples are Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico among others

Answer 10

Greater Antilles

Question 11

Smaller islands of the Caribbean

Separated into Windward (facing wind) and Leeward (sheltered from the wind)

Answer 11

Lesser Antilles