Chapter 9: South America

Question 1

the most densely populated country in South America

Answer 1

Ecuador

Question 2

world’s longest mountain chain

Answer 2

Andes

Question 3

the world’s second longest river

Answer 3

Amazon

Question 4

people that settle in Brazil

Answer 4

Portuguese

Question 5

able to speak 2 language

Answer 5

bilingual

Question 6

areas of South America that are good for grazing cattle

Answer 6

patagonia and pampas

Question 7

led the revolution in Venezuela

Answer 7

Simon Bolivar

Question 8

religion that most of the people in South America practice

Answer 8

Roman Catholic

Question 9

one of the world’s breadbaskets

Answer 9

pampas

Question 10

world’s largest exporter of copper

Answer 10

Chile

Question 11

led the revolution in Argetina

Answer 11

Jose de San Martin

Question 12

established their empire in Argentina

Answer 12

Inca

Question 13

In Guyana, almost half of the population is of ___ descent

Answer 13

South Asian

Question 14

steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surgace

Answer 14

escarpment

Question 15

holds most of the region’s oil reserves

Answer 15

Venezuela

Question 16

people in urban upper and middle class have a ____ family unit

Answer 16

nuclear

Question 17

Spanish word for high plateau

Answer 17

altiplano

Question 18

country that has the world’s finest emeralds

Answer 18

Colombia

Question 19

grand display of Inca engineering

Answer 19

Manchu Picchu

Question 20

area in southern Argentina that is dry and windy because of the rain shadow

Answer 20

Plateau of Patagonia

Question 21

world’s largest rain forest

Answer 21

Amazon rain forest

Question 22

people who live here trap fog to collect water and increase water supply

Answer 22

Atacama Desert

Question 23

country that is known for coffee

Answer 23

Brazil

Question 24

world’s 4th largest continent

Answer 24

South America

Question 25

resources that attracted Spanish conquistadores to South America

Answer 25

silver and gold

Question 26

knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records

Answer 26

quipu

Question 27

mineral found at the foothills of the Orinoco River

Answer 27

gold

Question 28

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to tother countries

Answer 28

brain drain

Question 29

the blending of two or more religions into one

Answer 29

syncretism

Question 30

parallel chain or ranges of mountains

Answer 30

cordillera

Question 31

country that is known for its silver

Answer 31

Peru

Question 32

the west coast of South America is along the ____

Answer 32

Ring of Fire

Question 33

climate zone that has short, cool winters and long, hot, humid summers with uniform rainfall throughout the year

Answer 33

humid subtropical