South America Flashcards
The Andes are South America’s greatest? River chain, desert regions, mountain range, or island chain
Mountain range
The largest country in South America is? Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, or Columbia
Brazil
guinea highlands rise in southern? Venezuela, Peru, surname, or Paraguay
Venezuela
which of the following is the largest playing in South America? Brazilian Highlands, Altiplano, Angel Falls, or Amazon River basin
Amazon River basin
South Americans pampas is a wide area of? Plains, grasslands, mountains, or plateaus
grasslands
Tierra del fuego is an island divided between Argentina and? Uruguay, Chile, Columbia, or Bolivia
chile
what is the world’s largest river in volume? Orinoco, Llanos, Amazon, or parana
Amazon
The driest region in South America is? The Peru current, the atacama desert, chili central valley, or the Amazon River
The Atacama Desert
what is El Niño? The region’s largest lake, a tropical rain forest, a type of tree, or an ocean and weather pattern
an ocean and weather pattern
South America’s largest oil reserves are found in? Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil, or Uruguay
Venezuela
true or false: farming began in South America only about 500 years ago
false, 5000
true or false: The Inca founded south America’s greatest early civilization
true
true or false: although the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro tried to conquer the Inca Empire he was unsuccessful
false, successful
true or false: the south American Indian population rose dramatically during the colonial period
false, dropped
true or false: Portuguese settlement South America began in the 1530s along the eastern coast of what is now Brazil
true
true or false: the Spanish colonies of South America gained their independence between 1910 and 1930
false, 1810 and 1830
true or false: Bolivia’s population has the largest percentage of south American Indians
true
true or false: people in South American countries speak Spanish but most Brazilians speak Portuguese
true
true or false: the cities of bogota, La Paz, and quito lie in high Andean Valleys
true
true or false: the majority of South American today are protestant Christian
false, Roman Catholic
when the largest states from the colonial period we’re broken up, small farms known as_were created
minifundia
_Produces more coffee than any other country in the world
Brazil
The South American country of_specializes and producing and exporting wheat and beef
Argentina
countries in the southern part of South America have formed a trade organization known as_
Mercosur
One third of the people who live in Chile now live in or around the city of_
Santiago
The large slums that surround the major cities of Brazil are known as_
favelas
overall the governments in South American countries have become more_but challenges remain
democratic
The great rain forests of the_River basin are a vital source of oxygen for the whole planet
Amazon
A war during the 1880s left the country of_landlocked, or without the border on the ocean
Bolivia
terrorism is common and South America today, particularly in the country of_
Columbia
