South America Flashcards
The ________ _________ is the largest river in the world.
Amazon River
The _________ nearly bisects the continent of South America.
Tropic of Capricorn
______________ is the world’s highest navigable lake at an altitude pf 12,500 feet.
Titicaca
The South American region near the equator has a __________ climate.
Tropical
True of False
South America is connected to Central and South America at the Isthmus of Panama.
True
True or False
The majority of the continent of South America has an Highland climate.
False
True or False
The Andes make up the world’s longest mountain range
True
True or False
South America is known for it’s vast rain forest area, especially along the Andes Mountains.
False
The world’s highest waterfall is _________ _________ in _________________.
Angel Falls in Venezuela
In some parts of South America’s ___________ ___________ no rainfall has ever been recorded.
Atacama Desert
__________ is the name given to a large part of the population who are descended from the Native Americas, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.
Mestizo
The___________is used for transportation, hauling heavy loads, wool and meat
llama
The capitol of the Inca Empire was called_____________.
Cuzco
The South America is made up of_____ countries and _______ dependencies
12 and 2
True or False
The South American countries continued to be colonies of European nations until they achieved independence beginning in the early 1800s
True
True or False
Portuguese is the official language of South America
False
True or False
Over 5,000 species of birds live in South America
False
Over 90% of the population of South America follow the___________ ___________ religion
Roman Catholic
_______________ _______________ led the Spanish invaders against the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
___________________ is South America’s largest country.
Brazil
__________________is South America’s largest city and is the third largest city in the world.
Sao Paulo
_______________has the world’s largest deposits of platinum and supplies about 90% of the world’s emeralds,
Columbia
The______________are 600 miles west of Ecuador and are located directly on the Equator
Galapagos Islands
True or False
The capitol and largest city of Uruguay is Asuncion
False
True or False
About 80% of Columbia’s export income is from flowers
False
True or False
The Andes Mountains contain many valuable minerals, including copper, gold, iron ore, lead, sliver, and zinc
True
True or False
Galapagos is the Spanish word for tortoise
True
Brazil borders all but two South American countries,___________ and ___________
Chile and Ecuador
The southern part of Argentina is a high plain named ____________
Patagonia
True or False
The Incas developed terrace farming and a large system of roads
True
