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South America Today Quizzes Flashcards

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1
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The first European explorers came to Brazil from ______

A

Portugal

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2
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Scientists hope to use the rare plants of Amazonia to develop new _________

A

medicines

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3
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True or False

The Jesuits missionaries of Salvador de Bahia enslaved the native population

A

True

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4
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Brasilia, located in the Highlands region of Brazil, is well known for its _________ architecture

A

futuristic

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5
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What natural source would Brazil need to import from other countries?

A

oil

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6
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Iguacu Falls helps Brazil’s economy by _________

A

attracting tourists

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7
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Bolivia’s altiplano region is known _________

A

to be heavily populated

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8
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True or False

Hydrofoils have replaced reed boats as the main carriers of cargo and passengers on Lake Titicaca

A

True

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9
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What has changed the symbol of oppression into a Bolivia symbol of cultural pride?

A

the bowler hat

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10
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The least-populated area of Bolivia is_________

A

the lowlands

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11
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What extreme type of action has tried to stop the democratic government of Bolivia

A

military coups

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12
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What is buried in the cornerstones of most buildings in Bolivia to bring good luck?

A

a dried llama fetus

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13
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What major Bolivian export took the place of silver in the early 1800s?

A

tin

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14
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What makes the highland valleys of Sucre and Cochabamba ideal places to live in Bolivia?

A

the climate

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15
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Some people believe that Tiahuanaco may be the _______ city in the world

A

oldest

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16
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Chile is South America’s _________ country

A

longest

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17
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What has provided upward mobility for many middle-class and some lower-class Chilean citizens?

A

secondary education

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18
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How did Augusto Pinochet become leader of Chile?

A

though a military coup

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19
Q

True or False

Though Chile grows many of its own vegetables, some must be imported from other countries

A

False

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20
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Empanadas are Chile’s version of ____________

A

fast food

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21
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What does the long coastline allow Chile to be

A

one of the top ten fishing regions

22
Q

Why is Puerto Montt so important for travel to the far southern region?

A

It is impossible to travel the route by land

23
Q

Why have so many Germans immigrated to the lake district of Chile?

A

The region has many similarities to their homeland

24
Q

Though Paraguay and Uruguay are different in many ways, they have similar _____________

A

landscapes

25
Q

“Gaucho” is another word for___________

A

cowboy

26
Q

Why did the Jesuit priests organize the Guarani Indians into townships?

A

to protect them from slave traders

27
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Why is nearly 95% of the population of Paraguay mestizo?

A

Spanish settlers were encouraged to take indian wives

28
Q

The Itaipu Dam will make Paraguay the world’s leading exporter of_______________

A

electricity

29
Q

What is the biggest reason Paraguay is one of South America’s least industrialized nations?

A

lack of good transportation

30
Q

Unlike most other Latin American nations, only 66 percent of the people of Uruguay claim to be____________

A

Roman Catholics

31
Q

The permanence if institutions in Uruguay is demonstrated by___________

A

having the longest tradition of democratic government in South America

32
Q

True or False

The main base of Uruguay’s economy comes from tourism

A

False

33
Q

Both Paraguay and Uruguay share a similar economic problem. What is it?

A

their small size

34
Q

Peru is located in which region of South America?

A

the western region

35
Q

The wooden balconies of Lima’s colonial buildings, several countries old, have not rotted away. What is the reason?

A

the dry coastline climate

36
Q

True or False

The Incas built terraces on steep slopes to make it easier to grow crops.

A

True

37
Q

Peru’s transportation system is limited by its __________.

A

geography

38
Q

What makes Iquitos a unique city in Peru?

A

It can be reached only by air or water

39
Q

The Jivaro tribes were popularized in Hollywood movies for their____________.

A

poison blowguns

40
Q

Lake Titicaca is the ___________ navigable lake in the world.

A

highest

41
Q

In the 1920s, Peru gained a freedom that the United States has always enjoyed. Which freedom is it?

A

freedom of religion

42
Q

What fabled “lost city” was the center of the Incan religion?

A

Machu Picchu

43
Q

Why does the sun rise and set in Ecuador at six o’clock every day, 365 days a year?

A

because its on the equator

44
Q

True or False

Petroleum makes up the bulk of Ecuador’s production and income

A

False

45
Q

The southern part of the ___________ region of Ecuador is an arid desert.

A

Costa

46
Q

what is slowly forcing the Indians of Ecuador from their native lands?

A

modern civilization

47
Q

What is the official language of Ecuador?

A

Spanish

48
Q

What features makes it easy to figure out to which tribe an Otovalo Indian belongs?

A

their hats

49
Q

Half of Ecuador’s population is employed in______________.

A

agricultural work

50
Q

How did Ecuador solve its transportation problem between the Sierra and the Costa?

A

It built a railroad

51
Q

The Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of_______

A

evolution

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