Test 2 Questions Flashcards
Which of these is NOT a major river or river system found in Latin America?
A) All of these are major river systems found in Latin America.
B) Sierra Madre
C) Amazon
D) Paraná-Paraguay
E) Orinoco
B. Sierra Madre
Which of these countries does NOT use the “peso” as its currency? (pages 186-189) A) Argentina B) Chile C) Colombia D) Cuba E) Guatemala F) Uruguay
E) Guatemala
Which of these is NOT a volcano in central Mexico.
A) All of these are volcanoes in central Mexico.
B) Orizaba
C) Popocatepetl
D) Tehuantepec
E) Ixtacihuatl
E) Ixtacihuatl
Which of these countries uses the “Nuevo Sol” (new sun) as its form of currency? A) Venezuela B) Peru C) Nicaragua D) Paraguay E) Honduras
B) Peru
“Guaraní” is a currency used in \_\_\_\_. A) Bolivia B) Brazil C) Costa Rica D) Guatemala E) None of these.
E) None of these.
These two countries use a form a currency named after “El Libertador”—Simón Bolívar. A) Panama and Peru B) Venezuela and Bolivia C) Honduras and Guatemala D) Cuba and Puerto Rico E) None of these.
B) Venezuela and Bolivia
Which of these countries does NOT have coffee listed as a major export?
A) Costa Rica
B) El Salvador
C) Guatemala
D) Venezuela
E) All of these have coffee as a major export.
D) Venezuela
Along with Peru, which of these countries has both quechua and aymara—two indigenous languages—as listed as main languages along with Spanish? A) Bolivia B) Guatemala C) Chile D) Ecuador E) None of these.
A) Bolivia
Asunción is the capital of this country: \_\_\_\_\_\_. A) Paraguay B) Uruguay C) El Salvador D) Guyana E) None of these.
A) Paraguay
The capital of Chile is \_\_\_\_. A) Santiago B) Lima C) Bogotá D) Quito E) None of these.
A) Santiago
In addition to Cuba, which of the following countries is a communist state? A) Haiti B) Argentina C) Colombia D) Venezuela E) None of these.
E) None of these.
The main export from Puerto Rico is \_\_\_\_. A) pharmaceuticals B) bananas C) coffee D) petroleum E) sugar
A) pharmaceuticals
The capital of Brazil is \_\_\_\_\_. A) Rio de Janeiro B) Brasilia C) Ipanema D) None of these.
B) Brasilia
The Amazon River is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ river in the world. A) longest B) second longest C) third longest D) fourth longest
B) second longest
The Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental are mountain ranges in \_\_\_\_\_. A) Peru B) El Salvador C) Mexico D) Chile E) Brazil
C) Mexico
The Galápagos Islands are found off the coast of \_\_\_\_\_. A) Ecuador B) Chile C) Brazil D) El Salvador E) None of these.
A) Ecuador
The Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) are a British possession off the coast of \_\_\_\_. A) Panama B) Costa Rica C) Argentina D) Uruguay E) None of these.
C) Argentina
This body of water is found between Panama, Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, and the northern tip of Colombia. A) Atlantic Ocean B) Caspian Sea C) Caribbean Sea D) Gulf of Mexico E) None of these.
C) Caribbean Sea
The cowboys (cowhands/ranchers) of the Argentinian grasslands are known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) vaqueros B) llaneros C) gauchos D) pampas E) None of these.
C) gauchos
The Río Grande, which forms part of the long border between the USA and Mexico, is also known by this name. A) Río Largo B) Río Rancho C) Río Bravo del Norte D) None of these
C) Río Bravo del Norte
According to the reading, oceangoing ships can travel more than 2,000 miles upstream into the Amazon River (that is approximately the distance between New York and Colorado).
A) True
B) False
A) True
This is the world’s highest navegable lake and can be found high in the Andes between Bolivia and Peru. A) Lake Texcoco B) Lake Nicaragua C) Lake Maracaibo D) Lake of the Ozarks E) None of these.
E) None of these.
Chile is the world’s largest exporter of this product. A) copper B) bauxite C) tin D) gold E) silver
A) copper
Which of these cities does NOT lie along the Río de la Plata?
A) Buenos Aires, Argentina
B) Montevideo, Uruguay
C) Asunción, Paraguay
C) Asunción, Paraguay
The Amazon rain forest covers 1/3 of South America and shelters more species of plants and animals per square mile than anywhere else on earth.
A) True
B) False
A) True
This is a region in Chile so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded. A) Atacama Desert B) Pampas C) Gran Chaco D) Patagonia E) Tierra del Fuego
A) Atacama Desert
According to the reading, potatoes, wheat, and apples grow best in this climate zone. This helps explain why in certain countries and for some civilizations these crops have traditionally been more much important either as subsistence crops or for export.
A) tierra caliente (hot land) at the lower elevations
B) tierra templada (temperate land) between the other two elevations
C) tierra fría (cold land) at higher elevations
C) tierra fría (cold land) at higher elevations
This is the name given to the dense and continuous layer of leaves that tower above some of Latin America's tropical rain forests. A) canopy B) panoply C) selva D) None of these.
A) canopy
