Unit 5 Test

Question 1

Venezuela’s economy depends heavily on the export of _________.

Answer 1

oil

Question 2

Only the Nile River is longer than the 3,900-mile-long _________ River.

Answer 2

Amazon

Question 3

_________ was the conquistador who enslaved indigenous people in Peru.

Answer 3

Francisco Pizarro

Question 4

Brazil processes _________ to make ethanol.

Answer 4

Brazil processes _________ to make ethanol.

Question 5

The world’s largest wetland is the _________ in Brazil.

Answer 5

Pantanel

Question 6

Chile defeated both Peru and Bolivia and captured land in the War of the _________.

Answer 6

Atlantic

Question 7

The _________ Desert is the driest desert in the world.

Answer 7

Atacama

Question 8

_________ wanted to create a large, free country in South America, earning him the nickname El Libertador (The Liberator).

Answer 8

Simón Bolívar

Question 9

Tierra del Fuego is an island whose name means “_________.”

Answer 9

Land of Fire

Question 10

Brazil’s largest city is the world’s sixth largest city.

Answer 10

São Paulo

Question 11

Hiram Bingham announced the existence of _________, an ancient Incan city, in 1911.

Answer 11

Machu Picchu

Question 12

Bernardo O’Higgins defeated Spanish forces and gained independence for _________.

Answer 12

Chile

Question 13

The Strait of _________ separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland South America.

Answer 13

Magellan

Question 14

The Strait of _________ separates Tierra del Fuego from mainland South America.

Answer 14

Magellan

Question 15

Ecuador’s _________ Islands support an amazing variety of plants and animals.

Answer 15

Galápagos

Question 16

Dictator Hugo _________ created a socialist state in Venezuela in which he held limitless power.

Answer 16

Chavez

Question 17

Gauchos were horsemen from _________ who cared for cattle.

Answer 17

Argentina

Question 18

More than half the population of _________ died during the Paraguayan War.

Answer 18

Paraguay

Question 19

Well-maintained _________ were vital to holding together the Incan empire.

Answer 19

roads

Question 20

_________ kings covered themselves with gold for the ceremony of El Dorado.

Answer 20

Mapuche

Question 21

The _________ are a huge grassland in Argentina.

Answer 21

Pampas

Question 22

The Gran _________ is a hot, arid plain with few inhabitants.

Answer 22

Chaco

Question 23

Brazil built this capital city inland to attract people away from the coast.

Answer 23

Brasília

Question 24

Argentina captured and lost the _________ Islands to Great Britain in 1982.

Answer 24

Falkland

Question 25

The capital of Peru is in the Long Desert.

Answer 25

Lima

Question 26

Chile’s capital is also its largest city.

Answer 26

Santiago

Question 27

Argentina’s capital is the largest port in South America.

Answer 27

Buenos Aires

Question 28

The _________ is the largest mountain chain outside of Asia.

Answer 28

Andes

Question 29

The _________ Desert extends along Peru’s 1,500-mile coast.

Answer 29

Titicaca