Test: Chp 10

Front

Which statement best describes the Andes in Pacific South America?

Back

They form the main physical feature across the region

Front

What is the Altiplano?

Back

A broad, high plateau between mountain ridges

Front

How does elevation affect agriculture in the Andes?

Back

Mid-elevations support coffee and mountain forests.

Front

Which statement best describes a typical El Niño event?

Back

Happens every two to seven years

Front

A sudden El Niño warms Pacific coastal waters. Which resource-based industry is most likely disrupted first?

Back

Offshore fisheries along the coast

Front

Which country in the region is noted for exporting the most copper?

Back

Chile is the world’s top copper exporter

Front

What engineering solution did farmers in mountainous areas use to grow crops on steep slopes?

Back

Stone terraces built into mountains

Front

Which statement best explains how the Inca moved information across their vast empire?

Back

Relay runners carried spoken messages

Front

Given the Inca lacked wheeled vehicles and horses, which infrastructure most directly supported governing a population up to 12 million?

Back

Thousand-mile stone-paved road network

Front

Which event marked Spain’s control over the Inca Empire?

Back

Spain conquered the Inca by 1535