Chapter 12 Section 1-Pacific South America

Chapter 12 Section 1-Pacific South America

Physical Features

• The Andes Mountains run through all the Pacific South American countries.

• In the south, the Andes are rugged and covered by Ice packs,

• In the north, they are rounded.

Multiple Select

Which of the following describes the Andes Mountains in the south? 2 answers

• round

• rugged

• covered by ice packs

• plains

Altiplano

• A high plateau that lies between the two ranges of the Andes Mountains

Multiple Choice

A high plateau located between the two ranges of the Andes Mountains is called the ______.

• Altiplano

• Atacama Desert

• Amazon River

• Strait of Magellan

Rivers and Lakes

• Pacific South America has few major rivers.

• Rivers flowing into the altiplano never reach the sea.

• They fill two large lakes.

Poll

Do you believe the Altiplano has a high population?

• Yes

• No

The Strait of Magellan

• located between the Southern tip of Chile and Tierra del Fuego

• A strait is a waterway linking two large bodies of water.

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Multiple Choice

What is the southern most tip of South America called? p. 2

• Tierra del Fuego

• Strait of Magellan

• Galapagos Islands

• Peru

Multiple Choice

What do you call a waterway that connects two larger bodies of water? p. 2

• strait

• plateau

• plain

• desert

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the strait located in between Chile and Tierra el Fuego called? p. 2

• Strait of Magellan

• Lake Titicaca

• Galapagos Islands

• Andes Mountains

Galapagos Islands

• belong to Ecuador

• in the Pacific Ocean

• have wildlife that are not found anywhere else in the world

Multiple Choice

The Galapagos Islands are a part of the country of _______. p. 2

• Ecuador

• Chile

• Peru

• Bolivia

Climate and Vegetation

• both are affected by elevation

• Pacific South America has five climate zones.

Lowest Elevation

• located near sea level

• hot and humid climate

• crops are banans and sugar cane

Multiple Select

Which crops are raised in the hot and humid zone? 2 answers

• bananas

• coffee

• dairy

• sugarcane

Second Climate Zone

• has cooler, moist air and mountain forests

• has many large cities

• Coffee is the main crop

Multiple Choice

What is the main crop of the second climate zone?p. 2

• coffee

• bananas

• cotton

• apples

Third Climate

• It is a cooler climate zone,

• It has grasslands and forests.

• The main crops are potatoes and wheat.

Multiple Select

Which crops are raised in the third zone?page 107 p. 3

• potatoes

• bananas

• coffee

• wheat

Fourth Zone

• Very few people live in the Fourth Zone

• There are grasslands and shrubs but no trees

Multiple Choice

What is the Fourth Zone called?

• Tierra Caliente

• Tierra Helada

• Tierra del Fuego

• Tierra Mia

Highest Zone

• located near the mountain tops

• no vegetation

• snow covered year-round

Multiple Choice

Which of the following DOES NOT describe the Highest Zone?

• Tierra Nevada

• hot and humid climate

• no vegetation

• snow covered all year

Atacama Desert

• located in northern Chile

• receives rain once every 20 years

• One of the driest and cloudiest places on Earth

Multiple Choice

How often does it rain in the Atacama Desert? p. 4

• Once every 10 years

• five times a century

• Five times every 20 years

• Never

El Nino

• happens every 2 to 7 years

• The water off the Pacific coast is warm instead of cool

• fish migrate to find cooler waters

• Causes extreme weather in the United States

Multiple Choice

How does El Nino affect the United States?

• It does not affect the United States

• El Nino causes severe and extreme weather in the United States.

• Fish migrate in search of cooler waters.

• Presidential elections are held.

Natural Resources

• Chile, Peru and Bolivia have forests for lumber.

• Pacific South America has little good farm land

Multiple Select

Which countries have forest and export lumber? p. 6

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Peru

• Bolivia

Bolivia

• produces minerals such as

• tin

• silver

• lead

• zinc

Multiple Select

Which minerals are found in Bolivia? p. 6

• copper

• lead

• silver

• zinc

Chile and Ecuador

• Chile exports more copper than any other country in the world.

• Bolivia exports oil and has reserves of natural gas.

Multiple Choice

Which country exports oil and has natural gas reserves? p. 6

• Bolivia

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Peru

Multiple Choice

Which country exports more copper than any other in the world? p. 6

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Brazil

• United States