The ____________________ is a wide plateau region that is located between the ranges of the Andes cordillera.

• altiplano
• corillera
• Pampas
• Patagonia

During colonial rule of Peru, a ___________________ was appointed by the king of Spain to be sure that the native people followed Spanish rules and customs.

• viceroy
• llanero
• gaucho
• coup

The US supported a military ___________________ in Chile in the 1970s that removed a president who had some ideas influenced by communism.

• coup
• viceroy
• altiplano
• Creole

Most of the population of Chile lives in the central region which includes the capital city, ________________________.

• Santiago
• Quito
• La Paz
• Lima

About every two to seven years, ____________________ causes heavy rains and flooding as well as having a negative impact on fishing in Pacific South America.

• El Nino
• Creole
• coup
• elevation

_______________________, or American-born descendants of Europeans, were the main leaders of the revolts for independence from Spain in Pacific South America.

• Creoles
• coups
• gauchos
• viceroys

______________________, the capital city of Ecuador, is located high in the Andes Mountains.

• La Paz
• Quito
• Lima
• Santiago

A ____________________ connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of Chile.

• strait
• isthmus
• peninsula
• cordillera

Bolivia has two capital cities, _____________________ which is where the congress meets, and Sucre which is where the supreme court meets.

• La Paz
• Lima
• Santiago
• Quito

The ________________________ is one of the driest and cloudiest places in the world.

• Atacama Desert
• Patagonia
• Sahara Desert
• Andes Mountains