Chapter 13 - Andes Mountains

Which of these is NOT a major crop grown in the Andes Mountain region?

• Bananas

• Coffee

• Silk

• Potatoes

What Native American tribe once built a large empire in the Andes Mountains?

• Apache

• Incans

• Cherokee

• Seminole

Which of these is NOT true about the glaciers in the Andes Mountains?

• They are gradually shrinking over time.

• They lie above the snow line.

• They lie below the tree line.

• When they melt each summer, they supply the mountains steams with water.

What is meant by the term "indigenous people?"

• People who pay the most in taxes.

• People who are elected to a government office.

• People who have recently settled in an area.

• People who have lived in an area for a long time.

A method of cutting flat spots into a hillside so you can grow crops is called...

• Mestizo

• Terracing

• Altitudinal zonation

• Vertical trade

Which of these crops would be LEAST SUITED to growing high in the mountains?

• Bananas

• Quinoa

• Potatoes

• Wheat

What is a "mestizo?"

• Type of tortilla made in South America.

• Tool used for farming.

• Trade route through the mountains.

• Person of mixed European / Native American ancestry.

Which of these would affect the temperature of an area THE LEAST?

• Latitude - Distance from the equator.

• Longtitude - Distance from the Prime Meridian.

• Elevation - How high above sea level a place is located.

• Currents -- Whether a place receives warm or cold air currents.

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

• The air is thinner at higher elevations.

• The higher you go, the more oxygen the air contains.

• More solar heat is found at the base (bottom) of a mountain.

• Gravity pulls oxygen toward the earth's surface.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Andes Mountains?

• Longest mountain chain in the world.

• Run down the western coast of South America.

• Highest mountain chain in the world.

• Pass through seven different countries.