Latin America Quiz Chapter 7,8,9

A group of islands is called a(n)

• isthmus

• archipelago

• Pampas

• subregion

The Brazilian Highlands end with a(n)_______ or a steep cliff that drops down to the Atlantic coastal plain.

• Llanos

• estuary

• tributary

• escarpment

South American _______ have high temperatures and heavy rainfall year round.

• savannas

• rain forests

• steppes

• mountains

Cooler temperatures are found at higher

• winds

• Tropics

• altitudes

• canopies

The dominant landform along the Pacific coast of South America is

• the Andes

• coastal marshes

• the Amazon Basin

• the Brazilian Highlands

___________, in South America, is the world's largest exporter of copper.

• Chile

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Venezuela

The Tropics have generally warm temperatures because

• hurricanes often strike the Tropics.

• the Tropics have a long dry season.

• they receive the direct rays of the sun.

• more plants grow there than anywhere else.

Vegetation is sparse (not a whole lot) in the _______ climate zone.

• tierra fria

• tierra helada

• tierra caliente

• tierra templada

The Olmec made weapons with a volcanic glass called

• jade

• obsidian

• maize

• copper

The Inca of Peru established a(n) _______ in the Andes.

• empire

• caudillo

• communist state

• Good Neighbor Policy