Unit 3: South America Test Review

Which facts describe the Amazon rain forest? (Pick all that apply!)

• located in southern Brazil

• largest rain forest in the world

• richest biological resource in the world

• covers more than half of Brazil

What country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily found in South America?

• Brazil

• Venezuela

• Chile

• Argentina

Who colonized Brazil and brought their language and religion to the area? 

• Portuguese
• Spanish
• French
• Mexican

What religious group influenced Brazilian art? 

• Roman Catholic
• Spanish Catholic
• Islam
• Judaism

Most people in South America live

• in the rain forest
• in the Andes
• near rivers
• along the coast

The area of the highest elevation in South America is

• the Brazilian Highlands
• the Guiana Highlands
• the Andes Mountains
• the Patagonia Grasslands

Argentina has shrubland and a drier climate than most of South America

• True
• False

Low shrubland that continues to the Andes in Argentina is called...

• Pampas
• Mesa
• Guachos
• Plains

caused by logging, farming, and road building

• Amazon River

• Brazilian Highlands

• Favela

• Deforestation

vast, treeless plan in the center of Argentina

• Favela

• Amazon River

• Pampas

• Carnival