Pacific South America Review

The broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes in Pacific South America is known as...

• Altiplano

• Strait

• Atacama

• El Nino

A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water is known as a...

• Strait

• Altiplano

• Atacama

• Parana

The desert in northern Chile that gets rain less than 5 times every century is known as...

• Atacama

• Sahara

• Sonora

• Death Valley

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific Coast every two to seven years is known as...

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Andes Climate Shift

• Atacama Effect

What is the main physical feature of Pacific South America?

• Andes Mountains

• Amazon River

• Atacama Desert

• Lake Victoria

How is Bolivia's location unique in Pacific South America?

• It is landlocked

• It is a coastal port

• It's entirely surrounded by the Andes

• The Amazon river flows through it

What country in Pacific South America has large oil reserves?

• Ecuador

• Chile

• Bolivia

• Peru

Why is most of the land in Pacific South America not good for farming?

• There is not much flat land, some areas are very dry

• There is too much flat land that is overfarmed and doesn't produce high crop yield

• Mining pollutes the water and negatively affects irrigation

• The majority of the land is great for terraced farming

What group of islands is located off the coast of Pacific South America?

• Galapagos

• Falkland

• Tierra del Fuego

• Bahamas

Why are earthquakes and volcanoes a constant threat in Pacific South America?

• Two tectonic plates meet at the edge of the region

• Excessive mining has made the land unstable

• The Altiplano causes magma pooling in large pockets under the plateau

• They are not a threat in this region