South America Test (Part 2)

Which of the following most closely resembles a representative democracy?

• The people elect leaders that work for the government.

• Power is passed down from leader to leader by birth rite.

• There is a figure head King who rules the country beside elected leaders.

• There is one leader who has absolute authority

The higher the elevation, the warmer it is.

• True
• False

In general, the further you go from the equator the colder it gets.

• True
• False

What is ecotourism?

• Touring a region for its natural sights and resources
• Touring a region for its historical landmarks
• Touring a region and spending a lot of money
• Bolstering an economy through tourism

How have the people living on the Amazon River adapted to the physical environment in the region in which they live? 

• Their homes are on stilts.
• Their homes float on the water.
• Their homes are built on mountainsides.
• They swing through trees to get from place to place.

What is the largest country of South America?  

• Brazil
• Venezuela
• Chile
• Argentina

Define: industrialized

• a region that has built up a system of industries
• a region that is primarily rural
• a region that speaks one language
• a region that has only one industry

What does scarcity mean?

• being in short supply of
• having an abundance of
• needing to export
• being afraid

The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?

• deforestation
• extract
• erradicate
• elite

The Incas used what is known as ______ farming in order to grow crops on the mountainsides.

• Alpine
• Creative
• Terrace
• Sharecrop