Unit 5 South America Geography and History

What happens during an El Niño?

• Wind and ocean currents reverse their usual direction.

• The Brazil and Peru Currents collide with one another.

• Warm and cold wind currents form a cool, dry atmosphere.

Which of the following statements is true of the Inca civilization?

• It made use of many engineering skills.

• It was located along the Atlantic coast

• It was invaded by the Portuguese.

USE THE MAP! What geographic feature of northern South America stretches across nearly the entire width of the continent?

• Andes Mountains

• Amazon River Basin

• Pampas Grasslands

a member of a group of people who move from place to place

• descendant

• tributary

• nomad

Which country held a monopoly (complete control) on the trade of enslaved Africans?

• Brazil

• Portugal

• Spain

Elevation impacts the people of South America because...

• As elevation increases, different crops are grown at different elevations

• More people live in the mild climates of the plains and grasslands compared to extreme climates

• People of South America must adapt, their economic activities to fit different elevations

• All answers are correct for this question

What did the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

• divided South America's land between Spain and Portugal

• gave Columbus permission to sail to South America

• permitted the use of enslaved Africans to work on plantations

Which geographic feature did we learn does NOT support much plant growth?

• The Amazon Basin

• The Andes

• The Pampas

the complete control of the entire supply of goods or services

• pictionary

• monopoly

• tributary

The Inca were a powerful civilization who lived on South America's west coast. What engineering techniques were used to adapt to their home in the Andes Mountains.

• Terraced fields, cut into mountain slopes, allowed Inca to farm

• Suspension bridges were built to cross canyons and water.

• A system of roads kept the empire together.

• All of these engineering techniques were used by the Inca