Y8 South America - Knowledge Quiz

True or False - All of South America is in the southern hemisphere?

• True

• False

Which mountain range is found along the west of the continent?

• The Himalayas

• The Rockies

• The Alps

• The Andes

Which is the correct definition for: Colonialism

• When a country takes over an other country.

• When a country is no longer a part of another country.

• The first people to live in an area.

Which is the correct definition for: Indigenous

• When a country takes over an other country.

• When a country is no longer a part of another country.

• The first people to live in an area.

People first arrived in South America around 15,000 years ago, how were they able to cross the Bering Strait?

• It was a time of hot weather so the sea had dried up.

• They built large boats and sailed.

• There was an ice age meaning they could walk over ice.

• They flew in planes.

Why did the indigenous population of South America die after the Spanish and Portuguese arrived?

• They died in a war.

• They died because of famine.

• They died because of natural disasters.

• They died because of diseases.

Which of the following factors held back the development of South America?

• High debts

• Corruption

• Hot and wet weather

• Past colonialism

Which biome do the following characteristics belong to;

This biome is hot and wet all year round.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert and Dry Shrub

• Mountain

• Deciduous Forest

Which biome do the following characteristics belong to;

The higher the altitude the colder it gets.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert and Dry Shrub

• Mountain

• Deciduous Forest

Which biome do the following characteristics belong to;

Days are very hot and nights are very cold.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert and Dry Shrub

• Mountain

• Deciduous Forest