South America Unit

South America is surrounded by what bodies of water?

• Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

• Red and Black Sea

• Gulf of Mexico and Carribbean Sea

Name the isthmus that connects South America to North America

• Isthmus of Panama

• Bering Land Bridge

• Central America

• Yucatan Peninsula

What biome makes up most of the northern part of the continent?

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Pampas

• Anatolia Peninsula

• Borreal Forest

South America was divided between what two European nations?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Spain and Italy

• France and Portugal

Some contries in South America experince extreme poverty and lack of job opportnities. These conries are know as _______

• developed

• developing

• disabled

• wealthy

Which of the three indigenous groups were great engineers and mathematicians?

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Olmecs

What is a quipu used for?

• record information

• braid hair

• cook food

• as a msical instrument

Who is known as  the Liberator? why?

• Jose Cabrerra

• Simon Bolivar

• Alex Rodrigez

• Charlamagne the Man

The Atacama is

• Hottest desert in South America

• A long snake in the Amazon River

• A Rock band from Peru

• A special structure built by Aztecs

Name the longest continental mountain chain in the world.

• Andes

• Himalayans

• Pervian

• Charlie