South America Review

Longest mountain range in the world, located in the west of South America:

• the Alps

• the Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• the Ural Mountains

These are the parallel mountain ranges, that are separated by valleys and rivers:

• Cordilleras

• Pampas

• Llanos

Most of South America speaks _______ and their religion is ________

• Spanish / Protestant

• Portuguese / Roman Catholic

• Spanish / Islam

• Spanish / Roman Catholic

These were escaped slaves who formed their own communities in the jungles of South America:

• Crimsons

• Maroons

• Abolitionists

• Segregationists

This is the grassy plain in Caribbean South America where a lot of farming is, located in Colombia and Venezuela:

• Pampas

• Cordilleras

• Llanos

• Gauchos

This is name for the parts of the New World that speak a Latin-based language and have a Spanish, French or Portuguese culture:

• Southern Alliance

• Latin America

• United America

• South America

What is the most important resource in Venezuela? They built their entire economy around it:

• Gold

• Oil

• Silver

• Lumber (wood)

Voting for people to represent you in government and electing your leaders is known as...

• Representative Democracy

• Communist Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Anarchist Syndicalism

The mass cutting down of trees is known as...

HINT: they are cut down faster than replanted.

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

• Soil Erosion

Venezuelan President Carlos Perez in the 1970s/1980s did what to enrich the government with huge profits to fund social service programs?

• Nationalized the Merchant Fleet

• Deregulated the Automotive (car) Industry

• Nationalized the Oil Industry

• Raised taxes on the wealthy