South America Lesson 1 Quiz

The Andes are a difficult place to live.

• True

• False

Why did some South American Indians continue to live as nomads after others began to farm?

• they lived in environments that were not well suited for farming

• they lived too close to the equator

• they lived in the Amazon Rainforest

• they didn't want to farm

To farm on the sides of mountains, people developed __________.

• Andes

• domesticate

• terraces

• nomads

Early people began to _____ wild plants.

• Andes

• terraces

• nomads

• domesticate

Some groups of people continued to be ______.

• terraces

• nomads

• domesticate

• Andes

People living in different regions developed different cultures mostly because of _______.

• animals

• weather

• climate

• people

People that farmed had an easier time developing a _______.

• civilization

• nomadic culture

• religion

• language

How did terraces help farmers living on the steep hillsides of the Andes?

• they could not be helped

• it increased the amount of usable land

• conserved water

• increased the amount of people living on the mountain

What is the largest South American country?

• Argentina

• Chile

• Peru

• Brazil

What is the name of the driest desert in the world located in South America?

• The Andes

• The Atacama

• The Atlantic

• The Amazon