Climates of Peru Comprehension

The ocean current that travels past the coast affects the temperature of the air, making it cooler. This current, called the ______Current, starts near the South Pole, where the sun transfers less energy to the surface

• Peru

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Titicaca

The northeast is a warm rain forest, while the southwest coastal area is a cool desert. What separates these two regions?

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Mount Fuji

• Colorado Rockies Mountains

• Andes Mountains

True or False - The warm, wet rain forest called the Peruvian Amazon has the fewest amount of species of living things than almost any other place on Earth.

• True

• False

The warm, wet rain forests of the Peruvian Amazon no longer has jaguars, which is currently extinct

• True

• False

How many active volcanoes are located in Peru?

• 6

• 16

• 60

• 36

Which ancient civilization inhabited Peru with more than 20 million members that survived and expanded there?

• Mayas

• Inca

• Egyptian

• Aztecs

True or False - The country of Peru has many different climates.

• True

• False

True or False - Lima, Peru is the second driest capital city in the world.

• True

• False

The Inca adapted to the climate by developing ______, in which crops were grown at different levels of mountains at high altitudes.

• dry farming

• dairy farming

• aquaculture farming

• terrace farming

True or False - The Inca civilization cultivated around ____ different crops.

• 7

• 17

• 70

• 700