Latin America Test

The area along the Equator in northern Brazil has a tropical rain forest climate

• True

• False

Portugal’s rule of Brazil lasted only about 50 years.

• True

• False

Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela have all been ruled at times by dictators.

• True

• False

In Peru and northern Chile, the area between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes is a coastal desert.

• True

• False

Mining is an insignificant part of the economy for most Andean countries.

• True

• False

The first indigenous president of Bolivia

• Evo Morales

• Salvador Allende

• José de San Martin

Climate zone with moderate rainfall and temperatures

• tierra templada

• tierra fria

• tierra hacienda

Revolutionary leader who led fight against Spanish rule

• Evo Morales

• Salvador Allende

• José de San Martin

• San Juan

Socialist Chilean president killed in a coup

• Evo Morales

• Salvador Allende

• José de San Martin

• San Juan

Climate zone up to 10,000 feet with cold temperatures

• Evo Morales

• Salvador Allende

• tierra templada

• tierra fria