South America Unit Review

South America is made up of which regions?

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

Where are the Andes Mountains located?

• Along the Eastern Coast

• Along the Western Coast

A level area of land that is low in elevation.

• lowland

• highland

Plateaus in the highlands look like a

• pyramid

• ball

• table

• cone

The 3 plains areas of South America are

• Pampas

• Tierra del Fuego

• Gran Chaco

• Llanos

The 3 highlands of South America are

• Atacama

• Guiana

• Brazilian

• Patagonia

The Atacama Desert is located between which 2 landforms or bodies of water

• Amazon Rainforest

• Atlantic Ocean

• Andes Mountains

• Pacific Ocean

The Amazon River is the __________________ in the world.

• shortest

• longest

• second longest

• second shortest

How much of the world's oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rainforest?

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

• 80%

How were the Andes Mountains formed?

• volcanic eruption

• earthquke

• movement of tectonic plates

• erosion from the Amazon River