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Geography Quiz on South America

Authored by Natalie Brown

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Geography Quiz on South America
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

About 30% of the population in Suriname is made up of __________, people of mixed African and other ancestry.

paramos

campesinos

gauchos

mulattoes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Because Colombia's __________, or tenant farmers, focus on their efforts on a cash crop, they often cannot grow enough food to feed their families.

campesinos

gauchos

llano

paramo

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Andean Highlands in Ecuador are known as the __________.

pampas

piedmont

paramos

cordillera

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Andean Highlands in Peru and Bolivia are known as the __________.

cordillera

piedmont

timber line

altiplano

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The forested regions to the east of the Andes are known as the __________ in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

altiplano

selva

cordillera

piedmont

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Argentina's __________, or cowboys, lived on the pampas where they herded cattle.

campesinos

gaucho

llano

mulattoes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana all share which of the following?

a large Quechua-speaking population

a largely Roman Catholic population

a French colonial heritage

a large Asia population

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