South America Physical Features Review

What number is nearest to the Atacama Desert?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What physical feature is identified by number 3

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Amazon River

• Atacama Desert

What is the main reason that Brazilians have cut down many trees in the Amazon Rainforest in recent decades?

• To gain access to minerals

• To create pastureland for cattle

• To create farmland for crops

• To acquire lumber for housing

What mountain range runs north to south on the western coast of South America?

• Andes Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Ural Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

What physical feature is highlighted in green?

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Atacama Desert

• Pacific Ocean

What physical feature is shown in this image?

• Atacama Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Patagonia

Which figure most represents the human footprint in the Amazon Rainforest?

• 0.0

• 3.5

• 10

• 2.3

A particular form of a language which is unique to a specific region or social group

• Dialect

• Culture

• Language Tree

• Colonization

The act of one country or group taking control of another country or region, often through force, in order to establish a settlement

• Culture

• Language Tree

• Religious Freedom

• Colonization

The spread of culture is called:

• Language Tree

• Trade

• Culture

• Cultural Diffusion