South America Physical Geography Lamb FY25

What is subsistence farming?

• growing only enough food to feed one's family
• growing too little food to feed one's family
• growing enough food to feed a village

Where does the Amazon River originate (start)?

• The Andes Mountains
• the rainforest
• northern grasslands

Where does the Amazon River empty?

• Carribean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

Which area is best suited for ranching and large-scale famring?

• the Amazon River Basin
• the Andes Mountains
• the Pampas

Where are people in South America most likely to live?

• in cold, high places with some rainfall
• in hot, wet places with low elevation
• in warm, low places with some rainfall
• in cool, dry places with high elevation

Which statement is true?

• the Andes Mountains stretches along the eastern coast of South America
• the Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world
• the Amazon Basin is a place where few types of vegetation grow
• the Andes Mountains have generally low elevations