Chapter 16 Final Quizizz

Most Brazilians are descendants of which combination of ancestors?

• Mayan, Mexican, and mestizo

• Native American, African, and European

• Portuguese, Spanish, and Incan

• Spanish, ladino, and French

Why did the government of Brazil move the country's capital?

• a. Portugal took over the old capital.

• b. to encourage people to move to the coast of Brazil

• c. to encourage people to move to the interior parts of Brazil

• d. There was too much pollution in the old capital.

How do the rain forests affect the world's supply of oxygen?

• Rain forest plants use oxygen to make food.

• Rain forest plants change oxygen into much-needed water.

• The amount of rain in the rain forest produces oxygen.

• Rain forest plants produce oxygen.

What materials are used in building modern houses in Cuzco?

• wood and woven reeds

• irregular stones held in place with mud and straw

• sod over a round wooden form

• adobe bricks and red roof tiles

All of the following are regions in Peru except the

• sierra.

• coastal plain.

• ocean cliffs.

• selva.

Which expression best describes the climate of the selva?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• hot and dry

• hot and wet

What is unusual about the islands of Lake Titicaca?

• The islands sink and then reappear every one to two weeks.

• The islands contain some of the richest farmland in Peru.

• The islands were made by Native Americans from totora reeds.

• The islands are home to a rare species of tropical lizard.

In which of the following places would you expect to find a telephone?

• Cuzco

• the islands of Lake Titicaca

• a Quechua village

• an Uros village

The Portuguese explorer whose expedition first circled the globe was

• Hernán Cortés.

• Christopher Columbus.

• Ferdinand Magellan.

• Daniel Costa.

Until recently, Chile’s economy depended heavily upon

• mineral exports.

• fishing.

• farming.

• manufacturing products for export.