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WorksheetsSouth America
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country has coastline on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Brazil
d)
Peru
2.
Who was the Venezuelan president who brought Socialism and conflict to Venezuela?
a)
Hugo Chavez
b)
Evo Morales
c)
Juan de San Martin
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
3.
Suriname was a colony of what country?
a)
The Netherlands
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
4.
People from which location came to Guyana and Suriname as indentured servants?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Canada
d)
Austria
5.
Why is French Guiana different than other S. American countries?
a)
not an independent nation
b)
Portuguese culture
c)
Asian immigrants
d)
Spanish immigration
6.
Argentina has shrubland and a drier climate than most of South America
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Low shrubland that continues to the Andes in Argentina is called...
a)
Pampas
b)
Mesa
c)
Guachos
d)
Plains
8.
Native Americans known as excellent road and bridge engineers were called...
a)
Incas
b)
Mayas
c)
Aztec
d)
Iroquios
9.
Jose de San Martin liberated
a)
Chile
b)
Ecuador
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
10.
Where were the criollos born?
a)
South America
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
Portugal
11.
Bolivia and Paraguay are landlocked countries. What problem does that cause?
a)
No ocean going trade
b)
Lack of resources
c)
No fresh water
d)
No farming
12.
Evo Morales was elected the first ______ president of Bolivia.
a)
Native American
b)
African American
c)
Asian
d)
French
13.
The _________ takes up much of Northern Brazil.
a)
Amazon River Basin
b)
Rockies
c)
Andes
d)
Pampas
14.
____________ is know worldwide for cattle ranching.
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Suriname
d)
Peru
15.
One problem facing the rain forests in Brazil is
a)
Farmers clearing and burning land
b)
dry seasons
c)
air pollution
d)
over population of the area
16.
Carnival is a mix of European and ____ traditions.
a)
African
b)
Asian
c)
Australian
d)
Canadian
17.
Brazil gained its independence by
a)
declaration from the Portuguese Royal Family
b)
Defeat of native people
c)
A long revolutionary war
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