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WorksheetsSouth America Vocab.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cutting down of large areas of forest:
a)
terrace farming
b)
agriculture
c)
deforestation
d)
ecosystem
2.
Growing only enough food to feed your family:
a)
plantation farming
b)
cash crops
c)
trading
d)
subsistence farming
3.
Landlocked means:
a)
surrounded by water on all sides
b)
surrounded by land on all sides
c)
surrounded by water on three sides
d)
an island
4.
When farmers cut terraces, like stair steps into hillsides for farming and livestock:
a)
agricultural farming
b)
plantation farming
c)
subsistence farming
d)
terraced farming
5.
Gaucho means:
a)
rodeo clown
b)
cowhands (cowboys)
c)
hamburgers
d)
Spongebob
6.
Pampas are vast treeless __________________ in Argentina used for growing grains and livestock.
a)
plains
b)
islands
c)
mountains
d)
valleys
7.
The slums (poor neighborhoods) of Rio de Janeiro are known as:
a)
ghettos
b)
favelas
c)
hood
d)
suburbs
8.
Cutting down and burning of large areas of forest in order to raise crops:
a)
burnt farming
b)
slash and grow farming
c)
burning agricultural practices
d)
slash-and-burn farming
9.
Crops that are grown to make money for a profit are:
a)
cash crops
b)
cheap crops
c)
subsistence crops
d)
labor crops
10.
In S. America the two main crops that were harvested using slaves in the 1800s:
a)
potatoes and peas
b)
oranges and apples
c)
sugarcane and coffee
d)
cotton and rice
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