WorksheetsChapter 10 Atlantic South America
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Argentine cowboys, or _________________ herd cattle on the grasslands of the Pampas.
gauchos
llaneros
Mercosur
estuaries
Argentina’s economic crisis in the early 2000s caused many professionals to lose their jobs and join the ____________________.
informal economy
Mercosur
gauchos
favelas
In the 1990s, Argentina joined ____________________, an organization that promotes trade and cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America.
Mercosur
favelas
NAFTA
SAFTA
The Rio de la Plata is an ____________________, a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with saltwater.
estuary
favela
gaucho
lagoon
The Brazilian government moved their capital city, _____________________, to the middle of the country to try to get more people to move there.
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
______________________, in southeastern Brazil, is the largest urban area in South America.
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
______________________, is the largest city located on the Amazon River and is a major port and industrial city.
Manaus
Mercosur
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
The ___________________ is the world’s largest river system.
Amazon
Andes
Rio de la Plata
Nile
____________________, or the clearing of trees, has become a huge problem in the Amazon Basin in recent years.
deforestation
agriculture
soil exhaustion
landlocking
In Argentina, the ___________________ is a large grassland region that has a humid subtropical climate and fertile soil.
Pampas
Rio de la Plata
Amazon
Manaus
The Parana River flows into the _______________________ and then into the Atlantic Ocean.
Rio de la Plata
Rio de Janeiro
Pampas
Amazon
___________________________ is a problem in many parts of Atlantic South America because the soil has become infertile due to planting the same crops every year.
soil exhaustion
Mercosur
deforestation
landlocking
Paraguay is the only country in Atlantic South America that is _____________________ or surrounded by land.
landlocked
favela
gaucho
informal economy
_______________________ is the capital of Argentina and the second largest city in Atlantic South America.
Buenos Aires
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
A _______________________ is a giant urban area that includes a city along with its surrounding suburbs and cities.
megacity
favela
gaucho
informal economy
___________________________ is Brazil’s second largest city, located on the Atlantic coast in the southeastern portion of the country.
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Manaus
Brasilia
Many people live in huge slums called ___________________ surrounding Rio de Janeiro.
favelas
gauchos
Pampas
estuaries
Which of these groups did NOT play a role in shaping the history of Brazil?
American Indians
Portuguese
Spanish
Africans
The Amazon River begins in the __________ and empties into the __________.
Andes Mountains; Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean; Andes Mountains
Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean
Most of Atlantic South America is covered with which 2 types of physical features?
plains and plateaus
lakes and rivers
mountains and canyons
deserts and savannas
How many regions is Brazil divided into?
2
3
4
5
Which religion is practiced by most of the people of Atlantic South America?
Catholic
Protestant
Islam
Hinduism
What is the most common way of making money on the Pampas?
farming and ranching
hydroelectricity
drilling for oil
mining for gold
Why is there such a small percentage of Indians and mestizos in Argentina today?
most were killed or left after it became an independent nation
most were killed serving in the military
most were sold as slaves during the slave trade
there is NOT a small percentage of Indians and mestizos in Argentina
Who were the first people to live in ALL of the countries of Atlantic South America?
American Indians
Portuguese
Spanish
Germans
How were both the colonization and independence of Brazil were different from the rest of the countries in South America?
colonized by the Spanish and fought for independence
colonized by Portuguese and earned independence peacefully
colonized by Portuguese and fought for indenpendence
colonized by Spanish and earned independence peacefully
What generally happens to the climate as you get further south in Atlantic South America?
it gets colder
it gets warmer
it gets drier
it gets wetter
What are 2 of the biggest ENVIRONMENTAL problems that they face in Atlantic South America?
soil exhaustion and deforestation
deforestation and poverty
soil exhaustion and political unrest
poverty and political unrest
