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South America Practice

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rainforest is

a)

shantytowns; makshifts communities located on the edges of cities

b)

fell to spanish conquest

c)

a road built est to west across Brazil to improve the economy.

d)

a warm woodland that receives a great deal of rain each year.

2.

A religious, four-day holiday celebrated in Brazil.

a)

Canopy

b)

Favela

c)

Carnival

d)

Inca

3.

The most popular sport in Brazil is...

a)

Soccer

b)

American Football

c)

Basketball

d)

Baseball

4.

The rainforest helps to regulate the Earth’s environment by...


Select ALL that apply

a)

Controlling the temperatures by absorbing heat and light

b)

Taking in and storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide

c)

helping to attract rain storms

d)

helping to get rid of pollution in the environment

e)

Controlling the amount of water that reaches the ground

5.

Biodiversity is defined as “the variety of plants and animals living in one area.”

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The cattle ranchers and loggers are mostly interested in the rainforest for its

a)

Environmental Value

b)

Economic Value

c)

Scientific Value

d)

Recreational Value

7.
What is the largest country of South America?  
a)
Brazil
b)
Venezuela
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
8.
In Brazil, from where did most slave labor come?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
9.
?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
10.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Peru
c)
Chile
d)
Brazil
11.
?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia
12.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
13.

What is the name of the rugged mountain range in the Pacific South America?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Apes Mountains

14.

A strait is......

a)

the Amazon river

b)

a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

c)

a lake

d)

a region of broad high plateau

15.

What desert lies between the pacific coast and the Andes?

a)

Zimbabwe desert

b)

Nevada desert

c)

Atacama desert

d)

Sahara desert

16.

__________________ is widely known for its cattle ranching culture. Cowboys in Argentina are called ______________.

a)

African, guyana

b)

America, guacomole

c)

Bolivia, Inca

d)

Argentina, gauchos

17.

The highest elevations are found in which part of the continent?

a)

eastern

b)

southern

c)

western

d)

northern

18.

Which country does not have shores on the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Suriname

b)

Colombia

c)

Uruguay

d)

Argentina

19.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
20.
The process of people coming to an urban area is called…
a)
Urban growth
b)
Urbanization
c)
Urban sprawl
d)
Keith Urban
21.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
22.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
23.
Limited food is a ....
a)
pull factor
b)
push factor
24.
 Opportunity to make more money is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
25.
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
a)
religious freedom
b)
a drought or famine
c)
 job opportunities
d)
a fair government
26.
Ben’s family have experienced recent droughts so farming yields have been much lower than usual and so they have very little to eat. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
27.

To leave one's country to go live in another. Which term best fits this description?

a)

Emigrate

b)

Immigrate

c)

Immigrant

28.

To come into another country to live permanently. Which term best fits this description?

a)

Emigrate

b)

Immigrate

c)

Immigrant

29.

The total value of good produced and services provided during a year.

a)

Import

b)

Export

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

Refugee

30.

Come to live permanently in a foreign country

a)

Immigrate

b)

Emigrate

c)

Migrate

d)

Birth Rate

31.

A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters.

a)

Emigrate

b)

Refugee

c)

Immigrate

d)

migrate

32.

To leave one's country in order to settle permanently in a foreign country.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Megalopolis

c)

Emigrate

d)

Immigrate

33.
Run along the coast from North to South
a)
Amazon River
b)
Pampas
c)
Patagonia
d)
Andes
34.
Desert region in South America.
a)
Atacama
b)
Llanos
c)
Pampas
d)
Pantanal
35.
Grassland in Brazil & Argentina
a)
Pampas
b)
Llanos
c)
Pantanal
d)
Atacama
36.
I represents what physical feature? 
a)
Orinoco River
b)
Paraguay River
c)
Straight of Bosporus
d)
Straight of Magellan
37.
R represents what physical feature? 
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Straight of Magellan
d)
Caribbean Sea
38.
Q represents what physical feature? 
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Rio de la Plata
39.
Body of Water #4
a)
Orinoco River
b)
Sao Francisco River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Uruguay River
40.
What country is highlighted? It borders the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, & 95 percent of the world's emeralds are mined here.
a)
Bolivia
b)
Colombia
c)
Suriname
d)
French Guiana

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