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South America Vocabulary

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do the poor live in Rio de Janeiro? 
a)
Favelas
b)
Rancheros
c)
Haciendas
d)
Mestizos
2.
What is the largest country of South America?  
a)
Brazil
b)
Venezuela
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
3.
What does scarcity mean?
a)
being in short supply of
b)
having an abundance of
c)
needing to export
d)
being afraid
4.
Who colonized Brazil and brought their language and religion to the area? 
a)
Portuguese
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Mexican
5.

What country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily found in South America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

6.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
7.
What is the largest country of South America?  
a)
Brazil
b)
Venezuela
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
8.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

9.
How high something is (often measured as a distance above the level of oceans e.g., many places in Michigan are about 700 feet above sea level)
a)
elevation
b)
highland
c)
watershed
d)
plain
10.
____________ is know worldwide for cattle ranching.
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Suriname
d)
Peru
11.

almost 4,000 miles long, second longest river in world

a)

Amazon River

b)

Brazilian Highlands

c)

Favela

d)

Pampas

12.

Slum Area

a)

Amazon River

b)

Brazilian Highland

c)

Favela

d)

Pampas

13.

caused by logging, farming, and road building

a)

Amazon River

b)

Brazilian Highlands

c)

Favela

d)

Deforestation

14.

vast, treeless plan in the center of Argentina

a)

Favela

b)

Amazon River

c)

Pampas

d)

Carnival

15.

Grassy Plains in Venezuela

a)

Futbol

b)

Escarpment

c)

Basin

d)

Llanos

16.

Soccer's name in South America

a)

Futbol

b)

Escarpment

c)

Basin

d)

Llanos

17.

Brazil is the largest country in _____________

a)

the World

b)

North America

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

South America

18.

Who were the first and largest European group to colonize Brazil

a)

Spanish

b)

Italians

c)

Portuguese

d)

English

19.

The longest mountain range in the world and the second highest

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Alps Mountains

20.

The Amazon Basin (Rainforest) has __________ _____________

a)

Much rainfall

b)

Little Rainfall

c)

Few Trees

d)

High Mountains

21.

Brazil is the world's leading producer of

a)

Cola

b)

Coffee

c)

Tea

d)

Cassava

22.

Why is the rainforest being deforested?

a)

Logging

b)

Ranching

c)

Farming

d)

All of the above

23.

The Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of

a)

Brazil

b)

Uruguay

c)

Argentina

d)

Paraguay

24.
What country is this?
a)
Belize
b)
Brazil
c)
Bulgaria
d)
Argentina
25.
What country is this?
a)
Arhentina
b)
Argentina
c)
Chile
d)
Belize
26.
What country is this?
a)
Venezuela 
b)
Brazil
c)
Ecuador
d)
Colombia
27.
What small country is this just south of Mexico
a)
Honduras
b)
Belize
c)
Cuba
d)
Panama
28.
What country is this?
a)
Pandora
b)
Pana
c)
Panama
d)
Peru
29.

Which country is outlined in the map provided?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Colombia

d)

Peru

30.

Which country is shown in green?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Paraguay

d)

Peru

31.

Which physical feature is shown in dark red?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

The Great Plains

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Carpathian Mountains

32.

Which physical feature is shown in green?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

The Pampas

d)

Rocky Mountains

33.

_____ occurs when many trees in the Amazon region are cut down to make room for ranches, farmland, and other industries.

a)

deforestation

b)

urbanization

c)

adaptation

d)

civilization

34.

What is the largest city in South America?

a)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

b)

Buenos Aires Argentina

c)

Mexico City, Mexico

d)

Sao Paulo, Brazil

e)

Bogota, Colombia

35.

The people of Brazil have a unique culture from the rest of South America because:

a)

The Portuguese made the area their colony instead of the Spanish.

b)

It's a mixture of French and native cultures.

c)

The Spanish explorers established schools, hospitals, libraries, and churches which all changed Brazilian culture.

d)

Brazilians practice a different form of religion form the rest of South America called Islam.

36.

Which civilization built the historical site called Machu Picchu?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Rapa Nui

c)

The Maya

d)

The Toltecs

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