WorksheetsSouth America Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which of these is a reason that some areas of South America are cold all year in spite of the fact that they are so close to the Equator?
High altitude in the Andes Mountains
Near the Pacific Ocean
In the Amazon Basin
There are no places near the Equator in South America
Which of these is NOT a way that rivers are important in South America?
source of fresh water
transportation and trade
hydroelectricity
change climate
What generally happens to climate as you move south in South America?
it gets cooler and drier
it gets hotter and drier
it stays the same
it gets hotter and more humid
Why does elevation have a greater impact on the climates of Pacific South America than latitude?
the Andes Mountains cover the region
It is covered with the Atacama Desert
It is in the Amazon Basin
Most places are near sea level in Pacific South America
What happens to both climate and vegetation as elevation increases in the Andes?
colder with less vegetation
warmer with more vegetation
colder with more vegetation
warmer with less vegetation
What is El Nino?
an ocean current that impacts weather in North and South America
a weather pattern that impacts the Pacific Ocean
warm winds that cross South America
a grassland region in northern Colombia
Which of these groups did NOT have an impact on the history of Brazil?
African slaves
Portuguese
Native Americans
Spanish
Why did Brazil's government move the capital city?
to encourage people to move inland
to get more people to move to the coast
because the old capital was destroyed
to get people to move to the mountains
Which of these is a megacity in Brazil?
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
Caracas
Lima
What is the name for a large urban area and it's surrounding cities and suburbs?
megacity
favella
slum
capital
What is the most common way of making money on the Pampas?
farming
mining
fishing
industry
Why is there such a small percentage of Indians and Mestizos in Argentina today?
killed during slavery
sent into exile by the Spanish during colonial times
killed or moved following their independence from Spain
they never lived in Argentina
What type of government do most of the countries in South America have today?
democracy
dictatorship
monarchy
communist
What is the name for the economy made up of people doing odd jobs without government regulation?
informal economy
formal economy
market economy
command economy
Which of these is an effect of Spain's colonial rule in South America?
people speak Spanish and are Catholic
people speak Portuguese and are democratic
people are Catholic and they are democracies
people speak Spanish and are democratic
Who was considered the "George Washington of South America"?
Simon Bolivar
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Moctezuma
How was the colonization and independence of Brazil different from other South American countries
colonized by Spain and fought for independence
colonized by Spain and got independence peacefully
colonized by Portugal and got independence peacefully
colonized by Portugal and fought for independence
Which of these is NOT a reason that the Inca had to use runners to deliver messages across their empire?
no horses
no wheeled carts
no written language
no roads or bridges
Which of these South American countries are landlocked?
Bolivia and Paraguay
Peru and Brazil
Chile and Suriname
Ecuador and Argentina
Which conquistador helped the Spanish to defeat the Inca when he kidnapped and killed their king?
Simon Bolivar
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Patchacuti
A mountain system that is made up of roughly parallel ranges
cordillera
estuary
favela
strait
This is the physical feature that covers most of the Pacific coast of South America.
Andes Mountains
Llanos
Pampas
Patagonia
These are both grassland regions in South America
Llanos and Pampas
Pampas and Patagonia
Patagonia and Llanos
Amazon and Llanos
The Rio de la Plata is an example of one of these partially enclosed areas where fresh and salt water combine
estuary
strait
altiplano
llanero
This is the largest river system in the world and is home to the world's largest rain forest
Amazon River
Orinoco River
Parana River
Nile River
This removal of trees in the rain forest is problematic because we rely on it for food, wood and plants for medicine...
soil exhaustion
deforestation
favelas
Manaus
Planting the same crops year after year can cause this problem...
soil exhaustion
deforestation
Mercosur
favelas
This warm ocean current causes changes in weather patterns throughout North and South America...
El Nino
El Chapo
llanero
gaucho
This is one of the driest places on earth, receiving rain only about 5 times per century...
Atacama Desert
Patagonia
Pampas
Llanos
There is one of these at the southern tip of Chile that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean...
strait
estuary
isthmus
altiplano
There is one of these at the southern tip of Chile that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean...
strait
estuary
isthmus
altiplano
Sao Paulo is an example of one of these large urban areas...
megacity
favela
suburb
estuary
Places like Rio de Janeiro will often have these large slum areas outside of the cities...
favelas
gauchos
llaneros
altiplanos
These people are both examples of cowboys who work on either the Llanos or the Pampas...
llaneros and gauchos
gauchos and rangers
rangers llaneros
estuaries and guerillas
These people are members of an irregular military, like the ones who have forced farmers off their land in Colombia...
guerrillas
gauchos
llaneros
coup
This is an oil-rich body of water in Venezuela...
Lake Maracaibo
Amazon River
Orinoco River
Rio de la Plata
Workers in Venezuela have been known to stop working in an effort to get their demands met which is called a...
strike
coup
rebellion
civil war
After the Spanish colonized the countries of Pacific South America they would leave these Spanish kings behind to rule over the people...
viceroy
llanero
gaucho
conquistador
Chile's leader was overthrown in one of these in the 1970's with the help of the US government...
coup
civil war
viceroy
strike
Countries like Paraguay with no direct access to the water are considered...
landlocked
viceroy
creole
cordillera
People who do odd jobs such as walking dogs, babysitting and mowing lawns are considered part of the ...
informal economy
formal economy
Mercosur
altiplano
