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South America Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wide grassy plains located in and around central Argentina.

a)

Pampas

b)

Andes

c)

Inca

d)

Favelas

2.

River that flows mostly through Brazil, the second longest river in the world.

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Caribbean

d)

Danube

3.
Huge slums in Brazil.
a)
Incas
b)
Favelas
c)
Gauchos
d)
Altiplano
4.

Cowboys on the wide grassy plains in Argentina and neighboring countries.

a)

Favelas

b)

Terraces

c)

Quipus

d)

Gauchos

5.
Largest Empire in Pre-Columbian America. Located in the Andes Region.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Olmec
6.
Desert in northern Chile, considered the driest place on earth.
a)
Pampas
b)
Llanos
c)
Andes
d)
Atacama
7.
Which country colonized most of the countries of South America?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
8.

Which European Country colonized Brazil?

a)

Netherlands

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

9.
What religion are most of the people in South America?
a)
Protestant
b)
Roman Catholic
c)
Buddhist
d)
Hindu
10.
In South America it gets colder when you travel in which direction
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
11.
In which country is the Amazon River basin mostly located?
a)
Argentina
b)
Colombia
c)
Brazil
d)
Mexico
12.
What type of climate does MOST of South America have?
a)
Arid
b)
Tropical
c)
Semi-arid
d)
Mild
13.
What two countries are landlocked?
a)
Colombia and Paraguay
b)
Ecuador and Argentina
c)
Bolivia and Paraguay
d)
Bolivia and Uruguay
14.
Where do MOST people choose to live in Brazil and Venezuela?
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Brazilian Highlands
d)
Amazon Rainforest
15.
Venezuela is a world leader in the production of ___________.
a)
sugar cane
b)
oil
c)
fish
d)
lumber
16.
Which environmental problem is destroying the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Over fishing
b)
Deforestation
c)
Polluted waterways
d)
Over-extraction of oil
17.
Which area would be most likely to have the SMALLEST population?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Name this Country 
a)
Chile
b)
Columbia 
c)
Ecuador
d)
Bolivia 
19.
Which ocean is on the western coast of south America
a)
Pacific 
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian 
20.
Name this Country
a)
Uruguay 
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
Bolivia 
21.
?
a)
Colombia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Brazil
d)
Chile
22.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Colombia
c)
Paraguay
d)
Guyana
23.
?
a)
Ecuador
b)
Paraguay
c)
Uruguay
d)
Bolivia
24.
?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
25.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Bolivia
c)
Suriname
d)
Argentina
26.
?
a)
Parguay
b)
Uruguay
c)
Ecuador
d)
Bolivia
27.
?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia
28.
?
a)
Uruguay
b)
Bolivia
c)
Brazil
d)
Paraguay
29.
What ocean lies directly to the East of South America?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
30.

Machu Picchu, "sometimes known as the lost city", is located high in the Andes Mountains in which South American country?

a)

Colombia

b)

Chile

c)

Bolivia

d)

Peru

31.
How did the Inca overcome their geographic challenges?
a)
It constructed mita in the Andes Mts.
b)
It constructed roads and used terrace farming.
c)
it developed terrace farming on the Yucatan Peninsula.
d)
It constructed chinampas on a lake.
32.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

d)

are a mountain range where the Aztec Empire was established

33.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

better fighting skills

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

34.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

35.

Which European Country colonized Suriname?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands

36.
What affect did Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas have on the native people?
a)
Native life remained mostly the same after European contact
b)
Native civilizations grew larger due to European influences
c)
New languages and religions were welcomed by Native people
d)
Through war,disease, slave labor most Native people died
37.
What effect did Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas have on European nations?
a)
Europeans became disinterested with exploring the world
b)
Europeans & Native Indians worked together to improve lands
c)
European nations began to compete w/ each other to colonize
d)
Christopher Columbus became rich and famous
38.
Why there are so many examples of the architecture below throughout South America and Mexico?
a)
They were built by Catholic missionaries
b)
They are Buddhist temples
c)
Muslims built mosques when they arrived
d)
The colonists built government structures
39.
Which technology gave Spanish conquistadors an advantage against indigenous people?
a)
Ships
b)
Disease
c)
Firearms
d)
Printing Press
40.
Which is one way cultures of Central America were influenced by Spanish colonization?
a)
Farming became the primary economic activity in the region.
b)
Mayan cultural practices were adopted by Spanish settlers
c)
Christianity & Spanish language introduced in the region.
d)
Women gained greater equality when Spanish laws were applied
41.
The hot, humid climate of Brazil is due to which of the following?
a)
natural disasters and landforms
b)
trade and tourism
c)
The nearness to water and the Equator
d)
natural resources and distance from the Prime Meridian
42.
According to the map, which continent produces the most coffee in the world?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Asia
43.
According to the chart, what was the biggest cause of deforestation between 2000 - 2005?
a)
Subsistence agriculture
b)
Logging
c)
Ranching
d)
Cash crop farming
44.
How does the Amazon River benefit Brazil economically?
a)
The river is a major transportation route for travel & trade
b)
Different species of plants, animals, & insects call it home
c)
The economic impact of the Amazon River is very little.
d)
Frequently flooding has caused much damage to cash crops.
45.
Use the map to answer the question: which country is landlocked? (Does not share a border with the ocean)
a)
Brazil
b)
Uruguay
c)
Bolivia
d)
Argentina
46.
What natural resource is Venezuela's most important export?
a)
coffee
b)
timber
c)
automobiles
d)
oil
47.
Which of the following statements is true of the southern portion of South America?
a)
Its seasons are opposite those in the United States.
b)
Many tourists go there for the beaches.
c)
You could travel easily across the isthmus to North America.
d)
It has the lowest standard of living in South America.
48.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Amazon River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Andes Mountains

49.

What is the following Latin America Physical Feature?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pampas

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

50.

What country in South America has the world's largest oil reserves?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

e)

Brazil

51.

Used oil revenues to fund social programs

a)

Hugo Chavez

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Juan Peron

d)

Jose de San Martin

52.

Major economic activity of the Amazon rainforest

a)

farming

b)

logging

c)

fishing

d)

manufacturing

53.

Goal of Mercosur

a)

to get income from tariffs

b)

to specialize in one product

c)

to increase trade

d)

to trade with the US

54.

How are the Guianas different from the rest of South America?

a)

They are in the tropics.

b)

They are landlocked.

c)

They have cultures based on Dutch, English, and French.

d)

They trade with the US.

55.

The world's largest river by volume

a)

Amazon

b)

Orinoco

c)

Parana

d)

Paraguay

56.

Areas of higher population in South America

a)

high in the Andes

b)

the Amazon rainforest

c)

coastal areas and valley of the Andes

d)

islands near the southern tip of South America

57.

How oil has helped Venezuela's economy

a)

funding for social programs

b)

decreased trade

c)

environmental damage

d)

water pollution

58.

Brazil religion

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Judaism

c)

Protestant

d)

Buddhism

59.

Brazil main sport

a)

basketball

b)

soccer

c)

baseball

d)

football

60.

Brazil gained independence from ___

a)

USA

b)

LATIN AMERICA

c)

PORTUGAL

d)

SPAIN

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