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WorksheetsChapter 8 South America
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The greatest hero of Latin America, ___________, liberated many areas of South America.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
José de San Martín
c)
Juan Perón
d)
Simón Bolívar
2.
The broad, grassy plains that cover over half of Colombia are the
a)
Brazilian Highlands.
b)
Gran Chaco.
c)
Llanos.
d)
Mato Grosso Plateau
3.
The largest lake in South America is
a)
Lake Maracaibo.
b)
Lake Poopó.
c)
Lake São Francisco.
d)
Lake Titicaca.
4.
Coffea arabica is popular for its
a)
hardiness.
b)
taste.
c)
aroma.
d)
color.
5.
The highest waterfall in the world is
a)
Angel Falls.
b)
Niagara Falls.
c)
Victoria Falls.
d)
Devil Falls.
6.
Tepuis are
a)
people of mixed ancestry.
b)
Indian dwellings.
c)
huge block-shaped mountains.
d)
rebels.
7.
The Andes Mountains are
a)
4,500 miles long.
b)
1,500 miles long.
c)
5,000 miles long.
d)
fairly short.
8.
Cotopaxi is
a)
the highest mountain in South America.
b)
a canyon in Venezuela.
c)
a Chilean river.
d)
the highest active volcano in the world.
9.
What Indian civilization's name means children of the sun?
a)
Incas
b)
Mayas
c)
Quechuas
d)
zambos
10.
Which civilization controlled most of the Andes?
a)
the Inca
b)
the Toltec
c)
the Maya
d)
the Portuguese
11.
Giant tortoises gave their name to
a)
the Amazon River.
b)
the Yungas.
c)
the Aconcagua River.
d)
the Galápagos Islands.
12.
What is the most widely spoken native language in South America?
a)
Araucanian
b)
Aymara
c)
Guaraní
d)
Quechua
13.
Quechua is spoken by
a)
mestizos.
b)
Indian descendents of Incas.
c)
Yungas.
d)
Indian descendents of Mayas.
14.
Pizarro made his headquarters in
a)
Amazonas.
b)
Lima.
c)
Machu Picchu.
d)
Rio de Janeiro.
15.
An Inca stronghold known as the city in the clouds was
a)
Cuzco.
b)
Mexico City.
c)
Machu Picchu.
d)
Nazca.
16.
Chile has the world's only natural deposits of
a)
copper.
b)
silver.
c)
sodium chloride.
d)
sodium nitrate.
17.
Free-market reforms in Chile were introduced by
a)
Augusto Pinochet.
b)
Vicente Fox.
c)
Simón Bolívar.
d)
Dom Pedro.
18.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first to
a)
circumnavigate the globe.
b)
cross the Equator.
c)
cross the isthmus of Panama.
d)
discover America.
19.
José de San Martín was the great liberator of all the following except
a)
Bolivia.
b)
Ecuador.
c)
Argentina.
d)
Chile.
20.
The Pampas are
a)
tall grasses.
b)
Argentina's Andes Mountains.
c)
Argentina's low plains.
d)
high plateaus.
21.
What is the name of the steamy Amazonian rainforest that spreads over one-third of the South American continent?
a)
favela
b)
Amazonas
c)
Yungas
d)
selva
22.
The most thoroughly European population in South America is in
a)
Uruguay.
b)
Paraguay.
c)
Argentina.
d)
the Azores.
23.
Which man led Argentina into debt and economic ruin?
a)
Augusto Pinochet
b)
Dom Pedro
c)
Juan Perón
d)
Simón Bolívar
24.
The Llanos are huge, block-shaped mountains with savannas on top.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Venezuela was the first Spanish colony to declare independence.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Venezuela became the richest country in South America with the discovery of oil fields under Lake Maracaibo.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
The Guianas were all French colonies.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
French Guiana is still under European control.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
The Andes Mountains form the longest mountain range in the world.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Pizarro established his headquarters at Lima.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, is the world's highest capital at 12,000 feet.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
The Atacama Desert is one of the wettest deserts on earth.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Tierra del Fuego means Land of the Fire.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
Argentina has the largest number of Spanish speakers in South America.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Western Hemisphere.
a)
true
b)
false
36.
Constant rains in the Amazon cause poor soil through a process called deforestation.
a)
true
b)
false
37.
The Line of Demarcation gave Portugal control of lands west of the line and Spain control of lands east of the line.
a)
true
b)
false
38.
Who declared Brazil independent from Portugal?
a)
Augusto Pinochet
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Dom Pedro
d)
Juan Perón
e)
José de San Martín
39.
Who liberated Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia?
a)
Augusto Pinochet
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Dom Pedro
d)
Juan Perón
e)
José de San Martín
40.
What Spanish conquistador was responsible for defeating the Incas?
a)
Augusto Pinochet
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Dom Pedro
d)
Juan Perón
e)
José de San Martín
41.
What Chilean dictator introduced the first free-market reforms in South America?
a)
Augusto Pinochet
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Dom Pedro
d)
Juan Perón
e)
José de San Martín
42.
The world's driest desert
a)
Atacama
b)
Amazon
c)
Maracaibo
d)
Ecuador
e)
Santiago
43.
River system with the largest drainage area in the world
a)
Atacama
b)
Amazon
c)
Maracaibo
d)
Ecuador
e)
Santiago
44.
The largest lake in South America
a)
Atacama
b)
Amazon
c)
Maracaibo
d)
Ecuador
e)
Santiago
45.
The country whose name means equator
a)
Atacama
b)
Amazon
c)
Maracaibo
d)
Ecuador
e)
Santiago
46.
The capital of Chile
a)
Atacama
b)
Amazon
c)
Maracaibo
d)
Ecuador
e)
Santiago
47.
The treacherous but navigable sea route below South America
a)
Strait of Magellan
b)
Cordillera Oriental
c)
Iguaçu Falls
d)
Machu Picchu
48.
The easternmost range of the Andes
a)
Strait of Magellan
b)
Cordillera Oriental
c)
Iguaçu Falls
d)
Machu Picchu
49.
Widest waterfall in the world
a)
Strait of Magellan
b)
Cordillera Oriental
c)
Iguaçu Falls
d)
Machu Picchu
50.
Believed to have been the last Inca stronghold
a)
Strait of Magellan
b)
Cordillera Oriental
c)
Iguaçu Falls
d)
Machu Picchu
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