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South America Review Part II

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Colombia?

a)

Chile

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Guayaquil

e)

Bogota

2.

Which of the following stretches 2,652 miles along the west coast of South America?

a)

Chile

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Guayaquil

e)

Bogota

3.

What is the capital of Peru?

a)

Chile

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Guayaquil

e)

Bogota

4.

What is the capital of Ecuador?

a)

Chile

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Guayaquil

e)

Bogota

5.

What is the most populous city in Ecuador?

a)

Chile

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

Guayaquil

e)

Bogota

6.

Which of the following separates mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego?

a)

Straight of Magellan

b)

Altiplano

c)

Colombia

d)

Galapagos Islands

e)

Mestizo

7.

Which of the following contains rich plant and animal life and belongs to Ecuador?

a)

Straight of Magellan

b)

Altiplano

c)

Colombia

d)

Galapagos Islands

e)

Mestizo

8.

Which of the following is the top producer of the world's emeralds?

a)

Straight of Magellan

b)

Altiplano

c)

Colombia

d)

Galapagos Islands

e)

Mestizo

9.

Which of the following is a person with Native American and European ancestors?

a)

Straight of Magellan

b)

Altiplano

c)

Colombia

d)

Galapagos Islands

e)

Mestizo

10.

Which of the following is a large highland plateau in Bolivia?

a)

Straight of Magellan

b)

Altiplano

c)

Colombia

d)

Galapagos Islands

e)

Mestizo

11.

Which product is Colombia NOT a major producer of?

a)

Emeralds

b)

Diamonds

c)

Copper

d)

Coffee

12.

Peru was at the center of which empire?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Spanish

d)

Incans

13.

Which nation is landlocked?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

14.

Which body of water does NOT border Colombia?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

15.

Chile is the leading producer of what resource?

a)

Tin

b)

Diamonds

c)

Beef

d)

Copper

16.

What term is a group of mountain ranges that run side by side in Colombia?

a)

Cordillera

b)

Campesino

c)

Llanos

d)

Cartagena

17.

Most Colombians are which of the following:

a)

Africans

b)

Europeans

c)

Mestizos

d)

Native Americans

18.

Peru’s climate is kept fairly mild by which of the following:

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

The Galapagos Islands

c)

The Andes

d)

The Peru Current

19.

What two cities are the capital cities of Bolivia?

a)

Lima and Santiago

b)

Santiago and Cape Horn

c)

La Paz and Santiago

d)

La Paz and Sucre

20.

Ecuador’s name comes from the Spanish word meaning what?

a)

Equal

b)

Equator

c)

Andes

d)

Emerald

21.

Chile stretches along which of the following:

a)

Tierra del Fuego

b)

Equator

c)

Pacific coast

d)

Atlantic coast

22.

Where do 80% of people live in Colombia?

a)

Central lowlands

b)

Andes peaks

c)

Valleys and highland plateaus

d)

Rainforests

23.

What illegal drug is at the center of some of Colombia’s economic struggles?

a)

Marijuana

b)

Meth

c)

Cocaine

d)

Heroine

24.

What kind of government does Colombia have today?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Military Dictatorship

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

25.

What is a Campesino?

a)

A product sold for export

b)

A mountain ranges that run side by side

c)

A farmer and their families fleeing to cities for work and to escape violence

d)

A mixture of European and African backgrounds

26.

Which best describes the internal movement of people in Colombia?

a)

Immigration

b)

Ruralification

c)

Emigration

d)

Urbanization

27.

Why is Lake Titicaca so significant to Peru and Bolivia?

a)

It is the shallowest navigable lake in the world

b)

It is the deepest lake in the world

c)

It is the lowest navigable lake in the world

d)

It is the highest navigable lake in the world

28.

What is the main crop grown in Peru with over 100 varieties?

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Beans

c)

Corn

d)

Potatoes

29.

Peru declared its independence on July 28, 1821, against what nation?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portugal

c)

Netherlands

d)

British

30.

What country defeated Peru and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific?

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Spain