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Chapter 8 vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area of plateaus found in Venezuela, Guyana, and Surinam is the...

a)

Andes

b)

Llanos

c)

cordillera

d)

Guiana Highlands

2.

Members of an irregular military force are...

a)

guerrillas

b)

Caracas

c)

cordillera

d)

llaneros

3.

Venezuelan cowboys are called...

a)

Caracas

b)

llaneros

c)

referendum

d)

policies

4.

A lake in Venezuela that is rich in oil is...

a)

Cartagena

b)

Bogota

c)

Lake Maracaibo

d)

Orinoco River

5.

A mountain system in Western Colombia is...

a)

Andes

b)

Guiana Highlands

c)

Llanos

d)

Cartagena

6.

The Colonial city in Colombia that was formerly a naval base and port for the Spanish Empire is...

a)

guerrillas

b)

Cartagena

c)

strike

d)

referendum

7.

When a group of workers stop working until their demands are met, this is called...

a)

strike

b)

referendum

c)

policies

d)

cordillera

8.

A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges is called a...

a)

Guiana Highlands

b)

Andes

c)

cordillera

d)

guerrillas

9.

The capital of Colombia located high in the Andes is...

a)

Cartagena

b)

Bogota

c)

Caracas

d)

Llanos

10.

A plains region between the Guiana Highlands and the Andes is...

a)

Guiana Highlands

b)

Orinoco River

c)

Bogota

d)

Llanos

11.

The longest river in Caribbean South America is...

a)

Lake Maracaibo

b)

Llanos

c)

Orinoco River

d)

Andes

12.

The capital city and economic and cultural center of Venezuela is...

a)

Llanos

b)

Andes

c)

Caracas

d)

Cartagena

13.

A recall vote is...

a)

policies

b)

cordillera

c)

referendum

d)

strike

14.

A rule or course of action is...

a)

policies

b)

referendum

c)

strike

d)

llaneros