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WorksheetsPacific South America Section 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
Explain the differences between the Andes Mountains in the south and in the north.
(This is a two-answer question.)
The mountains in the south are rugged and covered in ice caps.
The Andes Mountains run through all of the Pacific South American countries.
The mountains in the north split into two ranges and have rounded peaks.
The altiplano, a high plateau, lies between the two ranges.
Which specific details describe the third climate zone in this region?
Bananas and sugarcane are grown in the hot and humid zone near the sea level.
Coffee beans are the main crop of this zone with cooler, moist air, mountain forests, and large cities.
Many people also live in this cooler climate zone that grow potatoes and wheat along the grasslands and forests.
No trees grow in this zone, only grassland and shrubs.
Which specific details describe the fifth climate zone in this region?
Bananas and sugarcane are grown in the hot and humid zone near the sea level.
Coffee beans are the main crop of this zone with cooler, moist air, mountain forests, and large cities.
Most of the zone near the mountaintops is covered in snow year-round and vegetation grows there.
Many people also live in this cooler climate zone that grow potatoes and wheat along the grasslands and forests.
Which specific details describe the first climate zone in this region?
Bananas and sugarcane are grown in the hot and humid zone near the sea level.
Coffee beans are the main crop of this zone with cooler, moist air, mountain forests, and large cities.
Most of the zone near the mountaintops is covered in snow year-round and vegetation grows there.
Many people also live in this cooler climate zone that grow potatoes and wheat along the grasslands and forests.
Which specific details describe the fourth climate zone in this region?
Bananas and sugarcane are grown in the hot and humid zone near the sea level.
Coffee beans are the main crop of this zone with cooler, moist air, mountain forests, and large cities.
Many people also live in this cooler climate zone that grow potatoes and wheat along the grasslands and forests.
No trees grow in this zone, only grassland and shrubs.
Which specific details describe the second climate zone in this region?
Bananas and sugarcane are grown in the hot and humid zone near the sea level.
Coffee beans are the main crop of this zone with cooler, moist air, mountain forests, and large cities.
Many people also live in this cooler climate zone that grow potatoes and wheat along the grasslands and forests.
No trees grow in this zone, only grassland and shrubs.
How often does it rain in the Atacama Desert?
It rains once every two to seven years.
It rains about once every 20 years.
It rains year-round.
It rains once a year.
Which minerals are found in Bolivia?
(This is a two-answer question.)
silver and gold
copper and lumber
zinc, tin, and lead
oil and natural gas
The Andes Mountains run through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.
True
False; replace underline word(s) with Atacama Desert to make the statement true.
False; replace underline word(s) with Galápagos Islands to make the statement true.
False; replace the underlined word(s) with tectonic plates to make the statement true.
Earthquakes and volcanoes threaten the Andes because two altiplanos meet at the region’s edge.
True
False; replace underline word(s) with El Niño to make the statement true.
False; replace underline word(s) with straits to make the statement true.
False; replace the underlined word(s) with tectonic plates to make the statement true.
Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands have wildlife not found anywhere else.
True
False; replace underline word(s) with Atacama Desert to make the statement true.
False; replace underline word(s) with Tierra del Fuego to make the statement true.
False; replace the underlined word(s) with altiplano to make the statement true.
Every few years, an ocean and weather pattern called Tierra del Fuego warms the normally cool Pacific waters.
True
False; replace underline word(s) with Atacama Desert to make the statement true.
False; replace underline word(s) with tectonic plates to make the statement true.
False; replace the underlined word(s) with El Niño make the statement true.
The strait in Northern Chile is about 600 miles long.
True
False; replace underline word(s) with Atacama Desert to make the statement true.
False; replace underline word(s) with tectonic plates to make the statement true.
False; replace the underlined word(s) with Andes Mountains make the statement true.
