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WorksheetsWorld Geography: Pacific South America
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
In South America, what are American-born descendants of Europeans called?
Creoles
Mulattos
Mestizos
Nazcas
Around what year did Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia become independent from Spain?
1776
1789
1825
1910
What is name of the Indian language that is most spoken in Pacific South America?
Andean
Tiahuanco
Bolivian
Quechua
What country in South America has the highest percentage of native Indians?
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
In what country in South America do people dress in traditional styles with full skirts and derby hats for the women, and striped ponchos for the men?
Venezuela
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
What country in Pacific South America has the most stable government and strongest economy?
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
What TWO main issues have caused democracy to be unstable in this region?
Political Instability
Trade Deficit
Drought
Poverty
What is the capital of Ecuador?
Cusco
Quito
Lima
La Paz
What is Ecuador's main export?
Nickel
Bananas
Oil
Copper
What are Bolivia's TWO capital cities?
La Paz
Lima
Sucre
Santiago
What country is considered the poorest in South America?
Ecuador
French Guiana
Chile
Bolivia
What city is Peru's capital and home to one-third of all Peruvians?
Cusco
Lima
Quito
Santiago
What is a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people?
Coup d'etat
Anarchy
Democracy
Captialism
What TWO countries share Lake Titicaca?
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Chile
What famous island does Chile control?
Pitcarin Islands
Falkland Islands
Galapagos Islands
Easter Island
How many different climates are there in the Andes Mountains due to elevation?
3
4
5
6
In what area in South America does it only rain 5 times a century?
Gran Chaco
Mato Grosso
Atacama Desert
Peruvian Highlands
What is the "highest navigable lake" in the world?
Lake Cusco
Lake Mendoza
Lake Maricaibo
Lake Titicaca
What is the name of the supposedly inactive volcano that last erupted in 550 AD?
Mount Patagonia
Mount Chimborazo
Mount Galapagos
Mount Santiago
What happens every 2-7 years where the Pacific Ocean waters get warmer and caused severe weather patterns?
La Nina
El Tiempo
La Hora
El Nino
What ancient civilization controlled the area of of Ecuador to Northern Chile before the arrival of Europeans?
Mayan
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Cristobal Colon
Hernan Cortes
Alberto Fasani
What country exports more copper than any other country in the world?
Peru
Colombia
Chile
Bolivia
What TWO countries in this region share the Atacama Desert?
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
What is a broad, high plateau
Patagonia
Llano
Altiplano
Atacama
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago
Lima
Cusco
La Paz
