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World Geography: Pacific South America

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In South America, what are American-born descendants of Europeans called?

a)

Creoles

b)

Mulattos

c)

Mestizos

d)

Nazcas

2.

Around what year did Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia become independent from Spain?

a)

1776

b)

1789

c)

1825

d)

1910

3.

What is name of the Indian language that is most spoken in Pacific South America?

a)

Andean

b)

Tiahuanco

c)

Bolivian

d)

Quechua

4.

What country in South America has the highest percentage of native Indians?

a)

Peru

b)

Ecuador

c)

Bolivia

d)

Brazil

5.

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?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Bolivia

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

6.

What country in Pacific South America has the most stable government and strongest economy?

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Ecuador

d)

Bolivia

7.

What TWO main issues have caused democracy to be unstable in this region?

a)

Political Instability

b)

Trade Deficit

c)

Drought

d)

Poverty

8.

What is the capital of Ecuador?

a)

Cusco

b)

Quito

c)

Lima

d)

La Paz

9.

What is Ecuador's main export?

a)

Nickel

b)

Bananas

c)

Oil

d)

Copper

10.

What are Bolivia's TWO capital cities?

a)

La Paz

b)

Lima

c)

Sucre

d)

Santiago

11.

What country is considered the poorest in South America?

a)

Ecuador

b)

French Guiana

c)

Chile

d)

Bolivia

12.

What city is Peru's capital and home to one-third of all Peruvians?

a)

Cusco

b)

Lima

c)

Quito

d)

Santiago

13.

What is a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people?

a)

Coup d'etat

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Captialism

14.

What TWO countries share Lake Titicaca?

a)

Peru

b)

Ecuador

c)

Bolivia

d)

Chile

15.

What famous island does Chile control?

a)

Pitcarin Islands

b)

Falkland Islands

c)

Galapagos Islands

d)

Easter Island

16.

How many different climates are there in the Andes Mountains due to elevation?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

17.

In what area in South America does it only rain 5 times a century?

a)

Gran Chaco

b)

Mato Grosso

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Peruvian Highlands

18.

What is the "highest navigable lake" in the world?

a)

Lake Cusco

b)

Lake Mendoza

c)

Lake Maricaibo

d)

Lake Titicaca

19.

What is the name of the supposedly inactive volcano that last erupted in 550 AD?

a)

Mount Patagonia

b)

Mount Chimborazo

c)

Mount Galapagos

d)

Mount Santiago

20.

What happens every 2-7 years where the Pacific Ocean waters get warmer and caused severe weather patterns?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Tiempo

c)

La Hora

d)

El Nino

21.

What ancient civilization controlled the area of of Ecuador to Northern Chile before the arrival of Europeans?

a)

Mayan

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmec

22.

What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca empire?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Cristobal Colon

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Alberto Fasani

23.

What country exports more copper than any other country in the world?

a)

Peru

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Bolivia

24.

What TWO countries in this region share the Atacama Desert?

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Ecuador

25.

What is a broad, high plateau

a)

Patagonia

b)

Llano

c)

Altiplano

d)

Atacama

26.

What is the capital of Chile?

a)

Santiago

b)

Lima

c)

Cusco

d)

La Paz