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South America

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South America's highly varying climate has

a)

helped influenced how people have settled

b)

mismanaged farming

c)

rain forest

2.

Abundant --------- resources are helping boost what were struggling economies

a)

natural

b)

fossil

c)

mechanical

3.

South America connects to North America through the isthmus of

a)

Panama

b)

Ecudor

c)

Brazil

4.

what helped develop the isolated indigenous communties

a)

rugged mountains

b)

rivers

c)

oceans

5.

the good cattle grazing area is the

a)

Brazilian Highlands

b)

amazon river

c)

Andes

6.

the regions ------- are essential for economic development

a)

rivers

b)

mountains

c)

rain forest

7.

what is the world's second largest river

a)

Amazon river

b)

Amazon basin

c)

the Nile

8.

South americas diverse culture and communties was influnced by the

a)

regions varied climate

b)

isolation

c)

rivers

9.

South america has everything from

a)

oil to water

b)

water to lava

c)

water to land

10.

the Inca used their advanced ----------- skills

a)

engineering

b)

building

c)

farming

11.

the earliest indegenous groups in south america based their societies on

a)

agriculture

b)

building

c)

money

12.

the Inca were

a)

poor

b)

wealthy

c)

short

13.

the Inca's wealth of resources was silver and ------

a)

gold

b)

plants

c)

animals

14.

European settlers brought

a)

money

b)

slaves

c)

diseases

15.

newly indepent countries struggled to form stable

a)

governments

b)

religions

c)

buildings

16.

south americas rain forest, desert, and mountains, ------------------ settlements

a)

discouraged

b)

couraged

c)

baned

17.

most of the population settles along

a)

rivers

b)

coast

c)

all of the above

18.

more than --- indigenous groups live in south america

a)

350

b)

271

c)

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19.

many countries in south america are becoming more ------ economies

a)

poor

b)

powerful

c)

separated

20.

new trade partnerships and cooperation on infrastructure are aiding economic ------

a)

growth

b)

decrease

c)

trust

21.

Rain forest are home to at least ------ the earths animal and plant species

a)

half

b)

all

c)

none

22.

deforestation is -------- destroying south americas biodiversity

a)

rapidly

b)

slowly

c)

not

23.

mismanaged farming is leding to soil ---------

a)

erosion

b)

helping

c)

repairing

24.

contruction is ------ the soils ability to preoduce food

a)

reducing

b)

helping

c)

increasing

25.

Economic production has led to more

a)

people

b)

pollution

c)

rivers

26.

rapid migration to ------ causes problems with sewage

a)

cities

b)

mountains

c)

rain forest

27.

countries are passing laws to protect -----

a)

forest

b)

cities

c)

oceans

28.

to protect south americas ----------- and preserve its necessary agriculture lands, countries are passing laws

a)

biodiversity

b)

forest

c)

rivers