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South America Test Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The large mountain range that runs through South America is called the...

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Alps

2.

This South American River Basin is the second largest in the world.

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Grand

3.

This South American landscape is called the Llanos.

a)

mountains

b)

marshlands

c)

desert

d)

grasslands

4.

Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. What country is it in?

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Bolivia

d)

Colombia

5.

What kind of activity are the Pampas ideal for?

a)

Mountain Hiking

b)

Skiing

c)

Surfing

d)

Farming

6.

The (a)   is the world's largest, most famous rainforest in the world.

7.

True of False


The Andes Mountains stretch along the eastern coast of South America.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True of False


Rainforest produce greenhouse gasses.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Rainforest help clean the earth's air.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What causes the Atacama Desert to be extremely dry?

a)

The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.

b)

The Amazon Basin is too wide for wind currents to reach the desert.

11.

El Ninos create what problems?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Flooding

d)

Volcanoes

12.

Smaller rivers and streams that drain into a larger river.

a)

branches

b)

canals

c)

floodwaters

d)

tributaries

13.

What is the climate like over most of the Amazon River Basin?

a)

hot and humid

b)

hot and windy

c)

hot and dry

d)

humid and cold

14.

The Andes Mountains are located on the

a)

western border of Brazil.

b)

eastern coast of South America.

c)

eastern border of Surinam.

d)

western coast of South America.

15.

Climate in highest elevations of the Andes Mountains.

a)

cool, with little rainfall.

b)

cool, with some rainfall.

c)

warm, with adequate rainfall.

d)

hot with extreme rainfall.

16.

Plants in an area

a)

Grasslands

b)

Vegetation

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Rain Shadow

17.

Modify

a)

Adapt

b)

Tributaries

c)

Current

d)

Vegetation

18.

Wide open areas for grazing and crops

a)

Grasslands

b)

Adapt

c)

Current

d)

Rain Shadow

19.

To grow only enough food for ones family

a)

Adapt

b)

Subsistence Farming

c)

Greenhouse gas

d)

Biodiversity

20.

The variety of species in an ecosystem

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Tributaries

c)

Adapt

d)

Rain Shadow

21.

Continuous movement of air or water in the same direction

a)

Tributaries

b)

Current

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Adapt

22.

A dry region on one side of a mountain

a)

Tributaries

b)

Adapt

c)

Rain Shadow

d)

Transpiration

23.

Soak

a)

Saturate

b)

Adapt

c)

Currents

d)

Transpiration

24.

Process through which plants and trees release water vapor into the air

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

Currents

c)

Adapt

d)

Transpiration

25.

A gas that traps heat energy, warming the Earth

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

Transpiration

c)

Vegetation

d)

Tributaries

26.
What is affecting the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Rain 
d)
Indigenous Groups 
27.
The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ______________ into clean breathable air.
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
helium
d)
plants
28.

What are major cash crops of South America?

a)

Coffee

b)

Bananas

c)

Cotton

d)

Sugarcane

29.

Where is most of the population in South America located?

a)

The Andes mountains

b)

The Tierra Del Fuego

c)

The Rainforest

d)

Plains and grasslands

30.

Which of the following is NOT the altitude zone of South America?

a)

Tierra Mesa

b)

Tierra Caliente

c)

Tierra Templada

d)

Tierra Helada

31.

Which best describes the climate of the Tierra Caliente?

a)

Cool, some rainfall

b)

Warm, adequate rainfall

c)

Cold, little rainfall

d)

Hot, adequate to extreme rainfall

32.

Which best describes the climate of the Tierra Templada?

a)

Cool, some rainfall

b)

Warm, adequate rainfall

c)

Cold, little rainfall

d)

Hot, adequate to extreme rainfall

33.

Which best describes the climate of the Tierra Fria?

a)

Cool, some rainfall

b)

Warm, adequate rainfall

c)

Cold, little rainfall

d)

Hot, adequate to extreme rainfall

34.

Which best describes the climate of the Tierra Helada?

a)

Cool, some rainfall

b)

Warm, adequate rainfall

c)

Cold, little rainfall

d)

Hot, adequate to extreme rainfall