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South America Study Guide

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which letter on the map identifies the Caribbean Sea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which body of water is located west of Mexico?

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

the Gulf of Mexico

c)

the Atlantic Ocean

d)

the Caribbean Sea

3.

Which letter on the map identifies the location of the Andes Mountains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

How are highlands different from lowlands?

a)

Highlands are near the ocean.

b)

Lowlands have a hotter climate.

5.

What is the Isthmus of Panama?

a)

a narrow land bridge in Central America

b)

a mountainous area in South America

6.

Lowlands are more likely to provide transportation for goods because they

a)

are located near mountains.

b)

are located by the ocean.

7.

How did terrace farming allow Mesoamerican people to grow crops effectively?

a)

It allowed them to increase the amount of land they could farm.

b)

It provided a way to farm even in lowland areas with soil of poor quality.

8.

Which physical features most promoted trade between Mesoamerican peoples?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

9.

How did the physical environment affect the development of cities in Mesoamerica?

a)

Good farmland led to crop surpluses and trade.

b)

Mountain areas allowed for easy road building and other construction.

10.

Based on the map, why were the Maya most likely drawn to Tulum?

a)

It was a mountainous area that was suitable for terrace farming.

b)

It was a coastal lowland area that offered transportation routes.

11.

How did the physical environment influence the Olmec?

a)

The location near the Gulf of Mexico allowed for trade with other civilizations.

b)

The tropical climate was poorly suited for farming.

12.

Why were early Mesoamerican societies able to develop specialized jobs?

a)

People did not have to spend all their time farming because they had crop surpluses.

b)

People did not have to exchange goods with other cultures and could do other work.

13.

Which statement describes the location of the Atacama Desert?

a)

It is north of the Andes Mountains.

b)

It is west of the Brazilian Highlands.

14.

Where is Puebla located in relation to Acapulco?

a)

Puebla is north and east of Acapulco.

b)

Puebla is north and west of Acapulco.

15.

Where was the Olmec civilization located in relation to the Mayan civilization?

a)

to the east

b)

to the west

16.

Which statement describes the location of the Isthmus of Panama?

a)

It is east of the Pacific Ocean.

b)

It is north of Belize.

17.

Flag Question: What country's flag is this?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Peru

d)

Uruguay

18.

Which one is largest in land area?

a)

Nebraska

b)

Texas

c)

Brazil

d)

Colombia

19.

What country is #1?

a)

Colombia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Venezuela

20.

What is country #2?

a)

Colombia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Peru

d)

Ecuador

21.

What country is #3?

a)

Guyana

b)

Suriname

c)

French Guiana

d)

Peru

22.

What is country #4?

a)

Guyana

b)

Suriname

c)

French Guiana

d)

Colombia

23.

What is country #5?

a)

Guyana

b)

Suriname

c)

French Guiana

d)

Brazil

24.

What is country #6?

a)

Chile

b)

Ecuador

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

25.

What country is #7?

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Peru

d)

Uruguay

26.

What country is #8?

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

27.

What country is #9?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

28.

What country is #10?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Uruguay

c)

Bolivia

d)

Venezuala

29.

What country is #11?

a)

Chile

b)

Paraguay

c)

Uruguay

d)

Bolivia

30.

What country is #12?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Peru

c)

Colombia

d)

Argentina

31.

What country is #13?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Colombia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Peru

32.

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

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Grand

33.

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

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Bolivia

d)

Colombia

34.

What kind of activity are the Pampas ideal for?

a)

Mountain Hiking

b)

Skiing

c)

Surfing

d)

Farming

35.

Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Taino

36.

What happens during an El Nino?

a)

Wind and ocean currents reverse their usual direction.

b)

The Brazil and Peru Currents collide.

c)

Hot and humid wind currents collide.

d)

Warn and cold wind currents for a dry atmosphere.

37.

What is the longest continuing mountain range in the world?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Allegheny Mountains

38.

There are 2 physically dominate features in South America. What are they?

a)

Angel Falls and Nile River Basin

b)

Amazon River Basin and Nile River

c)

Amazon River Basin and the Andes Mountains

d)

Angel Falls and the Andes Mountains

39.

True of False


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

a)

True

b)

False

40.

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.

41.

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

42.

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.

43.

TRUE or FALSE

Most people in South America are most likely to live in WARM, LOW PLACES with SOME RAINFALL.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

USE THE MAP! What geographic feature of northern South America stretches across nearly the entire width of the continent?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Pampas Grasslands

45.

a member of a group of people who move from place to place

a)

descendant

b)

tributary

c)

nomad

46.

What did the signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

a)

divided South America's land between Spain and Portugal

b)

gave Columbus permission to sail to South America

c)

permitted the use of enslaved Africans to work on plantations

47.

The Inca were a powerful civilization who lived on South America's west coast. What engineering techniques were used to adapt to their home in the Andes Mountains.

a)

Terraced fields, cut into mountain slopes, allowed Inca to farm

b)

Suspension bridges were built to cross canyons and water.

c)

A system of roads kept the empire together.

d)

All of these engineering techniques were used by the Inca

48.

USE THE MAP!

What geographic pattern do most of South America's densest (most crowded) population areas have in common?

a)

northern location

b)

coastal location

c)

southern location

49.

USE THE MAP! This physical feature covers most of the western side of South America, going through countries like Peru and Chile.

a)

The Andes Mountains

b)

The Amazon River Basin

c)

The Brazilian Highlands

50.

a farming technique used by the Natives to clear lowland areas

a)

slash and burn

b)

terrace fields

c)

hunter-gatherer

51.

The Spanish and Portuguese colonists impacted the Natives by _________________

a)

bringing disease that wiped out villages, converting them to Christianity, and enslaving them

b)

bringing disease that wiped out villages and converting them to Christianity.

c)

bringing disease that wiped out villages, converting them to Muslim, enslaving them