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Unit 6 South America Reverse Vocab Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
2.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

3.
The transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas?
a)
Colombian Exchange
b)
Indentured Labor
c)
Cay 
d)
Constitutional Monarchy  
4.
Physical Feature #6
a)
Mt. Aconcagua
b)
Amazon River Basin
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Patagonia
5.
Physical Feature #5
a)
Amazon Rainforest
b)
Amazon River Basin
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Pampas
6.

Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Atacama Desert in South America are natural

a)

Transportation corridors

b)

transportation barriers

c)

all of the above

7.

Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the Amazon river are natural

a)

Transportation corridors

b)

Transportation barriers

c)

all of the above

8.

Human Adaptation is

a)

Humans change according to their environment

b)

Humans change the land

c)

Humans simply living in a different area

9.

Human modification is

a)

Humans changing according to their environment.

b)

Humans changing the land.

c)

Humans simply living in a different area

10.

Everyone, including those that make the rules or laws, must obey them.

a)

Unlimited Government

b)

Limited Government

11.

Which map is a 'political map'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.
The Panama Canal is a waterway between what two oceans?
a)
The Atlantic and Pacific
b)
The Atlantic and India
c)
The Pacific and Indian
d)
It does not connect oceans.
13.
What is a main source of income to many islands in the Caribbean?
a)
Tourism
b)
Agriculture
c)
Industry
d)
Baking
14.

A violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one is

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

The _______ River of South America is the 2nd longest river in the world is

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

The group of people native to a specific region is called

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

The process by which plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas and vice versa because of _____ is called

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

The longest mountain range (barrier) in the world located on the western side of South America is called...

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

the act or process of changing from one religion to another is called...

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

A society where many different cultures live together is called...

a)

b)

c)

d)

21.

The act of exchanging or buying and selling goods is called...

a)

b)

c)

d)

22.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
23.
Name this landform
a)
peninsula
b)
plain
c)
river
d)
lake
24.

What landform is this?

a)

mesa

b)

bay

c)

strait

d)

isthmus

25.
Pull factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country.
b)
reasons people leave an area
c)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
26.
Which of the following is NOT a Pull factor?
a)
freedom
b)
entertainment
wealth
c)
entertainment
d)
poverty
27.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
28.
Juan decides to move to the United States because he is a carpenter and there is a high demand for those type of jobs.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
29.

War is a .....

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

30.
In 1899 many settlers rushed to Alaska to search for gold in hopes of getting rich.
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
31.

In 1846 the Potato Famine left many people in Ireland without food.

a)

Push

b)

Pull