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Worksheetsmoduoe 11
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 30mins
What are flat-topped formations that have resisted erosion called in Caribbean South America area?
llanos
tepuis
Guiana Highlands
Andes
What is the region called in the Caribbean South America where elevation drops between the highlands and Andes? What can this cause?
tepus, erosion
highlands, flooding
llanos, flooding
llanos, erosion
What are the valuable resources of the Caribbean South America?
select all that apply
rice
coffee
bananas
sugar
iron and coal
Where does the Andes split into two ridges and what lies between them?
north columbia, an altiplano lies between them
south columbia, an altiplano lies between them
north peru, a llano lies between them
south peru, a llano lies between them
Does the Caribbean South America have glaciers?
yes
no
What connects the Atlantic to the Pacific at the Southern tip of South America?
panama canal
straight of magellan
columbian sea
caribbean sea
Where is the Actima Desert and how often does it rain there?
northern chile, less than 5 times a year
southern chile, more than 5 times a year
where does brazil rank population wise?
7th
6th
5th
4th
what are the 3 diverse groups of people in which most brazilians are descendants of?
select all that apply
portuguese
african
native american
spanish
chinese
when did brazil become independent of portugal?
1822
1821
1823
1824
Brazil has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan.
true
false, columbia
false, spain
what is the official language of Brazil?
spanish
english
portuguese
native
what is the main religion of brazil?
roman catholicism
jewish
hindu
islam
study the 4 regions of brazil and what makes them unique
(i couldn't fit them into a question)
ok
ok
ok
ok
who are gauchos?
argentine cowboys
venezuela cowboys
peru cowboys
indians
what is argentina's capital?
buenos aires
mercosur
bogota
carcas
how much are argentina's pop. works in agriculture
11%
30%
40%
59%
mercosur is an organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of south america
true
false
maybe
what caused an economic crisis in the late 1900s and early 2000s within south america
political unrest
war
taxes
what is landlocked
completely surrounded by water
completely surrounded by land
when did paraguay claim their independence from spain?
1989
1889
1821
1921
What are Paraguay's two official languages?
select 2
spanish
english
guarani
portuguese
what is the name of columbia's capital?
bogota
asuncion
parana
guarani
what is the problem Columbia is having today and who is causing it?
choose 1 for each question (so two answers)
civil war
inflation
columbia's government
guerillas
capital city of venezuela?
bolivia
new orleans
miami
caracas
what is the name of a venezuelan cowboy?
llanos
llaneros
guyanas
cowboys
In 2002 Joe Biden was elected president of Venezuela and started to distribute the country's oil income equally to all of the citizens. This caused a strike
true
false, Hugo Chavez
false, Gustavo Petro
How many people were in the Inca empire?
12 million
10 million
5 million
2 million
select some good things about the Incan empire
irrigation system
stone paved roads
rope bridges
no written language
had to use a series of runners in order to deliver a message
what are some bad things about the Incan empire?
rope bridges
irrigation systems
no wheeled vehicles
had to use a series of runners in order to deliver a message
no written language
Who captured and first met the Inca?
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernán Cortés
Who controlled the Incan Empire by 1537?
The Spaniards
The Portuguese
Brazilians
Americans
Who is a viceroy?
a spanish president
A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
A governor
Where does bolivia's Supreme Court meet up?
La Paz
Sucre
the white house
What is the poorest country in South America?
chile
ecuador
bolivia
paraguay
what is peru's capital?
quito
bolivia
lima
santiago
what are "young towns"
slums of Peru
good towns in peru
new towns
a coup is a a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people.
true
false, Piñera
what is the capital of chile?
lima
santiago
what word matches the definition?
andes moutains
sierra nevadas
rockys
what word matches the definition
cordillera
llanos
orinoco river
andes mountains
what word matches the definition
orinoco river
amazon river
rio de la plata
match the word to the definition
river
estuary
lake
match the word to the def
llanos
pampas
match the word to the def
soil exhaustion
deforestation
match the word to the def
el nino
altiplano
deforetation
does this definition match the word altiplano?
yes
no
match the word to the definition
sal paulo
lima
el nino
is this definition the word mega city?
yes
no
match the word to the def
lima
rio de janeiro
sol de janeiro
match the word to the def
megacity
favela
viceroy
match the word to the def
megacity
manaus
brasilia
match the word to the def
coup
virceroy
informal economy
personal economy
is the the definition of landlocked?
yes
no, cartagena
no, bogota
what is the word to match?
viceroy
guerilla
is this the definition of lake maracaibo?
yes
no
this is the definition of creole
yea
no, viceroy
