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Ch. 12 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Strait of Magellan is located in the southern part of South America. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water is ______________.

a)

strait

b)

creole

c)

Lima

d)

coup

2.

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast, causing rain and flooding is __________________.

a)

El Nino

b)

Viceroy

c)

Creole

d)

Coup

3.

It is a high plateau, broad, and lies between the ridges of the Andes Mountains known as the _____________.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Altiplano

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

El Nino

4.

Located in Northern Chile, this desert gets rain about once every 20 years- ________________.

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Bolivia

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Santiago

5.

After colonizing South America, Spain sent a governor to its colonies in the America known as ______________.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Viceroy

c)

Altiplano

d)

Creole

6.

Located in the poor region of the Andes Mountains, the capital of Ecuador is ______________.

a)

Quito

b)

Lima

c)

Bogotá

d)

Caracas

7.

After being born in the Americas, the children of Spanish colonizers were known as _______________.

a)

Los Ninos

b)

Creoles

c)

Viceroy

d)

Altiplanos

8.

It is the largest city in the region and the capital of Peru is __________.

a)

Santiago

b)

Machu Pichu

c)

Quito

d)

Lima

9.

A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people is known as __________________.

a)

Altiplano

b)

Lima

c)

Coup

d)

Viceroy

10.

Located in a Mediterranean Climate good for crops and the capital of Chile is ____________.

a)

Santiago

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Lima

d)

Quito

11.

Which physical feature is shaded in the dark red on the map?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Madres

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Rio Grande River

12.

A Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire and claim the land for Spain is _______________.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Santiago

c)

Creoles

d)

Altiplano