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South America Unit Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the region.

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Pampas

e)

Patagonia

2.

Name the region.

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River Basin

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Pampas

e)

Patagonia

3.

Name the body of water shown on the map.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Strait of Magellan

4.

Name the body of water shown on the map.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Strait of Magellan

5.

Name the water body shown in the map.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Pacific Ocean

e)

Strait of Magellan

6.
A _ was used by the Inca to keep an official count of all the people in the area.
a)
aqueduct
b)
census
c)
chasqui
d)
terrace
7.

The Inca created _, flat areas to farm in the Andes Mountains.

a)

rope bridges

b)

quipus

c)

aqueducts

d)

terraces

8.

One of the Seven Wonders of the World and an Incan city high in the Andes Mountains.

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Rio de Janeiro

9.
The Inca created _, channels that carried water from a distant source.
a)
quipus
b)
bridges
c)
terraces
d)
aqueducts
10.
Knotted string on which the Incas recorded information.
a)
aqueduct
b)
quipus
c)
rope bridges
d)
tributary
11.
This city hosts a large Carnival celebration; it used to be the capital of Brazil.
a)
Cuzco
b)
Brasilia
c)
Caracus
d)
Rio de Janeiro
12.

Brazil has many _ places along the coast where ships can dock and take shelter.

a)

canopies

b)

terraces

c)

aqueducts

d)

harbors

13.

A problem in the Amazon Rainforest is _; the clearing of trees to make space for agriculture.

a)

terracing

b)

flooding

c)

pollution

d)

deforestation

14.

The Amazon River has many _; rivers or streams that flow into a larger river.

a)

tributaries

b)

pampas

c)

lakes

d)

deserts

15.

Flat grasslands that are abundant in Uruguay and Argentina.

a)

Deserts

b)

Terraces

c)

Pampas

d)

Aqueducts

16.

Bolivar was often regarded with this honorable nickname

a)

The Libertator

b)

Campana Admirable

c)

Maria

d)

Peru

17.

The Amazon River has many _______; rivers or streams that flow into a larger river.

a)

aqueducts

b)

coup

c)

oasis

d)

tributaries

18.

Which of these is NOT a country in South America?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Mexico

c)

Colombia

d)

Brazil

19.

Indigenous people would settle on this fertile area in a desert because it had a water source.

a)

oasis

b)

pampas

c)

terrace

d)

quipu

20.

The climate in South America is diverse.

a)

True

b)

False