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AP World History > Bell Questions: Third Quarter > Flashcards

Bell Questions: Third Quarter Flashcards

1
Q

Which country was named after a great South American Patriot?

A

Bolivia

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2
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Name both of the South American countries that have no coastline

A

Paraguay and Bolivia

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3
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What is the longest river in South America?

A

Amazon River

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4
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What is the name given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?

A

Pampas

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5
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At the mouth of which river is Montevideo?

A

Rio de la Plata

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6
Q

What is the official language of Brazil?

A

Portugese

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7
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What is the capital of Ecuador?

A

Quito

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8
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What strait separates Chile from Fierra Del Fuego?

A

Strait of Magellan

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9
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What country owns the Galápagos Islands?

A

Ecuador

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10
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Which country owns the Falkland Islands?

A

The United Kingdom

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11
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What is the capital of Columbia?

A

Bogotá

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12
Q

In which mountain range is Macchu Picchu?

A

Andes Mountains

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13
Q

Where is lake Maracaibo?

A

Venezuela

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14
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What is the sacred city of the Incas?

A

Cuzco

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15
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What is the original name of Easter Island?

A

Rapa Nui

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16
Q

What type of land is Panama?

A

Isthmus

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17
Q

What is the largest lake in all of Central America?

A

Lake Nicaragua

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18
Q

All of Central America lies in what is commonly known as what?

A

The Tropical Zone

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19
Q

Where is Aruba located?

A

Caribbean Sea

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20
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What is the largest city in the Caribbean?

A

Havana

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21
Q

What ancient civilization lived in the Yucatan peninsula?

A

Mayans (exact verbage not known)

22
Q

What kind of music is Jamaica famous for?

A

Reggae

23
Q

The Caribbean has long been dominated by what agricultural industry?

A

Sugar

24
Q

Into what two groups are the Antilles separated?

A

Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles

25
Q

What large body of water borders Mexico to the east?

A

Gulf of Mexico

26
Q

In which South American country is Dutch the official language?

A

Suriname

27
Q

Who conquered Peru in 1532?

A

Francisco Pizarro

28
Q

What Andean empire did King Pachacuti extend in the 1400s?

A

Inca Empire

29
Q

What U.S. state does Tijuana share a border with?

A

California

30
Q

What is the name given to the narrow inlets caused by glacial erosion that are found along the coast of Greenland?

A

Fjords

31
Q

Formerly known as British Honduras what is the only Central American country where English is the official language?

A

Belize

32
Q

What is the name of the highest point in North America?

A

Denali

33
Q

What is the largest freshwater lake in North America?

A

Lake Superior

34
Q

What is the largest island of the north American continental shelf?

A

Greenland

35
Q

What is the longest river in North America?

A

Missouri River

36
Q

What is the largest city in North America? (population)

A

Mexico City

37
Q

What river separates the United States and Mexico?

A

Rio Grande

38
Q

What is the largest Caribbean island?

A

Cuba

39
Q

Who did the United States negotiate the Louisiana Purchase with?

A

France

40
Q

What country did the United States buy Alaska from?

A

Russia

41
Q

What was the bloodiest war in US history?

A

Civil War

42
Q

What is the name of the southernmost point of South America?

A

Tierra del Fuego

43
Q

What is the major religion in South America?

A

(Roman) Catholic

44
Q

What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?

A

Incan Empire

45
Q

The driest place in the world is a desert in South America called what?

A

Atacama Desert

46
Q

Who helped Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru achieve their independence from their colonial rulers?

A

Simon Bolivar

47
Q

Which tribe was native to the Virgin Islands (gist)?

A

The Caribs

48
Q

What Latin American country had the biggest slave population?

A

Brazil

49
Q

What resource was discovered in 1695 in colonial Brazil?

A

Gold

50
Q

What country built the Panama Canal?

A

The United States

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