south america 3 chapter test

Question 1

On the western side of columbia, the ______ reach 18,000 feet

Answer 1

Andes

Question 2

a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges

Answer 2

Cordillera

Question 3

the region’s longest river. It helps to drain the plains and the highlands into the atlantic

Answer 3

Orinoco river

Question 4

A land rich in gold

Answer 4

Columbia - the chibcha

Question 5

The ______ Steal - kill - enslave

Answer 5

Spanish

Question 6

Independence of Columbia was won in the 1700 establishing the republic of _______ _________, which included several surrounding countries

Answer 6

Gran columbia

Question 7

_______ _________ helped to win its independence in 1821

Answer 7

Simon Boliver

Question 8

________ comes from a South American Indian word that means “land of waters”

Answer 8

Guyana

Question 9

Diverse population of people from China, Indonesia, and Creoles

Answer 9

Suriname

Question 10

Territory of France

Answer 10

French Guiana

Question 11

extends from the Andes mountains in Peru to the Atlantic ocean in Brazil

Answer 11

Amazon river

Question 12

The _______ River drains much of the central part of South America. Water from it eventually flows into the Rio de Plata

Answer 12

Parana

Question 13

South of the amazon basin are the ________________, a rugged region of old, eroded mountains

Answer 13

Brazilian highlands

Question 14

Year 1500 ___________ explorers became the first Europeans to find Brazil

Answer 14

Portugese

Question 15

Created cattle ranches

Answer 15

Portugese settlers

Question 16

Brazilgained independence from ______ in 1822 without a fight

Answer 16

Portugal

Question 17

Last country in the Americas to end slavery 1888

Answer 17

Brazil

Question 18

Largest Japanese population outside of Japan

Answer 18

Brazil

Question 19

In Brazil, __% are Catholic but Protestantism has grown in recent years amongst the poor

Answer 19

75

Question 20

Cities have huge slums called _____

Answer 20

Favelas

Question 21

Healthcare and schoolcare is poor in ______ Brazil

Answer 21

Northeast

Question 22

Spanish named the region ________ which means “land of silver” or “silvery one”

Answer 22

Argentina

Question 23

“Land of silver” “Silvery one”

Answer 23

Argentina

Question 24

Land of water

Answer 24

Guyana

Question 25

Governors appointed by the king of spain

Answer 25

Viceroys

Question 26

Highest plant and animal species is located where

Answer 26

Columbia

Question 27

Sudden overthrow of govt

Answer 27

coup

Question 28

______ became an important agricultural region

Answer 28

Pampas

Question 29

argentine cowboys

Answer 29

Gauchos

Question 30

Beef exports made what country rich

Answer 30

Argentina

Question 31

High literacy rate

Answer 31

Uruguay

Question 32

BEEF

Answer 32

Uruguay and Argentina

Question 33

In southern Peru and Bolivia these ridges are so far apart it creates a broad high plateau called a

Answer 33

Altiplano

Question 34

About every 2-7 years, this dry region experiences _____, an ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast. During an ______ year, cool Pacific water near the coast warms.

Answer 34

El Nino

Question 35

Most dominant civilization - long lasting impact

Answer 35

Inca empire

Question 36

Used relay teams to deliver mail, 150 miles mailing system

Answer 36

Inca empire

Question 37

Conquistador __________ __________captured the King Atahualpa.

Answer 37

Francisco Pizarro

Question 38

Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia were free from Spanish rule in ____

Answer 38

1825

Question 39

In Ecuador - __________ since 1979 but has still experienced great instability due to corruption.

Answer 39

Democracy