SS FINAL EXAM 114 questions
South America is made up of _____ countries and _____ dependencies.
12 and 2
The _____ is the largest and second longest river in the world.
Amazon River
The world's highest waterfall is _____ in Venezuela.
Angel Falls
In some parts of South America's _____ Desert, no rainfall has ever been recorded.
Atacama
Colombia
Bogota
Brazil
Brasilia
_____ is South America's largest country.
Brazil
Argentina
Buenos Aries
Venezuela
Caracas
One of South America's most famous festivals is Brazil's _____.
Carnival
_____ has the world's largest deposits of platinum and supplies about 90% of the world's emeralds.
Colombia
The southern part of the _____ region of Ecuador is an arid desert.
Costa
The capital of the Inca Empire was called _____.
Cuzco
_____ is famous for its giant carved black stone statues called moai.
Easter Island
Brazil borders all but two South American countries, _____ and _____.
Ecuador, Chile
About 80% of Colombia's export income is from flowers. (T or F)
False
Over 5,000 species of birds live in South America. (T or F)
False
Portuguese is the official language of most of South America. (T or F)
False
South America is known for its vast rainforest area, especially along the Andes Mountains. (T or F)
False
The Jesuit missionaries of Salvador de Bahia enslaved the native population. (T or F)
False
The capital and largest city of Uruguay is Asuncion. (T or F)
False
The majority of the continent of South America has an Highland climate. (T or F)
False
The native period began with the Spanish and Portuguese conquests in the 16th century. (T or F)
False
_____ _____ led the Spanish invaders against the Incas.
Francisco Pizarro
_____ is still a dependency of France.
French Guiana
The _____ are 600 miles west of Ecuador and are located directly on the Equator.
Galapagos Islands
Guyana
Georgetown
_____'s capital city was named after England's King George III.
Guyana
How did Ecuador solve its transportation problem between the Sierra and the Costa?
It built a railroad.
What makes Iquitos a unique city in Peru?
It can be reached only by air or water.
Why is Puerto Montt so important for travel to the far southern region?
It is impossible to travel the route by land.
Bolivia
La Paz, Sucre
Peru
Lima
Which fabled "lost city" was the center of Incan religion?
Machu Picchu
_____ is the name given to a large part of the population who are descended from the Native Americans, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.
Mestizo
The two landlocked countries in South America are _____ and _____.
Paraguay, Bolivia
The southern part of Argentina is a high plain named _____.
Patagonia
The first European explorers came to Brazil from _____.
Portugal
Ecuador
Quito
Over 90% of the population of South America follow the _____ _____ religion.
Roman Catholic
Unlike most other Latin American nations, only 66 percent of the people of Uruguay claim to be _____.
Roman Catholics
Chile
Santiago
_____ is South America's largest city and is the third-largest city in the world.
Sao Paulo
What is the official language of Ecuador?
Spanish
Why is nearly 95 percent of the population of Paraguay mestizo?
Spanish settlers were encouraged to take Indian wives.
Almost half of the total population of _____ lives in Paramaribo, the capital city.
Suriname
Why have so many Germans immigrated to the Lake District of Chile?
The region has many similarities to their homeland.
_____ is the world's highest navigable lake at an altitude of 12,500 feet.
Titicaca
The _____ nearly bisects the continent of South America.
Tropic of Capricorn
The South American region near the equator has a _____ climate.
Tropical
After Ecuador gained independence from Spain, it became part of Colombia. (T or F)
True
Hydrofoils have replaced reed boats as the main carriers of cargo and passengers on Lake Titicaca. (T or F)
True
Most of South America's nations became independent as a result of revolutions during the early 1800s. (T or F)
True
South America is connected to Central and North America at the Isthmus of Panama. (T or F)
True
The Andes Mountains contain many valuable minerals, including copper, gold, iron ore, lead, silver, and zinc. (T or F)
True
The Andes make up the world's longest mountain range. (T or F)
True
The Incans built terraces on steep slopes to make it easier to grow crops. (T or F)
True
The Incas developed terrace farming and a large system of roads. (T or F)
True
The South American countries continued to be colonies of European nations until they achieved independence beginning in the early 1800s. (T or F)
True
Venezuela ships iron ore to the United Stated to be made into steel. (T or F)
True
What is buried in the cornerstones of most buildings in Bolivia to bring good luck?
a dried llama fetus
Half of Ecuador's population is employed in _____.
agricultural work
Iguaçu Falls helps Brazil's economy by _____.
attracting tourists
Why does the sun rise and set in Ecuador at six o'clock every day, 365 days a year?
because it is on the equator
"Gaucho" is another word for _____
cowboy
The Itaipu Dam will make Paraguay the world's leading exporter of _____.
electricity
The Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of _____.
evolution
Petroleum makes up the bulk of Ecuador's production and income. (T or F)
false
The main base of Uruguay's economy comes from tourism. (T or F)
false
Though Chile grows many of its own vegetables, some must be imported from other countries. (T or F)
false
Empanadas are Chile's version of_____.
fast food
In the 1920s, Peru gained a freedom that the United States has always enjoyed. Which freedom is it?
freedom of religion
Peru's transportation system is limited by its _____.
geography
The permanence of institutions in Uruguay is demonstrated by _____.
having the longest tradition of democratic government in South America
Lake Titicaca is the _____ navigable lake in the world.
highest
What is the biggest reason Paraguay is one of South America's least industrialized nations?
lack of good transportation
Though Paraguay and Uruguay are different in many ways, they have similar _____.
landscapes
The _____ is used for transportation, hauling heavy loads, wool and meat.
llama
Chile is South America's _____ country.
longest
Scientists hope to use the rare plants of Amazonia to develop new _____.
medicines
What extreme type of action has tried to stop the democratic government of Bolivia?
military coups
Brasilia, located in the Highlands region of Brazil, is well known for its _____ architecture.
modern
What is slowly forcing the Indians of Ecuador from their native lands?
modern civilization
What natural resources would Brazil need to import from other countries?
oil
Some people believe that Tiahuanaco may be the _____ city in the world.
oldest
What does the long coastline allow Chile to be?
one of the top ten fishing regions
The Jivaro tribes were popularized in Hollywood movies for their _____.
poison blowguns
What has provided upward mobility for many middle-class and some lower-class Chilean citizens?
secondary education
What has changed from a symbol of oppression into a Bolivian symbol of cultural pride?
the bowler hat
What makes the highland valleys of Sucre and Cochabamba ideal places to live in Bolivia?
the climate
The wooden balconies of Lima's colonial buildings, several centuries old, have not rotted away. What is the reason?
the dry coastal climate
The least-populated area of Bolivia is _____.
the lowlands
Peru is located in which region of South America?
the western region
What feature makes it easy to figure out to which tribe an Otovalo Indian belongs?
their hats
Both Paraguay and Uruguay share a similar economic problem. What is it?
their small size
How did Augusto Pinochet become the leader of Chile?
through a military coup
What major Bolivian export took the place of silver in the early 1800s?
tin
Bolivia's altiplano region is known _____.
to be heavily populated
Why did the Jesuit priests organize the Guarani Indians into townships?
to protect them from slave trader
Galapagos is the Spanish word for _____.
tortoise
