GA Virtual South America

Match the following locations with a struggle the country faces or has faced.

Brazil -- illegal logging Colombia -- Illegal drugs Venezuela -- Food Shortages

Which of the following do countries in South America regularly export? Select all that apply.

Oil Soybeans Coffee

Match the following items.

Mouth -- The point where a river flows into an ocean or sea. Tributary -- A stream or river that flows into a larger river. Basin -- A bowl-like depression in the earth that allows water to flow gently down its slope.

Why does Chile export crops to countries in the Northern Hemisphere?

NOT the countries in the Northern Hemisphere do not produce any of the items grown in Chile

Colombia and Venezuela both earn money through the export of which of the following?

Oil

True or False: Venezuela was one of the founding members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries).

True

True or False: Water heats and cools more slowly than land.

True

Which of the following natural features provides borders between countries in South America? Select all that apply.

Uruaguay river Andes Mountains

Which of the following are countries found in the Southern Cone region of South America? Select all that apply.

Uruguay Argentina Chile

Which of the following are countries found North of the Southern Cone region of South America? Select all that apply.

Venezuela Columbia

Which of the following are mountains found on the western side of South America? Select all that apply.

Andes Mountains

Which of the following contains copper?

Atacama Desert

What foods/crops did the Iberian colonizers bring to South America?

Coffee and Citrus Fruits

Which of the following are major exports of the Atacama Desert? Select all that apply.

Copper

Match the following islands to the country that controls or claims them

Devil's Island -- France Easter Island -- Chile Galapagos - Ecuador

True or False: All the areas of South America were colonized by the Spanish or the Portuguese.

False

True or False: The Guianas were originally Spanish colonies.

False

Match the following locations with its colonizing country.

France -- French Guiana Spain -- NOT Peru Portugal -- NOT Columbia

What causes the Atacama Desert to be a desert? Why is it dry?

It is located east of the mountains. The rain shadow effect.

Which of the following are countries found on the western side of South America? Select all that apply.

Peru Columbia

Which of the following natural features provide borders between countries in South America? Select all that apply.

Rivers Mountains

Match the following terms with the locations below.

Sao Palo, Brazil --Has the famous Japanese district, Liberdade. Bogota, Columbia-- Known as a sustainable city. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- The city is renowned for its carnival festivities and famous coastline.

Match the following.

Shield -- A large mineral rich area composed of bare rock. Natural Borders -- Rivers, lakes, and mountains are examples of these. Basin -- A region surrounded by higher land.

Match the following seasons with the appropriate months for the Southern Hemisphere.

Spring-- September, October, and November Fall/Autumn -- March, April, and May Summer -- December, January, and February

At its mouth, the Amazon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

True

True or False: Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar as its form of currency.

True

True or False: Norway agreed to pay Guyana for limiting greenhouse gases from deforestation.

True

True or False: Plantation agriculture is responsible for changing the ethnic makeup of South America.

True

True or False: The Guianas produce and export many of the same products exported from the Caribbean countries.

True

True or False: The Southern Cone is the name that has been given to the portion of South America that lies below the Tropic of Capricorn.

True

True or False: The U.S. has sent large sums of money to aid and improve Colombia.

True

True or False: The most fertile agricultural land in South America is used to produce mostly soybeans.

True

True or False: The mountain ranges of South America run from the north to the south.

True

True or False: The population of South America has shifted from being predominantly rural to being predominantly urban.

True

Colombia exports which of the following? Select all that apply.

cocaine coffee oil

What causes the air to lose moisture in a rain shadow effect?

elevation

Which of the following activities have caused rapid deforestation? Select all that apply.

expanding agricultural lands illegal and legal logging

Where do the headwaters of major rivers form?

in the mountains

Which of the following are major exports of the Guianas? Select all that apply.

rice gold shrimp

In what direction does the Amazon River flow?

west to east

Complete the following sentence with the best answer. The wettest places on Earth are on the ________________.

windward side of mountains

Match the following locations with the appropriate ethnic groups.

Amerindians -- NOT Southern Cone NOT argentina Creole -- French Guiana European heritage with little mixing -- NOT Live in remote areas: high elevations, dense forest areas, the interior areas of countries NOT southern cone

Which of the following are countries found on the eastern side of South America? Select all that apply.

Argentina Brazil