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