South America
_________________ is a commonly domesticated animal of the Andean People. The wool from this animal is of high value. a. Angora rabbit b. Alpaca c. Bison d. Camel
Alpaca
This is a major river in South America a. Mississippi b. Rhine c. Amazon d. Danube
Amazon
This mountain chain is found in S. America a. Alps b. Andes c. Himalayas d. Rockies
Andes
This mountain chain lies in South America a. Himalayas b. Rockies c. Alps d. Andes
Andes
The world's highest uninterrupted waterfall present in Venezuela is ______ falls a. Victoria b. Iguazu c. Angel d. Yumbilla e. Laja
Angel
Peso is the currency of this South American country a. Bolivia b. Argentina c. Paraguay d. Peru
Argentina
The desert in the north of Chile is the _______________. a. Pampa b. Patagonian Plateau c. Atacama d. Cerrado e. Ilanos
Atacama
This desert lies in South America a. Thar b. Atacama c. Mojave d. Taklamakan
Atacama
This desert lies in west of the Andes Mountains a. Thar b. Mojave c. Taklamakan d. Atacama
Atacama
The Uyuni Salt flats, one of the largest salt flats in present in _________ a. Peru b. Chile c. Argentina d. Bolivia
Bolivia
The capital of Brazil is ____________. a. Brasília b. Rio de Janeiro c. São Paulo d. Salvador e. Brazil City
Brasilia
The largest country in South America by area and population is a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Chile d. Peru
Brazil
Which South American country was most transformed by the forced in-migration of Africans in bondage? a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Colombia d. Peru e. Ecuador
Brazil
Argentina's primate city is ______________. a. Montevideo b. Asunción c. La Paz d. Buenos Aires e. Cordoba
Buenos Aires
________________________ is an unusual feature of the climate of Chile. It forms a wall of dense fog. a. Nunchaku b. Camanchaca c. Alpaca d. Harmonica
Camanchaca
San Alfonso Del Mar, the world's largest swimming pool is in ________(country) a. Brazil b. Bolivia c. Argentina d. Chile e. Peru
Chile
The best example of an elongated state in South America, and probably the world, is _________. a. Peru b. Brazil c. Chile d. Bolivia e. Uruguay
Chile
Which of these countries does not possess a portion of the Amazon Basin a. Brazil b. Peru c. Columbia d. Chile
Chile
This canyon lies in the South of Peru. This canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon. It is nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Depth 3400m at the deepest point a. Volga b. Colca c. Bryce d. Antelope
Colca
Which of the following countries does not have a common border with Bolivia? a. Argentina b. Chile c. Paraguay d. Colombia e. Brazil
Colombia
The control center of the Incan Empire was _________. a. Cuzco b. Lima c. Mexico City d. Quito e. Buenos Aires
Cuzco
"Middle of the world" monument is a place where you can have one foot on the northern hemisphere and one foot on the southern hemisphere is present in a. Chile b. Argentina c. Ecuador d. Bolivia
Ecuador
What is the monetary unit of French Guiana a. Dollar b. Euro c. Pesos d. Boliviano
Euro
Moai the monolithic human figures are present in _________ island off the coast of Chile a. Christmas b. Easter c. Summer d. Spring e. Faroe
Faroe
Cowboys of South American Pampas are called a. Honcho b. Poncho c. Gaucho d. Macho
Gaucho
_______ falls lie in the border of Argentina and Brazil a. Victoria b. Niagara c. Iguazu d. Angel
Iguazu
An ancient civilization of the S. America near the Colca Canyon is a. Indus b. Egyptian c. Inuit d. Inca
Inca
World's highest capital city a. La Paz b. Inca c. Buenos Aires d. Mexico City
La Paz
Savanna (grassland) country in the Orinoco basin of Venezuela are called a. hacienda b. peone c. llanos d. Mojave
Los llanos
The Spanish created vineyards and produced wine in this South American Valley a. Maipo b. Napa c. Sonoma d. Loire
Maipo
This country is NOT part of South American Mercosur a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Venezuela d. Mexico
Mexico
Which of the following associations is incorrect? a. Santiago and Chile b. Montevideo and Paraguay c. La Paz and Bolivia d. Quito and Ecuador e. Lima and Peru
Montevido and Paraguay
The major river of Venezuela is the ____________. a. Rio de la Plata b. Paraguay c. Amazon d. Orinoco e. Magdalena
Orinoco
_________________ is a city in Southern Chile where the cattle market is held. a. Osorno b. Napa c. Melbourne d. Bourne
Osorno
Most of Argentina's population is clustered in the _______________. a. Chilean border zone b. Patagonian North c. Pampa d. Andean foothills e. Triple Frontier area
Pampa
This is NOT a country in South America a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Panama d. Chile
Panama
Which of the following countries is landlocked? a. Uruguay b. Ecuador c. Paraguay d. Peru e. Suriname
Paraguay
This is a sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains as well as the deserts, steppes and grasslands east of this southern portion of the Andes. a. Romania b. Transylvania c. Moldavia d. Patagonia
Patagonia
This ice field is the largest source of fresh water in South America a. Columbia Ice field b. Patagonian Ice Field c. Harding Ice field d. Garden of Eden Ice field
Patagonian Ice Field
In the rocky countryside of _________, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a royal estate or sacred religious site for Inca leaders a. Bolivia b. Paraguay c. Peru d. Chile e. Argentina
Peru
The Nazca Lines in southern ________ are a group of pre-Columbian geoglyps etched into Nazca desert sands a. Chile b. Peru c. Argentina d. Bolivia
Peru
The major language of Brazil is a. Spanish b. Portuguese c. Dutch d. Indian
Portugese
Besides maize, ________ are the staple food of the Andean people a. Spinach b. Brussel sprouts c. Avocado d. Potato
Potato
The language of the Inca state, still spoken in parts of South America, is known as __________. a. altiplanoan b. Incanese c. lingua fria d. lingua franca e. Quechua
Quechua
The most populous Brazilian State is __________. a. Rio de Janeiro b. São Paulo c. Amazonas d. Minas Gerais e. the cerrado
Sao Paulo
"Keti Koti" is celebrated in _________ to mark the end of slavery. Keti koti means the chain is cut. a. Suriname b. Peru c. Paraguay d. Brazil e. Bolivia
Suriname
A growth pole is ______________. a. an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial hinterland b. any large city in a national core area c. a location where a set of activities, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area d. a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past e. a high-technology field instrument that precisely measures a locality's economic growth
a location where a set of activities, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area
The leading agricultural activity of the Pampa region is the production of _____________. a. coffee b. cattle c. sugarcane d. tropical fruits and vegetables e. tobacco
cattle
In South America population concentrates mainly in a. interiors b. coastlines c. no pattern has been observed
coastlines
In the Latin American city model, the elite residential sector contains the _________. a. commercial spine b. disamenity sector c. zone of maturity d. zone of in situ accretion e. zone of peripheral squatter settlements
commercial spine
A country whose institutions have collapsed and in which anarchy prevails is called a _________ state a. democratic b. failed c. free d. union
failed state
The slums of South America's large cities are known as ____________. a. favelas or barrios b. tierra urbanas c. altiplanos d. llanos e. llamas
favelas or barrios
Unlike Peru's coast, Ecuador's coastland consists of ______________. a. desert b. fertile tropical plains c. mountains that reach the sea d. indented bays with many excellent port facilities e. altiplanos covered by equatorial forest
fertile tropical plains
Brazil's highly successful social program called Bolsa Familia ______________. a. gives families small amounts of cash to keep their children in school b. is a "zero hunger" program c. seeks to reunite families that became separated during rural-urban migration d. encourages low birth rates e. requires participation in elections
gives families small amounts of cash to keep their children in school
An altiplano is a(n) _______________. a. low area with small mountains b. high-elevation basin or valley c. agricultural area in Brazil d. plain in the Amazon Basin
high-elevation basin or valley
The dominant economic activity in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo Lowland is ___________. a. large-scale cattle herding b. tourism c. oil production d. coffee farming e. cocaine refining
oil production
Which of these is not a characteristic of subsistence agriculture a. primarily for household use b. historically associated with Indigenous African population c. crops decided based on family need d. performed in a large scale and for profit
performed in a large scale and for profit
The part of South America where the dominant ethnic group is European is the __________. a. north b. south c. western mountains d. central plains
south
Mount Roraima is an example of _________ which is a flat topped mountain a. Tepui b. Salt flat c. Moraine d. Dune e. Island
tepui
The country of Guyana __________________. a. was formerly a British colony before independence in 1966 b. is also called Suriname c. contains a population that is three-quarters European d. is the smallest of the four Guyanas in population size e. still belongs to France
was formerly a British colony before independence in 1966
In the S American model of urbanization undesirable land is classified as ___________ a. central business district b. commercial spine c. zone of maturity d. zone of disamenity
zone of disamenity
In the South American model of urbanization middle class people reside in this area. a. central business district b. commercial spine c. zone of maturity d. zone of disamenity
zone of maturity