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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

Columbia

Bogota

The two landlocked countries in South America are _____ and _____.

Bolivia and paraguay

Brazil

Brasilia

Argentina

Buenos Aries

Over 90% of the population of South America follow the _____ _____ religion. *

Catholic

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 and Chile

Petroleum makes up the bulk of Ecuador's production and income.(True or False)

False

Portuguese is the official language of most of South America. *(True or False)

False

South America is known for its vast rainforest area, especially along the Andes Mountains. *(True or False)

False

The Jesuit missionaries of Salvador de Bahia enslaved the native population. *(True or False)

False

The capital and largest city of Uruguay is Asuncion.(true or false)

False

The main base of Uruguay's economy comes from tourism. *(True or False)

False

The majority of the continent of South America has a Highland climate. *(True or False)

False

Though Chile grows many of its own vegetables, some must be imported from other countries.(true or false)

False

Over 5,000 species of birds live in South America. *(True or False)

False(2,500)

Empanadas are Chile's version of_____.

Fast food

_____ _____ led the Spanish invaders against the Incas. *

Francisco Pizarro

_____ is still a dependency of France.

French Guiana

Brasilia, located in the Highlands region of Brazil, is well known for its _____ architecture. *

Futuristic

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.

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 first European explorers came to Brazil from _____. *

Portugal

Unlike most other Latin American nations, only 66 percent of the people of Uruguay claim to be _____. *

Roman Catholics

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.

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

Why have so many Germans immigrated to the Lake District of Chile?

The region has many similarities to their homeland.

What feature makes it easy to figure out to which tribe an Otovalo Indian belongs?

Their Hats

_____ 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.(True or False)

True

Most of South America's nations became independent as a result of revolutions during the early 1800s.(true or false)

True

South America is connected to Central and North America at the Isthmus of Panama. *(True or False)

True

The Andes Mountains contain many valuable minerals, including copper, gold, iron ore, lead, silver, and zinc.(True or false)

True

The Andes make up the world's longest mountain range. *(True or False)

True

The Incans built terraces on steep slopes to make it easier to grow crops.(True or False)

True

The Incas developed terrace farming and a large system of roads. *(True or False)

True

The South American countries continued to be colonies of European nations until they achieved independence beginning in the early 1800s. *(True or False)

True

Venezuela ships iron ore to the United Stated to be made into steel.(True or False)

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

paraguay

asuncion

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

_____ is South America's largest country.

brazil

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.

columbia

"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

About 80% of Colombia's export income is from flowers.(true or false)

false

The native period began with the Spanish and Portuguese conquests in the 16th century.(true or false)

false

In the 1920s, Peru gained a freedom that the United States has always enjoyed. Which freedom is it?

freedom of religion

The _____ are 600 miles west of Ecuador and are located directly on the Equator.

galapagos islands

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

bolivia

la paz

What is the biggest reason Paraguay is one of South America's least industrialized nations? *

lack of 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

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 southern part of Argentina is a high plain named _____.

patagonia

The Jivaro tribes were popularized in Hollywood movies for their _____.

poison blowguns

ecuador

quito

chile

santiago

_____ is South America's largest city and is the third-largest city in the world.

sao paulo

What has provided upward mobility for many middle-class and some lower-class Chilean citizens?

secondary education

Almost half of the total population of _____ lives in Paramaribo, the capital city.

suriname

What has changed from a symbol of oppression into a Bolivian symbol of cultural pride?

the bowler hat

The least-populated area of Bolivia is _____.

the lowlands

Peru is located in which region of South America?

the western region

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 traders

Galapagos is the Spanish word for _____.

tortoise

Hydrofoils have replaced reed boats as the main carriers of cargo and passengers on Lake Titicaca.(true or false)

true