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1
The rainfall in vertical climate zones
is the same at every elevation
changes with elevation
decreases at the equator
is always unpredictable
2
Because the had no immunity, native people of South America
feared the deadly weapons of the Europeans
worked in Spanish silver mines
traded their vegetables for fish
often died of European diseases
3
Cordilleras make up...
a narrow mountain valley
a great estuary that reaches inland
the world's longest mountain range
the vast fertile grasslands
4
Criollo landowners prevented
caudillos from getting into power
ranches from getting to big
other ethnic groups from voting
dictators from taking over
5
Where were Spanish criollos born?
the Americas
Spain
Africa
Europe
6
What effect does El Nino have on the ocean?
it cools down the ocean
it increases electric storms over the ocean
it warms up the ocean
it decreases rainfall over the ocean
7
Where is the Altiplano located?
between parallel chains of mountains
on the grasslands of the Pampas
in the estuary of the Rio de la Plata
under the Nazca Plate
8
____ When the Nazca Plate was subducted under the South American Plate.
the Nazca Plate formed a rich agricultural region.
the Nazca Plate formed many volcanoes
the South American Plate formed the Andes
the South American Plate formed the Rio de la Platte
9
The first generation of mestizos usually had a Native American mother and a(n)
Spanish father
Native American father
African father
English father
10
Under mercantilism, colonials had to
turn all land over to the king
buy Spanish goods
buy local goods
turn all their land over to the church