Chapter 10 - Andes and Midlatitude Countries

What is the capital of Paraguay?

Paraguay gets almost all of its electricity from its extensive coal reserves.

Who held the highest positions in the Inca's highly structured society?

Both Chile and Argentina have had women as presidents.

The Andes are the longest continuous group of mountain ranges in the world.

What is the capital of Chile?

Due to harsh living conditions, people of the Andean & nearby countries haven't developed arts, music, & literature.

What is the order, from north to south, of the countries that make up the bulk of the Andean region in South America?

What is the capital of Argentina?

What causes the weather disturbances called El Niño and La Niña?

The Spaniards conquered the Inca because they greatly outnumbered the Inca.

South America has few large lakes, but the largest lake in the Andean region is Lake Titicaca.

Why do coastal portions of the region have the highest population density?

Early Native American societies in the Andes were based primarily on agriculture.

Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Inca civilization?

Which of the following statements of the Andean and midlatitude countries of South America is accurate?

Llamas are used to carry goods or pull carts in the Andes and are important sources of food, wool, and hides.

The most densely populated area of the Andes is the tierra helada.

Which term describes the area of Peru between the Andes and the Pacific?

Why did four South American countries form MERCOSUR in 1991?

What is the capital of Uruguay?

The Inca were peace loving and cooperated with neighboring groups.

Which phrase accurately describes Isabel Allende?

Buenos Aires is the capital of Chile.

What are the capitals of Bolivia?

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the empire of the Inca?

What is the capital of Peru?

Potatoes and corn are grown on highland terraces in Peru.

Which statement describes the climate of the midlatitude countries of eastern South America?

Wealthy South Americans would be unlikely to live in pueblos jóvenes.

Uneven distribution of wealth led to social and political instability in many nations after independence.

Guarani customs and folk art are an important part of the culture in which South American nation?

In the Andean and midlatitude countries, family ties are very important.

Which generalization about South American governments is most valid?

How does the population of Peru differ from other countries in the region?

For what purpose did the Inca use the device known as the quipu?