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Ch. 11&12 Geo test
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1
A ___________ is a narrow passageway connecting 2 bodies of water.
Nazca Line
strait
2
What is the highest lake in the world?
Santiago
Patagonia
Montevideo
Titicaca
3
The capital of Brazil is
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Manaus
4
Which country has the highest percentage of Indians in South America?
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Chile
5
Completely surrounded by land
landlocked
coastal
6
The capital of Uruguay
Santiago
Montevideo
7
______________ has a high literacy and employment rate.
Northeast Brazil
Uruguay
8
In colonial times the Spanish viceroy made sure the Indians followed Spanish laws and customs
False
True
9
A region of dry plains
patagonia
Santiago
Titcaca
landlocked
10
Coastal ______________ is one of the cloudiest and driest places on Earth.
Chile
Ecuador
11
The largest country in South America is Brazil
False
True
12
The World's largest river system is
Paraguay
Parana
Rio de Plata
Amazon
13
Paraguay's capital and largest city is __________________.
Montevideo
Asuncion
14
Argentina's cultures have been mostly influenced by________________.
Europeans
Indians
15
What term is a broad, high plateau that lies btwn the ridges of the Andes?
Atacame
El Nino
strait
altiplano
16
In the early 2000s, Bolivia...
ended poverty
was taken over by the military
had several protests that caused several presidents to resign
discovered oil
17
The Atacama desert is known for being very...
cloudy
windy
hot
sunny
18
Which country has the largest population of Roman Catholics in the world?
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Paraguay
19
What has become an issue in the Amazon rainforest?
lack of resources
deforestation
drought
flooding
20
Agriculture with some limited manufacturing is the basis of what countries economy?
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Paraguay
21
In Argentina, the Pampas are a heavily developed agricultural region
True
False
22
Ecuador's main export is __________________.
oil
coffee
wine
23
Today, _______________ is considered a megacity.
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
24
There are _____________ different climate zones in the Andes mountains.
4
5
25
Chile's government is currently
military dictatorship
democracy
communist
socialist
26
A megacity is a giant urban area that includes other cities and suburbs
False
True
27
The capital of Chile
Santiago
Titicaca
Patagonia
Montevideo
28
Even though the Inca civilization was advanced, they did not have a written language.
False
True
29
Most large cities are located in the zone which coffee grows well.
False
True
30
The official language in Brazil is Portuguese b.c
Enslaved africans spoke Portuguese
Portugal colonized Brazil
31
The Galapagos islands has animals that you can find ANYWHERE in the world
False
True
32
The Amazon rainforest carries more water than any other river b.c it has a huge drainage area & hundreds of tributaries.
True
False
33
Peru's economic progress depends largely on its _____________.
tourists
resources
foreign aid
34
Andean glaciers are the source of water that flows into
The Amazon
The Strait of Magellan
The Pacific Ocean
Lake Titicaca
35
The southernmost country in Atlantic South America...
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Paraguay
36
Which country has 2 capitals?
Peru
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
37
Most of Argentina's people are
descendants of Euro settlers
descendants of Indians
Mestizos
mix between European and African heritage
38
The location of Brasilia was chosen in hopes of...
better relations with the indians
to develop the interior region
39
Which event happened in Brazil first
Coffee plantations were grown
sugar plantations were grown
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Dams on the regions rivers are used to provide_____________
hydroelectric power
solar energy
