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5th Grade Caribbean and Atlantic South America
5th Grade Caribbean and Atlantic South America
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1
In which two countries of Caribbean South America are the resources and economies similar?
Guyana and Suriname
Colombia and Guyana
Venezuela and French Guiana
French Guiana and Suriname
2
People refusing to work until their demands are met is ________________
cordillera
llaneros
strike
referendum
3
Which country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
Venezuela
Colombia
Suriname
Guyana
4
The Amazon rain forest covers more than _______ of South America.
1/3
1/2
2/3
3/4
5
What was the Chibcha culture known for? (choose any correct answer)
large sugar plantations
fine gold objects
covering their rulers with gold dust
cattle ranching
6
One of the most popular sports in Colombia is ___________________.
football
basketball
baseball
soccer
7
The Pampas in South America are
dry plateaus
located in Brazil
Wide, grassy plains
in the mountains
8
The ___________ were the first Europeans to settle Brazil.
Irish
Spanish
Italians
Portuguese
9
A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges is ____________________
favela
estuary
cordillera
Pampas
10
Cowboys that work on the ranches in Venezuela
referendum
favelas
llaneros
Caracas
11
The celebration of ________________ is an example of cultural borrowing in Brazil.
Macumba
Mardi Gras
Jarapo
Carnival
12
What killed thousands of Colombians in the 1800s and 1900s?
illness
earthquakes
outbreaks of violence
drought
13
Venezuela's capital and cultural and economic center is _________________
Bogota
Caracas
Manaus
Cartagena
14
One thing that the countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana have in common?
their capitals are located in the same place
many of their people are of African descent
all three countries are landlocked
they all have rich people
15
Why did the Spanish come to Venezuela?
Their families wanted them to go there
In search of gold and pearls
They had heard about the fertile farmland
16
The interior region of Brazil is considered to be_______________.
Frontier land
the richest region
popular with tourists
the place with the biggest cities
17
What is the largest city in Brazil?
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Manaus
Brasilia
18
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs is a ___________________.
favela
megacity
cordillera
huge city
19
Which of the following are true of Venezuela’s agriculture?
all of the answers are true
Some Indians practice traditional agriculture
there are many small family farms
Northern Venezuela has large commercial farms
20
Which of the following is true about the Amazon River?
there is little wildlife
20% of the Earth's water flows down the Amazon
It is 2,000 miles long
It flows from the Atlantic ocean to the mountains
21
He led the Venezuelan revolution against Spain
The President of Brazil
Simon Bolivar
Mr. Caracas
Hugo Chavez
22
Another question about the Amazon- choose the answer that is true
South American Indians live far away from the Amazon
It was not discovered until the 1900's
It is the smallest river system in the world
It is the world's largest river system
23
Venezuela gained their independence from Spain in __________
1830
1822
1430
1821
24
A majority of Venezuela’s population is made up of which of the following ethnicities?
African
Indians
European
Mestizos
25
As elevation increases in the Andes Mountains the temperature lowers by 14° every 1,000 feet.
false
true
