Ch. 12 Pacific South America

  A (Nazca line/strait) is a narrow passageway connecting two bodies of water.

  Which religion do most people in Pacific South America practice?

The capital of Chile

Country with the strongest economy in Pacific South America

A Spanish explorer who captured the Inca king

The large island that is south of the Strait of Magellan is called 

Peru’s capital, Lima, is the largest city in Pacific South America. 

(Bolivia/ Chile) is now one of the most stable countries in South America.

The (Amazon tributaries/ Andes) run the length of Pacific South America.

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast

 Which of the following is a characteristic of Chile’s economy?

A landlocked country

Settlements of poor people near Lima, Peru

 As advanced as the Inca civilization was, it did not have 

 The Atacama Desert is known for being very dry and 

Coastal(Chile/ Ecuador) is on the cloudiest and driest places on Earth. 

American-born descendants of Europeans

 In colonial times the Spanish viceroy

La Paz and Quito are the two capitals of Bolivia. 

Spanish colonial governor

The Inca Empire was once home to as many as

Which country has two capital cities?

 What is the term for the broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the  Andes?

 Right after the coup in the 1970s, Chile

One characteristic that all Pacific South America countries have shared recently is 

A sudden overthrow of government by a small group of people

Francisco Pizarro offered the new Inca king gold and silver when they met on the road. 

All of the countries in Pacific South America gained independence from Spain by 1825.  

Which of the following is an effect of El Nino?

 Which of the following was a terrorist group active in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s?

 Ecuador’s main export is (oil/ wine).

Highest lake in the world that large ships can cross

   The Galapagos Islands 

 Ecuador exports more copper than any other country in the world.