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The Andes and Midlatitude Countries of South America
The Andes and Midlatitude Countries of South America
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1
Who led the resistance and independence movement in Argentina, Chile and Peru?
Alexander von Humboldt
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose de San Martin
2
The potato was first cultivated in Peru.
True
False
3
Guarani is one of the official languages of what country?
Peru
Paraguay
Argentina
Chile
4
Argentina went to war with what European nation over the Falkland Islands?
France
Portugal
Spain
Great Britain
5
Why was Eva Perón popular with the people of Argentina?
because of her efforts to support women's suffrage and to help the poor
because of her success in the Falkland War
because she abolished the income tax
because she wanted to expand Argentina's borders
6
Buenos Aires, the largest city in the region, is also the capital of what country?
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
7
Where are the Nazca Lines located?
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Argentina
8
The Atacama Desert in Peru and northeastern Chile is so arid that in some places no rainfall has ever been recorded.
False
True
9
What is yerba mate?
a traditional meal in the Altiplano
a medicine used in Peru
a traditional caffeine-rich infused drink
a cure for malaria
10
How many capitals does Bolivia have?
1
3
2
4
11
Chile leads the world in exports of ...
copper
gold
emeralds
lead
12
Found throughout the Andes, the largest flying bird in the world is the ...
Andean condor
Bald eagle
California Condor
Golden eagle
13
Coastal Peru, Chile, and most of Southern Argentina have what kind of climate zone?
Tundra
Alpine
Desert
Rainforest
14
The Andes Mountains were formed by what kind of plate boundary?
Transform plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Continental/continental convergent plate boundary
Continental/oceanic convergent plate boundary
15
What are
quipu
?
a weapon used to tie together someones legs
religious hymns
recording devices fashioned from strings
traditional art from the Mapuche
16
Both the highest point and lowest point in South America are BOTH found in Argentina.
False
True
17
The Valdivia Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in recorded history at a magnitude 0f 9.5 occurred where?
Chile
Bolivia
Argentina
Peru
18
The group of South American animals called camelids includes ...
sheep and goats.
mules and llamas
horses and donkeys.
llamas and alpacas.
19
The Andes are the longest continuous mountain range in the world but they are NOT the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
False
True
20
Lima is the capital of what country?
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Argentina
21
What is the most popular sport in the region?
Polo
Rugby
Basketball
Soccer
22
The name of the Spanish explorer who took the Inca emperor Atahualpa hostage was ...
Pizarro.
Fernandez.
Columbus.
Magellan.
23
The famous dance known as the tango originated in what countries?
Argentina and Uruguay
Chile and Argentina
Chile and Peru
Bolivia and Paraguay
24
The vast plains found across Uruguay and eastern Argentina is called ...
the Atacama.
the savanna.
the steppe.
the pampas.
25
The Inca became extremely wealthy because of ...
a lucrative fur trade.
the system called quipu.
rich farmland.
huge deposits of gold and silver.
26
Santiago is the capital of what country?
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Peru
27
Evo Morales became the first indigenous president of what country?
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
28
The coup that led to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile was backed by what country?
Russia
Great Britain
China
The United States
