Chapter 10 - Andes and Midlatitude Countries

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is the capital of Uruguay?

Accepted Answer

Montevideo

Question 4

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the empire of the Inca?

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Climate is generally temperate (moderate)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Paraguay

Question 7

What is the capital of Paraguay?

Accepted Answer

Asunción

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

more of the population is of African descent

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

emperor and high priest

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

desert

Question 16

Which phrase accurately describes Isabel Allende?

Accepted Answer

Contemporary South American writer

Question 17

What is the capital of Peru?

Accepted Answer

Lima

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Peru, Bolivia, Chile

Question 19

What is the capital of Chile?

Accepted Answer

Santiago

Question 20

What is the capital of Argentina?

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Inca civilization?

Accepted Answer

they built an extensive road system for travel

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

Counting

Question 24

What are the capitals of Bolivia?

Accepted Answer

La Paz and Sucre

Question 25

Why did four South American countries form MERCOSUR in 1991?

Accepted Answer

to encourage free trade in the region

Question 26

Potatoes and corn are grown on highland terraces in Peru.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

changes in Wind patterns and Pacific ocean currents

Question 28

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

Accepted Answer

coastal areas have fertile lands and easy transportation

Question 29

Both Chile and Argentina have had women as presidents.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

Copper mining is important

Question 33

Buenos Aires is the capital of Chile.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

The Inca were peace loving and cooperated with neighboring groups.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

Which generalization about South American governments is most valid?

Accepted Answer

Many were dictatorships

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

True

Chapter 10 - Andes and Midlatitude Countries

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Chapter 10 - Andes and Midlatitude Countries

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