Abeka 6th Grade History Test #14

Question 1

The world's largest tropical rain forest is found in?

Accepted Answer

The Amazon River Basin

Question 2

Who became emperor of Brazil at the age of 15 and helped Brazil develop into a strong country

Accepted Answer

Pedro II

Question 3

The largest South American river is the

Accepted Answer

Amazon

Question 4

Missionary to the Quechuas and the Aucas of Equador

Accepted Answer

Jim Elliot

Question 5

What city in Brazil is one of the seven natural wonders of the world?

Accepted Answer

Guanabara Bay

Question 6

The major mountain range in South America is what?

Accepted Answer

Andes

Question 7

The British missionary who died bring the gospel to the Indians of Tierra del Feuego

Accepted Answer

Captain Allen Gardiner

Question 8

The most famous early South American Indian civilization was the civilization

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 9

What South American country is known for its production of petroleum and natural gas?

Accepted Answer

Venezuela

Question 10

What is the capital of Uruguay

Accepted Answer

Montevideo

Question 11

What South American country has two capitals and is landlocked

Accepted Answer

Bolivia

Question 12

When the Dutch Guiana became independent it changed its name to what

Accepted Answer

Suriname

Question 13

What is the capital of Brazil

Accepted Answer

Brasilia

Question 14

What is the capital of Ecuador

Accepted Answer

Quito

Question 15

The first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 16

The Strait of Magellan separates the islands of what from the South American mainland?

Accepted Answer

Tierra del Fuego

Question 17

The fertile grasslands extending across Argentina are called the ?

Accepted Answer

Pampas

Question 18

What is the language of the Incas?

Accepted Answer

Quechua

Question 19

One of the first Protestant missionaries to South America

Accepted Answer

James Thomson

Question 20

Chile is the worlds largest producer of what?

Accepted Answer

copper

Question 21

The largest city in South America is?

Accepted Answer

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 22

What is the South American country that produces a great volume of wheat

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 23

What South American country produce the worlds finest coffee

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 24

The highest navigable lake in the world is Lake

Accepted Answer

Titcaca

Question 25

Who was the "George Washington of South America"? South Americas greatest patriot

Accepted Answer

Simon Bolivar

Question 26

South America is the _____ Largest continent?

Accepted Answer

4th

Question 27

What is the official language of Guyana?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 28

The oldest permanent European settlement in South America

Accepted Answer

Cumana Venezuela

Question 29

One of the driest regions in the world, found in South America is the what desert

Accepted Answer

Atacama

Question 30

South America's largest lake is

Accepted Answer

Lake Maracaibo

Question 31

The first man to realize that the Americas were a "New World"

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 32

The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 33

More Indians live in this country than in any other country in the world

Accepted Answer

Peru

Question 34

Much of South America is located in the what zone

Accepted Answer

Torrid

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