Chapter 10 ~ Andes and Midlatitude Countries

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

What is the main factor that determines climate in the Andes?

What causes the weather disturbances called El Nino and La Nina?

Andean zone containing forests and grassy areas

Why is the population in the tierra helada region of the Andes sparse?

True/False: Soccer is the most popular sport in the Andean and midlatitude regions of South America.

South American independence leader

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

Which style of literature is especially popular in Latin America?

an area where the ocean tide meets a river current

high plain in Peru and Bolivia

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

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

True/False: Buenos Aires is the capital of Chile.

the "hot land" of the Andean zones

How are the practices of the Kallawaya healers of Bolivia different from those of most U.S. doctors?

Andean zone with the highest altitude

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

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the empire of the Inca?

series of parallel mountain ranges

The introduction of epidemic diseases from Europe drastically increased the Native American population of South America.

Why did four South American countries form MERCOSUR in 1991?

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

most densely populated Andean zone

True/False: The most densely populated area of the Andes is the tierra caliente.