South America Review by O'Donnell #southamerica

Question 1

What are favelas ?

Accepted Answer

Huge slums near cities in Brazil

Question 2

Which country is the primary location of the Pampas ?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 3

Which best describes an estuary ?

Accepted Answer

A bay with fresh and salt water.

Question 4

Irregular military force, tactics include ambush and sabotage

Accepted Answer

Guerrilla

Question 5

River located in Brazil, second longest river in the world, most water of any river in world

Accepted Answer

Amazon

Question 6

Which European country colonized Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 7

This was a governor over areas of the Spanish Empire in South America

Accepted Answer

Viceroy

Question 8

River in Venezuela, second longest in South America

Accepted Answer

Orinoco

Question 9

Which European country colonized most of the countries in South America?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 10

George Washington of South America

Accepted Answer

Simon Bolivar

Question 11

Plateau located in Bolivia and Peru

Accepted Answer

Altiplano

Question 12

Ruled an empire in South America

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 13

For the most part it gets colder when you travel --------------- in South America.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 14

Communist Party of Peru who used extremely violent tactics to gain and control territory

Accepted Answer

Shining Path

Question 15

World's longest mountain range

Accepted Answer

Andes

Question 16

What religion are most people in South America?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholic

Question 17

Mountain system with parallel ranges

Accepted Answer

Cordillera

Question 18

Largest lake in South America, located in Venezuela, has rich oil/petroleum deposits

Accepted Answer

Maracaibo

Question 19

Largest urban area in South America, largest city in Brazil

Accepted Answer

Sao Paulo

Question 20

This desert is considered to be the driest spot on earth or absolute desert,

Accepted Answer

Atacama

Question 21

Plains region in Colombia and Venezuela

Accepted Answer

Llanos

Question 22

Take over of a government by a small group, usually by the military resulting in a dictatorship

Accepted Answer

Coup

Question 23

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

Accepted Answer

Angel Falls

Question 24

Named for Magellan, small waterway that connects two large bodies of water

Accepted Answer

strait

Question 25

A cowboy in Argentina

Accepted Answer

gaucho

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