Duplicate of CH 10: Andes and Mid-Latitude Countries (1,2,3)

Question 1

What is one difference between crops grown in Peru’s highlands and coastal valleys?

Accepted Answer

Coffee is grown in highlands, sugarcane is grown in valleys

Question 2

___ healers use traditional herbs and rituals in their cures

Accepted Answer

Kallawaya

Question 3

How does the lack of mountain ranges affect the climate in Paraguay?

Accepted Answer

It contributes to Paraguay’s strong winds.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

altitude

Question 5

The ___ connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Accepted Answer

Strait of Magellan

Question 6

She worked to improve education, nutrition, and job opportunities in the pueblo jóven

Accepted Answer

Maria Elena Moyano

Question 7

Andes Mountains run along the EASTERN border of __

Accepted Answer

Ring of FIre

Question 8

series of parallel mountain ranges

Accepted Answer

cordillera

Question 9

The region in Argentina known as the _____ can be compared to the Great Plains of the US

Accepted Answer

pampas

Question 10

this road will link Amazon River ports in Brazil with Peruvian ports on the Pacific Ocean

Accepted Answer

Transoceanic Highway

Question 11

Bolivia, Chile, and Peru are the ____ countries

Accepted Answer

Andean

Question 12

strong relationship between child's parents and other adults who serve as godparents

Accepted Answer

compadre

Question 13

__ companies from the US & Europe began mining in the Andes and mid-latitude countries

Accepted Answer

multinational

Question 14

high plain

Accepted Answer

altiplano

Question 15

A series of knotted cords used by the Inca for record keeping was called ____

Accepted Answer

quipu

Question 16

site of Inca village, possibly for only their royalty or religious groups

Accepted Answer

Machu Picchu

Question 17

Literally meaning “young towns,” ___ are shantytowns for people who migrated to the cities

Accepted Answer

pueblos jóvenes

Question 18

How long is the Andes Mountain Range?

Accepted Answer

4500 miles

Question 19

Which countries are building the Transoceanic Highway?

Accepted Answer

Peru & Brazil

Question 20

most popular sport in the region

Accepted Answer

soccer

Question 21

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 22

largest lake in the Andean region is __

Accepted Answer

Lake Titicaca

Question 23

What is the most popular sport in the Andean and midlatitude regions of South America?

Accepted Answer

soccer

Question 24

Where is the region's population most dense?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Areas

Question 25

Chile’s president Allende was removed by a military ____, an illegal seizure of power.

Accepted Answer

coup

Question 26

an area where the ocean tide meets a river current

Accepted Answer

estuary

Question 27

Areas of dense population in the coastal areas is sometimes called the

Accepted Answer

population rim

Question 28

highest point in the Andes

Accepted Answer

Aconcagua

Question 29

Which style of literature is especially popular in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

magic realism

Question 30

Largest city in the region?

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires

Question 31

The introduction of __ from Europe reduced the Native American population of South America.

Accepted Answer

diseases

Question 32

Height above sea level, or _____ , is the main factor that determines climate in the Andes.

Accepted Answer

altitude

Question 33

Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay are the ____ countries

Accepted Answer

Mid-Latitude

Question 34

controlled water supplied to plants for agriculture

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 35

___ discovered Machu Picchu in 1911

Accepted Answer

Hiram Bingham

Question 36

A lack of mountain ranges in Paraguay contributes to ___

Accepted Answer

strong winds

Question 37

The Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers river system is especially important because

Accepted Answer

Paraguay is landlocked, the rivers provides transportation

Question 38

what "communication" did the Inca lack?

Accepted Answer

written language

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

keepig records

Question 40

South American independence leaders

Accepted Answer

Simon Bolivar & Jose de San Martin

Question 41

The ___ meets the ocean in a broad estuary, an area where the ocean tide meets a river current.

Accepted Answer

Rio de la Plata

Question 42

made of lamb, pork, and chicken, and baked in an earthen oven

Accepted Answer

pachamanca

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