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Pacific South America
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1
A Spanish explorer who captured the Inca king
Pizarro
Creoles
Hidalgo
Santiago
2
In the Andes there are...
4 climate zones
5 climate zones
7 climate zones
6 climate zones
3
What is the main language of Pacific South America?
English
Portuguese
Spanish
French
4
What is a coup?
a young town
a Spanish colonial governor
an American-born descendant of Europeans
sudden overthrow of government by a smaller group of people
5
The highest lake in the world that large ships can cross
Lake La Nino
Lake Llama
Lake Titicaca
Lake Santiago
6
The Atacama Desert is known for being very dry and
hot
windy
sunny
cloudy
7
As advanced as the Inca civilization was, it did not have
bridges
roads
irrigation systems
a written language
8
Which country has two capital cities?
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
9
In colonial times the Spanish viceroy
was elected by Spaniards in Peru
shared the wealth from the gold mines with native Indians
ruled jointly with the Inca king.
made sure the Indians followed Spanish laws and customs.
10
A narrow passageway that connects two bodies of water.
strait
peninsula
archipelago
canal
11
What is the capital of Chile?
Sucre
St. Louis
Sacramento
Santiago
12
The large island that is south of the Strait of Magellan is called
the alitplano
Paraguay
Tierra del Fuego
La Paz
13
What is the capital of Bolivia?
Sucre
Leretour
Sofia
La Paz
14
Michelle Bachelet is the President of this country:
Uruguay
Chile
Ecuador
La Argentina
15
Identify the country labelled on the map.
Uruguay
Bolivia
Ecuador
Colombia
16
What is the term for the broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes?
El Nino
Atacama
altiplano
strait
17
Country with strongest economy in Pacific South America
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Lima
18
Identify the country labelled on the map.
Ecuador
Chile
Brazil
Argentina
19
Identify the country labelled on the map.
Uruguay
Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
20
The Galapagos Islands
receive rain only about five times per century
are cold year round, despite being close to the equator
are separated from South America by the Strait of Magellan
have wildlife found nowhere else in the world
21
Capital of Ecuador
Ecuador
Paramaribo
Quito
Lima
22
The Inca Empire was once home to as many as
12 million people
300,000 people
3,999,999 million people
15,000 people
23
An ocean weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast is...
El Rain
El Nino
La Flood
El Nina
24
A landlocked country in Pacific South America
Kazakstan
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
25
The capital of Peru?
Doha
Rabat
Lima
Muscat
26
American-born descendants of Europeans
non-natives
mestizos
Creoles
Martians
27
Identify the country labelled on the map.
Argentina
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
28
A Spanish colonial governor is called a
capitan
coup
viceroy
el mayor
29
Copper is a major resource from Chile
True
False
30
One characteristic that all Pacific South American countries have shared recently is
not enough roads
a worsening economy
government instability
the discovery of valuable oil deposits
31
Ecuador exports more copper than any other country in the world.
TRUE
FALSE
32
The country of Ecuador was named after
a native hero
the equator
Senator Ecuador
a famous bucket of water
33
All of the countries in Pacific South America gained independence from Spain by 1825.
FALSE
TRUE
34
What is the dominant religion is Pacific South America?
Roman Catholic
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduisum
35
Settlements of poor people near Lima, Peru
pizarros
young towns
Titicacas
slums
