True/False TermsPeople Cities & Geography Miscellaneous
Atahualpa was conquered by Pizarro.
What is True?
The Atacama Desert starts in Peru and runs through Chile.
What is False? It only runs through part of Chile.
Bolivia remains the poorest nation in South America while Chile has had high economic growth.
What is True?
Bolivia is the only landlocked country in South America.
What is False? Paraguay is also landlocked.
Sucre is the “administrative” capital while La Paz is the “official” capital of Bolivia.
What is False? Just the opposite: Sucre is the “official” capital while La Paz is the “administrative” capital.
Colombia is the world’s number resource for these.
What are emeralds?
Name for the region shared by Chile and Argentina. Its name means “Land of Fire.”
What is Tierra del Fuego?
Another name for a Colombian farmer.
What is a campesino?
Chile is the leading producer of this, and it’s Chile’s main export.
What is copper?
Term for a country that no sea or ocean touches.
What is landlocked?
He conquered the Inca emperor.
Who is Pizarro?
He won independence for the country for which he was named.
Who is Simon Bolivar (Bolivia)?
He was the ruler of the Inca Empire.
Who is Atahalpa?
The name for armed men whom landowners and businesses hire to protect their workers.
Who paramilitaries?
Name for those who are part Native American and part Spanish.
Who are Mestizos?
This separates the mainland Chile from the Tierra del Fuego.
What is the Strait of Magellan?
A magnificent mountain retreat of the Incas.
What is Machu Picchu?
This is the southernmost point of South America.
What is Cape Horn?
Name for mountain ranges that run side by side.
What is a cordillera?
This is one of the driest place on earth.
What is the Atacama Desert?
This is the subsistence crop of Peru.
What are potatoes?
Petroleum is the major mineral export of this country.
What is Ecuador?
These islands are known for their unique and tame animal species.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
This is the largest navigable lake in the world.
What is Lake Titicaca?
This is the capital of the Inca Empire.
What is Cuzco?
A.Brazil B.Argentina C.Bolivia D.Chile
A.Bolivia B.Argentina C.Uruguay D.Brazil
A.Colombia B.Bolivia C.Peru D.Uruguay
A.Chile B.Argentina C.Panama D.Ecuador
A.Venezuela B.Colombia C.Uruguay D.French Guyana
A.Bolivia B.French Guiana C.Ecuador D.Suriname
A.Paraguay B.Peru C.Ecuador D.Bolivia
A.Venezuela B.Suriname C.Brazil D.Colombia