Culture
The most popular sport in this region?
Soccer / futbol
what is the main factor that determines CLIMATE in the Andes Mountain region?
Elevation / Altitude
Spanish Conquistador who overtook the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
Where did the POTATO originate?
Peru
Capital of Chile
Santiago
what is the Peruvian cuisine that is a mixture of lamb, pork, and chicken that is baked in an earthen oven?
Pachamanca
How does Paraguay being landlocked, and not having any mountains affect it's climate?
Makes it very WINDY
How is the population in the Andes Region distributed?
Use a good geographer term to describe this.
UNEVENLY distributed
what is the type of farming method, developed centuries ago by indigenous tribes, where they cut into the mountain side to create a flat area to grow crops?
TERRACE farming.
the "City in the Clouds", ancient religious site of the Inca high up in the Andes Mountains
Machu Picchu
what type of literature (books) is very popular in Latin America?
Magic Realism
what is the name of a geographic area is formed when river water meets ocean water? *(birds like to flock there to feed on all the fishies!)
Estuary
Which 2 countries have large native american populations?
Bolivia & Peru
How did the American Revolution and French Revolution affect South America ?
many South American people were inspired to fight for their own independence, so many countries gained their freedom soon after the American & French Revolutions
the largest city in the Midlatitudes region, and Capital of Argentina
Buenos Aires
How are the Kallawaya healers (indigenous medicine men) different from regular doctors? What is the main thing they do differently?
They use herbs and rituals in their cures, rather than using hospitals and pharmaceutical medicine.
out of the "tierra" climate zones, which level is the most densely populated in the Andes Mountain region?
Tierra Templada (3000-6000 ft)
What is the name for the series of braids and knotted cords that the Inca used as their way of record keeping and communication?
Quipu
Why did Argentina & Great Britain go to war in the early 1980's?
They were fighting for control/ownership of the FALKLAND ISLANDS.
One of 2 cities that claim to be the capital of Bolivia, the name means "peace" in Spanish.
La Paz
which FAMILY of animals do the Llama and Alpaca belong to?
Camelids
Which country is the Patagonia Desert located in?
Argentina
Who are the big Revolutionary Leaders from the early 1800's that helped most of South American countries fight for their independence? *(must name BOTH of them, and know which was NORTH and SOUTH)
Simon Bolivar = North
Jose de San Martin = South
What is a primary reason that has historically presented challenges between these countries? *(key word there, "between the countries") What do they fight over a lot, even still today?
BORDER disputes
Capital of Paraguay
Asunción
The river system made up of the Parana, Paraguay, & Uruguay rivers is very important for PARAGUY for what reason?
Paraguay is landlocked, so the rivers give the country access to the Atlantic Ocean. They also provide hydro-electric power for the entire country.
1) Peru's main crop that is grown at higher elevations (in tierra fria zone)
2) Peru's main crop that is grown in coastal valleys (low elevation)
COFFEE
SUGAR CANE
Who was Bolivia's first Indigenous president?
Evo Morales
This leader who took control of Argentina in the 1940's brougth about many reforms that helped working class people (poor), but also brought limits to free speech and censorship
Juan Perón
This was the capital city of the INCA EMPIRE in the 1400-1500s.
Cuzco