Early US Government
What branch of government is made up of courts and judges?
A. Legislative
B. Judicial
B. Judicial
Which of the following is a characteristic of Chile's economy?
A. Poverty Rates are increasing
B. International Trade is Key.
B. International Trade is Key.
The Galápagos Islands
a. have wildlife found nowhere else in the world.
b. receive rain only about five times per century
a. have wildlife found nowhere else in the world.
The ________________________ run the length of Pacific South America.
A. Amazon tributaries
B. Andes
B. Andes
If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.
Branch of government which passes laws is?
A. Legislative
B. Judicial
A. Legislative
What is the term for the broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes?
A. Strait
B. Altiplano
B. Altiplano
Which country has two capital cities?
a. Ecuador
b. Bolivia
b. Bolivia
Coastal________________________ is one of the cloudiest and driest places on Earth.
A. Chile
B. Ecuador
A. Chile
What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.
When people on both sides of an issue give up something to reach an agreement is called?
A. Ratify
B. Compromise
B. Compromise
Which of the following was a terrorist group active in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s?
a. the Young Towns
b. the Shining Path
b. the Shining Path
The large island that is south of the Strait of Magellan is called
a. Paraguay.
b. Tierra del Fuego.
b. Tierra del Fuego.
A ________________________ is a narrow passageway connecting two bodies of water.
A. peninsula
B. strait
B. strait
What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?
Trouble
The President can limit the power of congress by doing what to a law?
A. Veto
B. Disagree
A. Veto
In colonial times the Spanish viceroy
a. ruled jointly with the Inca king.
b. made sure the Indians followed Spanish laws and customs.
b. made sure the Indians followed Spanish laws and customs.
Which of the following is an effect of El Niño?
a. The cool water of the Pacific Ocean warms up.
b. Affected areas experience long periods without rain.
a. The cool water of the Pacific Ocean warms up.
________________________ is now one of the most stable countries in Souith America.
A. Bolivia
B. Chile
B. Chile
What can run, but never walks? Has a mouth, but never talks? Has a head, but never weeps? Has a bed, but never sleeps?
a river
People who supported the new constitution became known as
A. Federalists
B. Anti-Federalist
A. Federalists
Right after the coup in the 1970s, Chile
a. elected a president who had some ideas influenced by communism.
b. was ruled by a harsh military government.
b. was ruled by a harsh military government.
The Atacama Desert is known for being very dry and
a. hot
b. cloudy
b. cloudy
Ecuador’s main export is
A. oil
B. wine
A. oil
What building has the most stories?
a library