Maps/Altitudes
Colonization/Natives
Culture/Economy
Environment Issues
100
What crops would you expect Santa Cruz, Bolivia to produce in addition to sugarcane?
Coffee, Corn, Wheat, Bananas
Bananas
100
A lasting effect of the Spanish colonizing South America is that almost all countries: which two things became common?
Speak Spanish, use the American dollar as their form of currency, have Roman Catholicism as the most popular religion, use the Aztec temples for worship
speak Spanish;
Have Roman Catholicism as the most popular religion.
100
What is the name of the celebration in Brazil?
Parade, Carnival, Christmas, Thanksgiving
Carnival
100
What does “slash-and-burn” refer to?
Rip and smoke
Stab and Flash
Cut and Burn
Split and Glow
Cutting and burning trees to clear land for farming or grazing.
200
Which country is signified by letter F?
Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia
Peru
200
Which of the following statements about Sucre is true?
The architecture: reflects Canadian influence, reflects Incan influence, reflects French influence, reflects Spanish influence
Reflects Spanish influence
200
Which of the following is the best reason why Carnival is important to Brazilians?
Carnival celebrates the United States culture.
Carnival celebrates the crops of the Andes Mountains.
Carnival celebrates the combination of African and Portuguese culture.
Carnival is the last celebration before Christmas.
Carnival celebrates the combination of African and Portuguese culture.
200
Which of the following are changes impacting the physical processes of the Amazon region?
Select two answers
A) climate change is leading to abnormal rainfall patterns
B) fewer indigenous people follow traditional cultural practices
C) deforestation has been caused by increased demand for farm and ranch land
D) volcanic activity has caused many forest fires in the region
E) glaciers melting have allowed scientists to reach previously unreachable locations
climate change is leading to abnormal rainfall patterns
deforestation has been caused by increased demand for farm and ranch land
300
What geographic pattern do most of South America's densest population areas have in common?
Southern, Coastal, inland, Northern
Coastal
300
What is one negative effect of European colonization on Indigenous peoples of South America.
loss of land,
forced labor
and cultural disruption.
300
What are the 3 booms we talked about in Brazil?
Sugar, Gold, Coffee
Cotton, Silver, Steel
Livestock, Sugar, Cotton
Bananas, Wheat, Potatoes
Sugar, Gold, Coffee
300
Directions: Read the passage below and answer the following question.
“Help us prevent slash and burning of the Amazon! An area of land, over 2,000 acres, was burnt by a cattle farmer to make room for grazing. We pride ourselves on the fact that we save thousands of acres every year from being burnt for agricultural cash cropping and cattle land. Protecting the biodiversity of the rainforest can help scientists better understand our world.”
8) Part A - The above quote would most likely be made by a/an ______________________.
Environmentalist
Government leader
Brazilian rancher
Rubber tapper
Environmentalist
400
Which country is signified by letter E
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay
Brazil
400
The following is an excerpt from the article Farming Like the Incas, in Smithsonian Magazine, September 7, 2011
In the 1600s, Garcilaso de la Vega, the child of a conquistador father and an Incan noblewoman, described the Incan terracing system in The Royal Commentaries of the Incas: “In this way the whole hill was gradually brought under cultivation, the platforms being flattened out like stairs in a staircase, and all the land being put to use.”
Why was Garcilaso de la Vega impressed with the Inca terrace system?
The Inca used the terrace system to use all available land to farm
The Inca used the terrace system as a way to keep count
The Inca used the terrace system to travel through the Andes
The Inca used the terrace system to grow floating gardens
The Inca used the terrace system to use all available land to farm
400
Brazil’s Economic Growth
The Sugar Boom
Brazil’s economy went through a series of growth periods called booms. The first was the sugar boom. After the Portuguese introduced sugarcane to Brazil in the 1500s, it quickly became the colony’s leading cash crop. By 1600, Brazil was exporting 16,000 tons of sugar each year. Sugar remained the top export throughout the 1600s.
The Gold Boom
The discovery of gold in 1695 set off the next economic boom. By the 1730s, Brazil’s mines held more than 100,000 African slaves. In the search for gold, diamonds were also discovered. Gold and diamond mining fueled growth for a century.
The Coffee Boom
The third economic boom came about with the introduction of coffee in the early 1800s. Coffee plantations expanded rapidly in southeastern Brazil. By the middle of the century, coffee was Brazil’s top export. It dominated the economy for the rest of the 1800s.
According to the excerpt above, why were slave imports high in the early 1800s?
Gold mining expanded and gold became Brazil’s top export.
Sugar plantations expanded and sugar became Brazil’s top export.
Coffee plantations expanded and coffee became Brazil’s top export.
Cotton plantations expanded and cotton became Brazil’s top export.
Coffee plantations expanded and coffee became Brazil’s top export.
400
Directions: Read the passage below and answer the following question.
“Help us prevent slash and burning of the Amazon! An area of land, over 2,000 acres, was burnt by a cattle farmer to make room for grazing. We pride ourselves on the fact that we save thousands of acres every year from being burnt for agricultural cash cropping and cattle land. Protecting the biodiversity of the rainforest can help scientists better understand our world.”
Part B - What part of the text supports your answer?
“burnt by cattle farmer to make room for grazing”
“save thousands of acres every year”
“agricultural cash cropping and cattle land”
“protecting the biodiversity of the rainforest”
“protecting the biodiversity of the rainforest”
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How does the Elevation affect life, and the way people live in that area? How do humans adapt to live in those different elevations and climates?
The further up the mountain, the colder it gets.
Because it is colder the further up we go, the less crops that can grow.
500
What was the name of the farming the Inca's created that carving out steps on a hill for crops to be grown?
Plantation, Pastoral, Terrace, Organic
Terrace
500
What is the name of the music celebrated in Carnival?
Tango, Hip-Hop, Samba, Christmas
Samba
500
List two reasons of deforestation?
In 1 complete sentence
Farming
Building cities
Logging