Volcanoes of Ecuador
Mountain Ranges of Ecuador
Famous Peaks & Geography
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Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. What type of volcano is Cotopaxi?
What is a stratovolcano?
100
What major mountain range runs through Ecuador from north to south?
What are the Andes Mountains?
100
What is the highest mountain in Ecuador, measured from Earth’s center?
What is Mount Chimborazo?
200
Which volcano in the Galápagos Islands is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth?
What is Wolf Volcano? 
200
The Andes in Ecuador are divided into two main ranges. What are they called?
What are the Western Cordillera and the Eastern Cordillera?
200
This famous climber and scientist studied Ecuador’s volcanoes in the early 1800s.
Who is Alexander von Humboldt?
300
This volcano near Quito last erupted in 1999 and is closely monitored due to nearby populations.
What is Guagua Pichincha?
300
What is the name of the high valley between the two Andean ranges where many Ecuadorian cities are located?
What is the Inter-Andean Valley (Avenue of the Volcanoes)?
300
This nickname refers to the chain of volcanoes stretching along Ecuador’s Andes.
What is the Avenue of the Volcanoes?