Caribbean South America
The Andes and the Pampas
Brazil
Europe I
Europe II
100

What are Cordilleras?

A range of mountains that parallels another range.

100

What is the name of the longest mountain range in the world?

The Andes.

100

What is Brazil's best-known physical feature?

The Amazon River.

100

What is a glacier?

A slow-moving mass of ice and snow.

100

What is heritage?

Something possessed as a result of one’s natural situation or birth.

200

What is an ecosystem?

A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival.

200

What is the “El Niño” phenomenon?

The warming of ocean water along the west coast of South America.

200
What is the savanna?

A parklike landscape of grasslands.

200

What is the taiga?

A thick forest of coniferous trees.

200

What is cultural borrowing?

An exchange that takes place when groups come into contact and share ideas, language, customs and even food.

300

What defines Latin America?

Areas of Middle America influenced by the cultures of Spain, France or Portugal.

300

What are vertical climate zones?

Climate zones in a region that change according to elevation.

300

What is a canopy?

The upper leaves of rain forest trees.

300

How many members and languages does the European Union have?

27 member nations and 23 official languages.

300

What is another name for Paris?

“The City of Light”

400

What is subsidence?

The sinking of the ground.

400

What kind of natural resources have the Spanish taken from the Andes?

Gold, silver and copper in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia.

400

Mention 3 animals you can find in the Amazon River.

Golden Monkey, Blue Parrot, River Dolphin, Piranhas, Anacondas, Cocodriles, Jaguars.

400

Why has Europe been called the “Urban continent”?

Because so many people live in urban areas.

400

Mention 5 countries that include West Central Europe.

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Switzerland.

500

Why do some people dislike Hugo Chávez in Venezuela?

Because he moved the country towards socialism.

500

What is MERCOSUR? What countries does it include?

The Trading Bloc of the South American countries Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, formed in 1991.

500

What does the Brazilian Carnival represent?

A blending of European and African Traditions.

500

What countries form part of the United Kingdom?

Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.

500

What is Gross Domestic Product?

The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.