Geography
What stretches nearly the entire width of South America?
Andes Mountains
What is the climate like over most of the Amazon River Basin?
Hot and Humid
How were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes?
Terraced Fields
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal
Which densely populated city is located closest to the equator?
Quito
What describes the climate in the highest elevations of the Andes Mountains?
Cold, with little rainfall.
What type of farming grows only enough food to feed families?
Subsistence Farming
What is an achievement of the Inca Civilization?
Irrigation Canals
What two major plantation crops were harvested by African slaves?
Sugar and Coffee
Which country has the lowest population density?
Guyana
What is the main threat to rain forests?
Growing Populations
What happens during transpiration?
Plants and trees release water vapor?
What was the main goal of missionaries in South America?
To convert people to their religious beliefs - primarily Catholicism.
Africa
What two countries with dense populations are located north of the equator?
Venezuela and Colombia
What causes the Atacama Desert to be dry?
The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.
What is one effect of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest?
Which empire was located along the Western coast of South America from 1438 until the 1530s?
Inca
What challenge do countries in both South America and Africa face?
Rain forests are being destroyed.
Where in Brazil is the population the densest?
Along the Atlantic Coast
What geographic pattern do most of South America's densest population areas have in common?
Near a coast.
What happens during an El Nino?
What are geoglyphs?
Designs and animal shapes drawn on the ground.
What event set the stage for the conquest of most of South America?
What statement accurately describes the pattern of slaves imported to Brazil?
The slave trade steadily grew during a 350-year period.