Regions
South America lies in all the hemispheres except which one?
Eastern hemisphere
What is the driest desert in the world?
Atacama Desert
Which resources is found all over South America?
(South America is well known for this resource)
Hydropower
The first people group of South America may have lived in _____.
Peru
Which culture was begun by African slaves?
What do they believe in?
Candomble was begun by African slaves. They believed to have one main God served by lesser gods.
What imaginary line runs through South America?
Equator
Which river holds more water than any other river?
Amazon River
Which resources is found in Chile?
Which resources is found in Venezuela?
Iron ores are found in Chile.
Sugarcanes are found in Venezuela.
What creates fertile soil in which coffee grows well?
Volcanoes/volcanic eruptions
What do Native Quechua people believe in?
They try to make good things happen by giving offerings.
Citizens of a parliamentary republic vote fore
Word bank: a political party OR members of the legislature
What did Incas of Machu Picchu form on the side of the mountain to grow their crops?
Terraces
It is a lamp designed to bring light into a house without using a lightbulb.
Which people group brought Catholicism and soccer to South America?
Europeans
How do followers of the native Quechua religion worship the earth?
They dig a hole in the ground and put crops in the hole to feed the earth.
The president of a presidential republic is chosen by the _____ where as the president of a parliamentary Republic is chosen by the _____.
Word bank: Citizens , parliament
The president of a presidential republic is chosen by the citizens where as the president of a parliamentary Republic is chosen by the parliament.
Why did the Incas not use cement when they built the walls of Machu Picchu?
By not using cement, the walls were better able to resist earthquakes.
How did natives benefit from the golden poison frog?
They used the position from the frog's skin on their arrows to kill their prey.
Who are Amerindians? What did Europeans bring to them?
Amerindians are one of the smallest groups of people in South America. Europeans brought diseases that killed many Amerindians.
Followers of Candomle do not believe in good or bad. How does the Bible disagree according to Psalm 37:27?
We are to stay away from evil and do good.
Explain the difference between Chile and Venezuela.
How are they alike but also different?
Both countries are in South America.
In Chile, there are good hospitals and access to medicine. People can go to stores and buy what they want. Children can go to school.
Only about half of the children in Venezuela go to school. Children need to go far to have access to water. Children might need to work to earn money to buy food.
What was created from the melting of the ice and snow on Mount Ruiz during its eruption?
How can we help our leaders make wise decisions?
Mudflows were created from the melting of the ice.
We can pray for leaders to make wide decisions.
How can technology be used for good?
It can be used to meet people's needs and to show love for people.
What did Europeans bring to South America?
Europeans introduced their languages in the region. They also brought Catholicism to South America. Soccer came from Europe as well.
How does 1 Corinthians 10:13 encourage Christians when they are tempted to do wrong?
God will always be faithful and will always provide a way to do what is right.