Physical Geography
What geographic feature stretches nearly the entire width of South America?
Amazon Basin
Pacific Warm air current:
El Nino
What is the name of a Famous Waterfall located in Venezuela?
Angel Falls
What is a city that is built into a mountain with giant walls?
Machu Picchu
Portuguese settlers discovered that these lands contained natural resources that were valuable where?
European Markets
How were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes Mountains?
Terraced Farms
What do Greenhouse Gases do?
Trap heat energy, causing the Earth to warm
What are small rivers that drain into a larger river?
Tributaries
What are 3 present day countries that made up the Inca Empire?
Possible Answers: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
Who led the revolution against the Spanish?
Simon Bolivar
What causes the Atacama desert to be so dry?
The Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.
What three coats are good for fishing in South America?
Chile, Peru, and Ecuador
A variety of species in an ecosystem is called:
Biodiversity
How did the physical features of lowlands shape the lives of the people who lived there?
People were able to farm, fish, and hunt in lowlands' fertile river plains and forests. The mild, wet climate was good for hunting and gathering and farming.
When did Brazil finally declare independence from Portugal?
1822
The low elevation and warm, wet climate of the Amazon River Basin make it hospitable to a large variety and number of plant and animal species.
The Guarani people lived in the eastern and central lowlands. What crops did the Guarani women grow?
1. Corn
2. root vegetables (Sweet potatoes and Cassava)
What are the 3 fertile river basins in South America?
1. Orinoco River
2. Amazon River Basin
3. Paraguay River Basin
What is a name of an indigenous group that continuous to live in rain forests throughout the Amazon River Basin?
Yanomami
Why was Pedro Cabral allowed to claim the land?
How do climate and elevation affect the economic activities in South America?
In regions where climate is mild and rainfall is sufficient, agriculture is a main economic activity. In drier climates and at a higher elevations, animal herding is practiced.
What are the four types of altitude zones in South America?
1. Tierra Caliente
2. Tierra Templada
3. Tierra Fria
4. Tierra Helada
What does the size of the Amazon rain forest reveal about the Amazons River's importance?
The Amazon Rainforest is completely sustained by the Amazon River, relying on it to support diverse and plentiful plant and animal species. Earths lungs.
What group of Indigenous people settled near the mouth of the Amazon and southward along the Atlantic coast?
Tupinamba
Slave trade fueled the economy for Brazil. What are the 5 resources that were produced and exported from Slave Labor that were considered valuable?
1. Brazilwood
2. Sugar Cane
3. Gold
4. Diamonds
5. Cofee