The World and Its People: Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Russia

Chapter 9: The Andean Countries

The Andean Countries

1
The mountains that run side by side in western Colombia are called the _____
A)llanos.
B)campesino.
C)Cartagena.
D)cordillera.

2
Colombia is the world's number one source of _____
A)coffee.
B)emeralds.
C)gold.
D)beef.

3
Nearly all Colombians are _____
A)mestizos.
B)Africans.
C)Europeans.
D)Native Americans.

4
What is Peru's main food crop?
A)sugarcane
B)bananas
C)potatoes
D)tomatoes

5
In the late 1400s, Peru was the center of the _____
A)Aztec Empire.
B)Inca Empire.
C)Maya Empire.
D)Olmec Empire.

6
Which South American country has the largest Native American population?
A)Chile
B)Ecuador
C)Colombia
D)Peru

7
Ecuador's capital and a world cultural heritage site is _____
A)Guayaquil.
B)La Paz.
C)Quito.
D)Lima.

8
A region of Bolivia that has been farmed for centuries but has cold, thin air is _____
A)the Atacama.
B)the altiplano.
C)Tierra del Fuego.
D)Patagonia.

9
About 80 percent of Chile is covered by _____
A)the Andes mountain ranges.
B)the Atacama Desert.
C)a marine west coast climate.
D)snowcapped volcanoes.

10
Chile is the world's leading producer of _____
A)tin.
B)beef.
C)grapes.
D)copper.
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