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Pacific South America
Questions over Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Equador
44 cards·by abiederstadt
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A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
coup
a country with the strongest economy in Pacific South America
Chile
Spanish Colonial governor
viceroy
Capital of Chile
Santiago
an ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast
El Nino
a landlocked country
Bolivia
A Spanish explorer who captured the Inca king
Pizarro
highest lake in the world that large ships cross
Lake Titicaca
American-born descendants of Europeans
Creoles
settlements of poor people near Lima, Peru
young towns
What is the term for broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes?
altiplano
What terrorist group was active in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s?
the Shining Path
In colonial times the Spanish viceroy job was to do what?
made sure the Indians followed the Spanish law and customs.
Right after the coup in the 1970s, Chile was ruled by what kind of government?
was ruled by a harsh military government
Andean glaciers are the source of water that flows into?
the Amazon tributaries
What does the Galapagos Island have that cannot be found anywhere else in the world?
wildlife
Which country has two capital cities?
Bolivia
What is the large island that is south of the Strait of Magellan called?
Tierra del Fuego
What are the effects of El Nino?
The cool water of the Pacific warm up
The Atacama Desert is known for being very dry and what?
cloudy
The Inca Empire was once home to how many people?
12 million
As advanced as the Incas was, it did not have
written language
Which religion do most people in Pacific South America practice?
Roman Catholicism
Lake Titicaca is fed by
rivers in the altiplano
In Peru in the 1980s and 1990s, 70,000 people were killed?
in violence between a terrorist group and government forces
How could the climate of the lowest elevation zone be described?
hot and humid
Heavy rains and warming of ocean waters can be caused by
El Nino
The early people of Peru farmed by building and using
steep terraces
Which of the following was not an achievement of the Incas?
a written language
Soon after the arrival of the Spanish, the Inca king ordered his people to fill a room with
gold and silver
Which country has the highest percentage of Indians in South America?
Bolivia
The Galapagos Islands are controlled by
Equador
What is the elevation of the altiplano?
6,560 to 13,120
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What mountain system runs the length of Pacific South America?
Andes
Where is one of the cloudiest and driest place on Earth?
Atacama Desert
A narrow passageway connecting two bodies of water is called what?
strait
What country is now one of the most stable countries in South America?
Chile
What is Ecuador's main export?
oil
The main leaders of the revolts against Spanish rule were?
Creoles
The largest and most populous country in Pacific South America is?
Peru
There are how many different climate zones in the Andes?
5
In what way does the physical geography of Bolivia differ from the other Pacific South
American countries?
landlocked
How wide is Chile at its widest point?
200 miles