Question 1

Argentina is the second-largest country in South America in both area and population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A moderating influence on the Altiplano's climate is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lake Titicaca
B)   the Atlantic Ocean
C)   the Pacific Ocean
D)   the Peru Current
E)   winds blowing across the Andes from the Amazon Basin

Question 3

The capital of Brazil before the founding of Brasília was ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The capital of Brazil before the founding...

Question 4

Chile's copper deposits are located closest to which of the following areas:

Accepted Answer

A)   Santiago in Middle Chile
B)   the Atacama Desert
C)   Tierra del Fuego
D)   the Amazon Basin
E)   the border with Brazil

Question 5

The Incas were true colonizers who contributed much of their culture to the areas they occupied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following regions is not located in Argentina?

Accepted Answer

A)   Patagonia
B)   the Pampa
C)   the Cerrado
D)   Chaco
E)   Entre Rios

Question 7

A growth pole is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an established manufacturing center that dominates a substantial hinterland
B)   any large city in a national core area
C)   a location where a set of activities, given a start, will grow, setting off ripples of development in a surrounding area
D)   a location, now in decline, that served as a focal point for a developing region in the past
E)   a high-technology field instrument that precisely measures a locality's economic growth

Question 8

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brazil is the largest country in South America.
B)   The Northeast is Brazil's poorest subregion.
C)   Russia, Canada, China, and the United States are all larger territorially than Brazil.
D)   Brazil's population is one of the fastest growing in the world.
E)   Brazil has an ethnically diverse population.

Question 9

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Mercosur/l trading bloc?

Accepted Answer

A)   Guyana
B)   Argentina
C)   Uruguay
D)   Paraguay
E)   Brazil

Question 10

Brazil is a federal state; its largest States lie in the east and northeast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following countries contains a population whose ethnicity is dominated by indigenous ancestry?

Accepted Answer

A)   Argentina
B)   Brazil
C)   Paraguay
D)   Uruguay
E)   Chile

Question 12

Middle Chile is a rugged,fjorded region characterized by extreme aridity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)   Santiago and Chile
B)   Montevideo and Paraguay
C)   La Paz and Bolivia
D)   Quito and Ecuador
E)   Lima and Peru

Question 14

The pre-Columbian indigenous empire,centered in the northern Andean altiplanos and headquartered at Cuzco,was the ___civilization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The pre-Columbian indigenous empire,centered in the northern...

Question 15

Brazil's Northeast __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   was where Brazil's early plantation economy first developed
B)   produces most of the country's coffee crop
C)   is the site of Brazil's most spectacular recent surge of economic development
D)   contains the largest number of European settlers in the country
E)   remains mainly Amerindian country because most of the indigenous peoples have resettled here

Question 16

About ____ percent of the South Americans population currently lives in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A)   20
B)   40
C)   50
D)   70
E)   80

Question 17

Unlike Peru's coastal zones,Ecuador's coastland consists of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   desert
B)   fertile tropical plains
C)   mountains that reach the sea
D)   indented bays with many excellent port facilities
E)   altiplanos covered by equatorial forest

Question 18

The leading river of Venezuela is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rio de la Plata
B)   Paraguay
C)   Amazon
D)   Orinoco
E)   Magdalena

Question 19

Lake Maracaibo in Colombia is the focus of the oil industry in that country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Iquitos is Bolivia's "Atlantic port."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The South American Realm

Which of the following countries contains a population whose ethnicity is dominated by indigenous ancestry?

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Which of the following regions is not located in Argentina?

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Unlike Peru's coastal zones,Ecuador's coastland consists of ______________.

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Which of the following associations is incorrect?

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Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Mercosur/l trading bloc?

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The pre-Columbian indigenous empire,centered in the northern Andean altiplanos and headquartered at Cuzco,was the ___civilization.

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About ____ percent of the South Americans population currently lives in urban areas.

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The Incas were true colonizers who contributed much of their culture to the areas they occupied.

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A moderating influence on the Altiplano's climate is _______________.

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Iquitos is Bolivia's "Atlantic port."

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The capital of Brazil before the founding of Brasília was ___.

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Brazil is a federal state; its largest States lie in the east and northeast.

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Brazil's Northeast __________________.

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Middle Chile is a rugged,fjorded region characterized by extreme aridity.

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A growth pole is ___________________.

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Argentina is the second-largest country in South America in both area and population.

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Chile's copper deposits are located closest to which of the following areas:

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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The leading river of Venezuela is the _______________.

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Lake Maracaibo in Colombia is the focus of the oil industry in that country.

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