Chapter 12 Section 1-Pacific South America
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Chapter 12 Section 1-Pacific South America
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Physical Features
The Andes Mountains run through all the Pacific South American countries.
In the south, the Andes are rugged and covered by Ice packs,
In the north, they are rounded.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following describes the Andes Mountains in the south? 2 answers
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Altiplano
A high plateau that lies between the two ranges of the Andes Mountains
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Multiple Choice
A high plateau located between the two ranges of the Andes Mountains is called the ______.
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Rivers and Lakes
Pacific South America has few major rivers.
Rivers flowing into the altiplano never reach the sea.
They fill two large lakes.
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Poll
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The Strait of Magellan
located between the Southern tip of Chile and Tierra del Fuego
A strait is a waterway linking two large bodies of water.
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Multiple Choice
What is the southern most tip of South America called? p. 2
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Multiple Choice
What do you call a waterway that connects two larger bodies of water? p. 2
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Multiple Choice
What is the name of the strait located in between Chile and Tierra el Fuego called? p. 2
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Galapagos Islands
belong to Ecuador
in the Pacific Ocean
have wildlife that are not found anywhere else in the world
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Multiple Choice
The Galapagos Islands are a part of the country of _______. p. 2
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Climate and Vegetation
both are affected by elevation
Pacific South America has five climate zones.
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Lowest Elevation
located near sea level
hot and humid climate
crops are banans and sugar cane
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Multiple Select
Which crops are raised in the hot and humid zone? 2 answers
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Second Climate Zone
has cooler, moist air and mountain forests
has many large cities
Coffee is the main crop
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Multiple Choice
What is the main crop of the second climate zone?p. 2
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Third Climate
It is a cooler climate zone,
It has grasslands and forests.
The main crops are potatoes and wheat.
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Multiple Select
Which crops are raised in the third zone?page 107 p. 3
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Fourth Zone
Very few people live in the Fourth Zone
There are grasslands and shrubs but no trees
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Multiple Choice
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Highest Zone
located near the mountain tops
no vegetation
snow covered year-round
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following DOES NOT describe the Highest Zone?
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Atacama Desert
located in northern Chile
receives rain once every 20 years
One of the driest and cloudiest places on Earth
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Multiple Choice
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El Nino
happens every 2 to 7 years
The water off the Pacific coast is warm instead of cool
fish migrate to find cooler waters
Causes extreme weather in the United States
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Multiple Choice
How does El Nino affect the United States?
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Natural Resources
Chile, Peru and Bolivia have forests for lumber.
Pacific South America has little good farm land
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Multiple Select
Which countries have forest and export lumber? p. 6
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Bolivia
produces minerals such as
tin
silver
lead
zinc
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Multiple Select
Which minerals are found in Bolivia? p. 6
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Chile and Ecuador
Chile exports more copper than any other country in the world.
Bolivia exports oil and has reserves of natural gas.
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Multiple Choice
Which country exports oil and has natural gas reserves? p. 6
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Multiple Choice
Which country exports more copper than any other in the world? p. 6
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