Ch. 9 Geography Test

The ocean to the WEST of the Tropical North

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Carribean Sea

• Southern Ocean

The ocean to the EAST of the Tropical North

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Carribbean Sea

• Southern Ocean

Body of water to the north of the Tropical North

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

• Southern Ocean

What does volcanic soil do?

• Stunts the growth of crops

• Enriches the soil but makes it bad to farm.

• Kills the soil in the area making it hard to farm

• Enriches the soil and makes it good for growing certain crops

What about Colombia's geography makes its coffee industry so successful? 

• Volcanis Soil

• Elevation

• Its along the equator

• The mountians

What is the system in Spanish America that gave settlers the "right" to tax local native people or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them skills?

• Labor

• Encomienda

• Hacienda

• Goldenization

Chain of islands near South America where Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by studying the unique life there.

• Caribbean Island

• Easter Island

• Galapagos Island

• Ecuador

1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.

• Simon Bolivar

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Napolean

What two landforms make it difficult to travel between the coasts of Colombia?

• Darien/ Mountians

• Rainforest/ Mountains

• Amazon River/ Darien

• Mountains/ LLanos

What important river crosses Venezuela and flows into the Atlantic Ocean?

• Amazon River

• Llanos River

• Orinoco River

• Angel Falls River