Ch. 12 Review

The Strait of Magellan is located in the southern part of South America. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water is ______________.

• strait

• creole

• Lima

• coup

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast, causing rain and flooding is __________________.

• El Nino

• Viceroy

• Creole

• Coup

It is a high plateau, broad, and lies between the ridges of the Andes Mountains known as the _____________.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Altiplano

• Atacama Desert

• El Nino

Located in Northern Chile, this desert gets rain about once every 20 years- ________________.

• Andes Mountains

• Bolivia

• Atacama Desert

• Santiago

After colonizing South America, Spain sent a governor to its colonies in the America known as ______________.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Viceroy

• Altiplano

• Creole

Located in the poor region of the Andes Mountains, the capital of Ecuador is ______________.

• Quito

• Lima

• Bogotá

• Caracas

After being born in the Americas, the children of Spanish colonizers were known as _______________.

• Los Ninos

• Creoles

• Viceroy

• Altiplanos

It is the largest city in the region and the capital of Peru is __________.

• Santiago

• Machu Pichu

• Quito

• Lima

A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people is known as __________________.

• Altiplano

• Lima

• Coup

• Viceroy

Located in a Mediterranean Climate good for crops and the capital of Chile is ____________.

• Santiago

• Buenos Aires

• Lima

• Quito