Chapter 23 The Andean Countries
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Vocabulary Matching:
Answer Letter / Term / Definition1. / cordillera / A. / owned by Ecuador; known for its plant and animal species
2. / cash crop / B. / high plateau in the Andes
3. / Simon Bolivar / C. / of European and Native American background
4. / campesino / D. / hot grasslands in northern South America
5. / Galapagos Islands / E. / low hills at the base of a mountain range
6. / empire / F. / body of water wide and deep enough for ships
7. / foothills / G. / several mountain ranges running side by side
8. / subsistence farms / H. / no ocean or sea coast touching its land
9. / sodium nitrate / I. / led a revolt against Spanish rule
10. / altiplano / J. / Columbian farmer
11. / mestizo / K. / mineral used in fertilizer and explosives
12. / llanos / L. / crop grown for money
13. / landlocked / M. / grow only enough crops to provide for family
14. / navigable / N. / group of lands under one ruler
15. / Colombia / A. / capital- La Paz and Sucre
16. / Ecuador / B. / capital- Santiago
17. / Peru / C. / capital- Bogota
18. / Bolivia / D. / capital- Quito
19. / Chile / E. / capital- Lima
______20. Colombia borders the Pacific Ocean and the ______.
a. Andes Mountains c. Caribbean Sea
b. Amazon River d. Orinoco River
______21. Chile borders the Pacific Ocean and the ______.
a. Andes Mountains c. Caribbean Sea
b. Amazon River d. Orinoco River
______22. The primary economic activities of Peru are ______.
a. manufacturing, and agriculture c. ranching & oil b. mining, agriculture, and fishing d. diamonds & fishing
______23. The Peru current causes Peru’s climate to be ______.
a. hot and humid c. mild (cool) and dry b. wet all year long d. cold and snowy
______24. Many of Bolivia’s people survive by ______.
a. subsistence farming c. fishing
b. growing cash crops like sugar d. cattle ranching
______25. Spanish and Roman Catholic are the primary language and religion of ______.
a. Colombia c. Peru
b. Chile d. all of the above
______26. Chile’s primary mineral resources are ______.
a. copper, gold, silver, iron, & sodium nitrate c. oil
b. emeralds, diamonds, gold d. b and c only
______27. The first country to cultivate (grow) potatoes was ______.
a. Ecuador c. Colombia
b. Chile d. Peru
______28. Half of Bolivia’s people are ______.
a. Spanish c. European
b. Native American d. British
______29. People grow coca leaves because ______.
a. it is an important cash crop c. the money is good they are pressured to
b. chocolate is an important product d. they want to break the laws
______30. Quechua is ______.
a. a type of food sold in Ecuador c. a mineral resource in Ecuador
b. an ancient Incan language d. an ancient religion practiced by natives
______31. Ecuador’s major economic activities are ______.
a. agriculture and petroleum c. manufacturing and minerals
b. fishing and natural gas d. minerals and fishing
Open response:
Make a connection to chapter 23 that discusses something that you learned in the chapter, and relates it to some personal experience.
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