Download World Geography Chapter 12 Study Question Answers

World Geography Chapter 12 Study Question Answers
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Brazil is the largest country in South America.
Cuzco was the capital of the Inca Empire.
South America extends more than 60 degrees of latitude.
The Amazon River basin has the largest tropical rainforest in the
world.
5. Manioc is a tropical plant with starchy roots.
6. The major mountain range of South America is the Andes Mountains.
7. Tierra Del Fuego is an island in South America.
8. Portuguese is the main language of Brazil.
9. The driest region in South America is the Atacama Desert.
10.The Pampas is a large grassland region of Southern South America.
11.The Inca were the greatest early civilization in South America.
12.El Nino and La Nina are Pacific Ocean patterns that influence the
climate.
13.The countries of Paraguay and Bolivia are landlocked countries in
South America.
14.The Amazon River is the world’s largest (according to volume) river.
15.Southern South American countries belong to the trade organization
called Mercosur.
16.The main religion of South America is Roman Catholicism.
17.The Altiplano is an elevated plateau.
18.The country of Chile is the world’s largest producer of copper.
19.South America has deserts, rainforests, and snowcapped mountains.
True or False.
20.A buffer state is a small country between two larger, more powerful
countries.
21.Angel Falls is the world’s highest waterfall.
22.Which country in South America has the largest oil reserves?
Venezuela
23.The Amazon River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
24.Tar sands are rock and sand layers that contain oil.
25. The world’s leading producer of coffee is the country of Brazil.