Andes and the Pampas Test Review – Flashcards
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In a vertial climate zone, where would you find the coldest, wettest climate?
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At the highest point
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The climate in the Andes and the Pampas is influenced by this phenomenon every few years.
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El Nino
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The Altiplano is a high, flat area in the Andes filled with
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natural resources
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Which empire was the largest in the Americas in the 1400's?
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Incas
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One of the Europeans' strongest weapons against the Incas was
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disease
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In the 1970s, political unrest that began with the overthrow of President Allende occured in the country of ___.
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Chile
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What language is spoken by most people in the region?
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Spanish
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________ is both good and bad for the countries in the Andes and the Pampas.
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globalization
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An important tool used to strengthen the democracies of the Andes and Pampas is___.
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referendum
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At the top of the class system during Spanish colonial times were those born in Spain, who were known as ___.
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peninsulares
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The Andes and the Pampas have a wide range of ecosystems because of the effects of ___.
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altitude
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Why is th epopulation density of the Andes and the Pampas unevenly distributed?
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Because of the variety of climate and landforms in the region.
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In which country would you find people of almost entirely Spanish and Italian ancestry?
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Argentina
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Which of the following have indigenous people achieved in Bolivia in recent years?
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political power
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In what way has geography affected the history of the Andes and the Pampas?
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Societies have always been isolated from one another as the Andes are difficult to cross.
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The ethnic makeup of the Andes and the Pampas
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is greatly influenced by the geography of the region
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In the early 1900s, What did South American governments encourage as a way of helping nations become economically independent?
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Industrialization
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Spain's Roman Catholic Church
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Who worked to convert native people in the Andes and the Pampas to Christianity
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What became a symbol of independent life on the Pampas?
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the gaucho
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What is one way that the nations of South America are combating poverty?
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By increasing government investments in education
