Geography part 2 – Flashcards
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In a vertical 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 what?
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El Niño
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The altiplano is high, flat land 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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The Incas
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One of the Europeans strongest weapon against the Incas was:
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Disease
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In the 1970's, political unrest began with the overthrow of President Allende occurred in which country?
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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 the Pampas is:
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Referendum
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At the top of the class system during Spanish colonial times were those who were 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:
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The effects of altitude
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Why is the population density of the Andes and the Pampas unevenly distributed?
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Because if the variety of climate and landforms in the region
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In what country would you find people of almost entirely Spanish and Italian ancestry?
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Peru
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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 which if the following ways 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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Has had no influence on the history of the region
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In the early 1900's, what did South American governments encourage as a way of helping nations become economically independent?
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Mining
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Spain's Roman Catholic Church:
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Worked to convert native peoples in the Andes and the Pampas to Christianity
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What became a symbol of life on the Pampas?
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The gaucho
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What is one way that the nations of South America combating poverty?
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By increasing government investments in education
