DISCOVERING WORLD GEOGRAPHY–QUESTIONS–PP.298-305 – Physical Geography of the
Region – Andes and Mid-latitude Countries
1) According to the map on p. 297 there are 6 countries in the Andes and Mid-latitude Region of South America.
List these 6 countries.
1)_____________________________ 2)____________________________
3)_____________________________
4)________________________________
5)__________________________________
6)______________________________________
2) What are the 3 “Andes countries” in the region? 1)_________________ 2)________________________ 3)_______________________
3) The Andes Mountains are the longest continuous mountain range in the world, 4,500 miles long. What are the
parallel ranges of mountains in the Andes called?
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4) What is the ALTIPLANO in Peru and Bolivia? _______________________________________________________________________________
5) What has caused the Andes Mountains to exist and be so steep? _________________________________________________________
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6) On the western side of the Andes there is almost no coastal plain in Peru and northern Chile. In southern Chile
there is a coastal desert. What is on the eastern side or Atlantic side of the Andes, in Uruguay and Argentina?
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7) What is the name of this area you described in #6? _______________________________________________________________
8) What is the name of the desert in coastal Peru and northern Chile called and what is so special about it?
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9) Where does the Parana River rank among the river systems of South America? ______________________________________
10) Give 2 reason the Parana River is so important to the landlocked country of Paraguay? 1)___________________________
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2)________________________________________________________________________________
11) What is the PANTANAL? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
12) Into what river does the Parana River flow? (The name of this river means “River of Silver” in Spanish.)
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13) What is an ESTUARY? ____________________________________________________________________________________
14) What is special about LAKE TITICACA on the border of Bolivia and Peru? _____________________________________________
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15) What determines the CLIMATE in the Andes mountains? ____________________________________________________________
16) What is the CLIMATE like in the mid-latitude countries of South America? __________________________________________
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17) In the Andes there are 4 CLIMATE ZONES. They are: 1) tierra caliente - hot land (near sea level)
2) tierra templada - temperate land (from3,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level – most people live here)
3) tierra fria - cold land (from 6,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level – some farming of hardy plants)
4) TIERRA HELADA - What is TIERRA HELADA? ________________________________________________________________________
18) What happens to the climate when an EL NINO occurs? ________________________________________________________________
19) What can EL NINOS cause in coastal areas? _______________________________________________________
20) How often do EL NINOS occur? ___________________________________________________________
21) What do scientists call a weather pattern where the reverse of an EL NINO happens, east wind, cooler
temperatures?
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22) What are 2 resources that Bolivia in large amounts? 1)________________________________
23) Name 5 minerals that are in Chile, Bolivia and Peru. 1)_______________________
3)______________________________
4)____________________________________
2)_____________________________
2)________________________________
5)________________________________
24) What are 2 kinds of CAMELIDS in South America? 1)_________________________________
2)_____________________________