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Mount Cotopaxi is called the highest steaming mountain in the world.
true
In Bolivia, the Andes Mountains have formed ________ ranges.
3
People who live and work in the Andes develop _______ chests and lungs.
large
These are coastal regions located between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean:
western


Peru's coastal region is a desert:
western
Selva is a name for the low jungle areas at the foot of the Andes:
eastern
Choose the correct location (eastern or western).

Peru's coast, along which the Peru Currents flow, has no rain and only occasional mist but is cool:
western
The wild horses, iguanas, wild dogs, and pelicans can be found in the:
Galapagos
The falcons, condors, and llama are found in the:
Andes
Peru has an "Atlantic seaport."
true
Five missionaries live with the Auca Indians.
false
Indian traditions are sometimes included in Roman Catholic festivals.
true
Although Spanish is the official language in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, most people also speak Indian dialect.
true
Clothing must be ______ for the high plateaus.
thick
The Incas had no _____ language.
written
The Inca capital was:
cuzco
_______ was considered the liberator of the southern half of South America.
San Martin
Jose de Sucre fought more freedom battles for Ecuador and Bolivia than Simon Bolivar.
true
Since democracy, no more trouble has bothered the three Indian countries.
false
The country which lies to the north of Ecuador is:
Colombia
The islands in the Pacific Ocean which belong to Ecuador are the
Galapagos Islands.
The capital city of Ecuador is:
Quito
The chief port of Ecuador is:
Guayaquil
Ecuador's chief resource and industry is
bananas
capital of the Inca empire
cuzco
capital of Peru
Lima
produce cotton and wool cloth
textile factories
world's second largest producer of vanadium
peru
directly north of Peru in the United States
Flordia
a major industry
sugar refining
port city for Lima, Peru
Callao
Bolivia is one of two countries in South America without a:
sea-port
The country that surrounds Bolivia to the north, east, and southeast is
brazil
The legal capital of Bolivia is:
Sucre
Bolivia is crossed by the equator.
false
The Galapagos Islands are a few miles off the shore of Ecuador.
false
The Atlantic seaport on the Amazon, called Iquitos, is in Peru.
true
Lake Titicaca is on the border between Peru and Bolivia.
true
The coastline of Ecuador is fertile.
true
The "Avenue of Volcanoes" is in Ecuador.
true
The coastline of Peru has a very dry, cool climate.
true
Most of the people in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia are:
Indians
The men of the Colorado Indian tribe do what to their hair?
dye their hair red
The Indians who make fine woven textiles are:
the Otavalo
Many children do not attend school because:
they haven't money for clothes
Wool in Peru comes from:
llamas
Along the coastline of Peru there is much:
sand skiing
In Bolivia men wear chullos, which are:
caps with flaps
Pizzaro captured the what nation.
Inca
Ecuador's chief resource and industry is
bananas
The liberator of the southern half of South America was:
San Martin
What kind of metals are mined in Peru?
gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, vanadium.
Sucre fought more battles to free Ecuador and Bolivia than Simon Bolivar.
true