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53 Cards in this Set
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Mount Cotopaxi is called the highest steaming mountain in the world.
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true
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In Bolivia, the Andes Mountains have formed ________ ranges.
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3
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People who live and work in the Andes develop _______ chests and lungs.
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large
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These are coastal regions located between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean:
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western
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Peru's coastal region is a desert: |
western
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Selva is a name for the low jungle areas at the foot of the Andes:
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eastern
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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
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The wild horses, iguanas, wild dogs, and pelicans can be found in the:
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Galapagos
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The falcons, condors, and llama are found in the:
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Andes
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Peru has an "Atlantic seaport."
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true
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Five missionaries live with the Auca Indians.
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false
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Indian traditions are sometimes included in Roman Catholic festivals.
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true
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Although Spanish is the official language in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, most people also speak Indian dialect.
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true
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Clothing must be ______ for the high plateaus.
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thick
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The Incas had no _____ language.
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written
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The Inca capital was:
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cuzco
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_______ was considered the liberator of the southern half of South America.
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San Martin
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Jose de Sucre fought more freedom battles for Ecuador and Bolivia than Simon Bolivar.
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true
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Since democracy, no more trouble has bothered the three Indian countries.
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false
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The country which lies to the north of Ecuador is:
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Colombia
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The islands in the Pacific Ocean which belong to Ecuador are the
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Galapagos Islands.
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The capital city of Ecuador is:
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Quito
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The chief port of Ecuador is:
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Guayaquil
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Ecuador's chief resource and industry is
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bananas
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capital of the Inca empire
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cuzco
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capital of Peru
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Lima
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produce cotton and wool cloth
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textile factories
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world's second largest producer of vanadium
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peru
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directly north of Peru in the United States
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Flordia
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a major industry
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sugar refining
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port city for Lima, Peru
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Callao
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Bolivia is one of two countries in South America without a:
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sea-port
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The country that surrounds Bolivia to the north, east, and southeast is
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brazil
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The legal capital of Bolivia is:
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Sucre
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Bolivia is crossed by the equator.
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false
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The Galapagos Islands are a few miles off the shore of Ecuador.
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false
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The Atlantic seaport on the Amazon, called Iquitos, is in Peru.
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true
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Lake Titicaca is on the border between Peru and Bolivia.
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true
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The coastline of Ecuador is fertile.
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true
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The "Avenue of Volcanoes" is in Ecuador.
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true
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The coastline of Peru has a very dry, cool climate.
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true
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Most of the people in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia are:
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Indians
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The men of the Colorado Indian tribe do what to their hair?
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dye their hair red
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The Indians who make fine woven textiles are:
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the Otavalo
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Many children do not attend school because:
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they haven't money for clothes
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Wool in Peru comes from:
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llamas
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Along the coastline of Peru there is much:
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sand skiing
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In Bolivia men wear chullos, which are:
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caps with flaps
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Pizzaro captured the what nation.
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Inca
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Ecuador's chief resource and industry is
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bananas
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The liberator of the southern half of South America was:
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San Martin
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What kind of metals are mined in Peru?
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gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, vanadium.
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Sucre fought more battles to free Ecuador and Bolivia than Simon Bolivar.
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true
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