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