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The country with the strongest economy in Pacific South America is:
a) Peru
b) Bolivia
c) Chile
d) Ecuador

Settlements of poor people near Lima, Peru were also known as
a) favelas
b) young towns
c) megacity
d) slums

The highest lake in the world that large ships can cross.
a) Lake Ontario
b) Lake Orinoco
c) Titicaca
d) Parana Lake

_________________offered the new Inca king gold and silver when they met on the road.
a) Francisco Pizarro
b) Eva Peron
c) Simon Bolivar
d) Benito Juarez

An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast is known as
a) La Nina
b) El Nino
c) Tundra
d) Polar

Peru's capital ________ is the largest city in Pacific South America.
a) La Paz
b) Sucre
c) Quito
d) Lima

Another name for American born descendants of Europeans
a) Creoles
b) Natives
c) Mexican
d) Irish

All of the countries in Pacific South America gained independence from ________ in 1825.
a) Spain
b) Brazil
c) Chile
d) Argentina

A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people is called
a) impeachment
b) imprisoned
c) coup
d) military

Which country exports more copper than any other country in the world?
a) Bolivia
b) Mexico
c) Argentina
d) Chile

A Spanish explorer who captured the Inca king
a) Francisco Pizarro
b) Hernan Cortes
c) Ponce de Leon
d) Christopher Columbus

The capital of Chile
a) Santiago
b) Sucre
c) Quito
d) La Paz

A Spanish colonial governor is also called
a) pope
b) priest
c) viceroy
d) senator

A landlocked country
a) Peru
b) Bolivia
c) Chile
d) Spain

What are the two capitals of Bolivia?
a) La Paz and Sucre
b) Sucre and Lima
c) La Paz and Quito
d) Santiago and Lima

___________ is the term for the broad, high plateau that lies between the ridges of the Andes.
a) Valley
b) Altiplano
c) Strait
d) Peaks

Coastal _________ is one of the cloudiest and driest places on Earth.
a) Chile
b) Bolivia
c) Spain
d) Argentina

The _________ run the length of Pacific South America
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Black Hills
c) Andes Mountains
d) Antilles

The Inca Empire was once home to as many as ______________________.
a) 2 million people
b) 30 million people
c) 12 million people
d) 70 million people

Which country has two capital cities?
a) Peru
b) Chile
c) Ecuador
d) Bolivia

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