6th Soc. St. Ch. 21 Question Preview (ID: 59515)
6th Soc. St. Ch. 21.
TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.
The mountain range that extends more than 5,000 miles along the western edge of South America is called —
a) the Rockies
b) the Andes
c) the Amazon
d) the Parana-Paraguay
Most people in South America live near --
a) the coasts
b) the mountains
c) the rivers
d) the mines
How did governments develop in many nations in Central and South America after independence?
a) The people chose kings and queens for rulers.
b) Democracies began to grow and gradually became stronger.
c) Brazil and Spain regained control of their colonies.
d) Military leaders took complete control of the governments.
Why did many Central and South American countries form new governments in the 19th century?
a) The controlling families had no heirs to continue their rule.
b) Central and South American people could not support their monarchies.
c) Central and South American people resented European rule.
d) European countries were tired of involvement in the Americas.
During the period of European rule, many native farmers worked on haciendas; the others —
a) had only the very poorest land to farm
b) farmed rich land in remote or hard-to-reach areas
c) raised so much food they sold it to Europe
d) had no land at all, so they moved to cities
In the nineteenth century, foreign businesses become major landowners in Central and South America because —
a) they were unable to buy the land they wanted in their own countries
b) they wanted control of agricultural products grown there
c) they wanted to help the indigenous people grow commercial crops
d) they wanted to develop new crops they could not grow elsewhere
Which languages are MOST spoken in Central and South America today?
a) African languages and Spanish
b) Italian and Portuguese
c) Spanish and English
d) Portuguese and Spanish
Africans were first brought to Central and South America to —
a) help fight for independence from European countries
b) work for large foreign-owned businesses
c) replace indigenous people as laborers
d) work with indigenous people to rebuild their villages
Which is NOT a main resource of Central and South America?
a) copper
b) salt
c) Amazon River
d) land for agriculture and cattle
Why is hard for people to settle many parts of South America?
a) It is so expensive to buy homes in the large cities.
b) Mountains, rain forests, and deserts have made inland settlement difficult.
c) Heavy rains all year long flood much of the coast of South America.
d) Harsh weather makes it difficult for people to live in much of South America.
Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 59515 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 59515 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In | Sign Up / Register
Log In | Sign Up / Register