2/3/26, 5:38 PM Reading Quiz 9: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Reading Quiz 9
Due Feb 6 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 60
Available Jan 24 at 12am - Feb 6 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 120 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 102 minutes 39.33 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 39.33 out of 40
Submitted Feb 3 at 4:37pm
This attempt took 102 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..67 pts
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia all are within the tropics, in Andean locations, but do
not wholly enjoy tropical climates owing to:
altitude
longitude
their coastal locations
latitude
climate change
Correct answer
Question 2
0..67 pts
Bolivia lost its Pacific Coast to Chile in the War of , which ended in 1883.
Bolivian Independence
the Pacific
Atacama
Spanish Succession
the Triple Alliance
Correct answer
,2/3/26, 5:38 PM Reading Quiz 9: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
0..67 pts
The coast is dry in Venezuela and Colombia.
southwestern
northeastern
south-central
northwestern
southeastern
east-central
west-central
north-central
Correct answer
Question 4
0..67 pts
The Pacific coasts of Colombia and Ecuador, north of the Gulf of , are humid, but the cold
Humboldt Current flowing north along the coasts of northern Chile, Peru, and southern Ecuador creates
the Atacama Desert.
Guanabo
Guiana
Guajira
Guayaquil
Grosso
Correct answer
Question 5
0..67 pts
The Andes are geologically unstable and prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In , two
cordilleras flank the altiplano, and the Andean range is at its widest.
Bolivia and Peru
Ecuador and Colombia
Venezuela and Colombia
Ecuador and Peru
Bolivia and Venezuela
Correct answer
Question 6
0..67 pts
, 2/3/26, 5:38 PM Reading Quiz 9: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
In Colombia, the Andes is divided into ranges.
five
three
two
six
four
Correct answer
Question 7
0..67 pts
Lake Titicaca and other high-level water bodies were formed when glaciers melted:
in late Paleozoic times
in the late 1500s
in the late 1800s
in late Mesozoic times
at the end of the Ice Age
Correct answer
Question 8
0..67 pts
Andean slopes facing the are usually wet (except in Venezuela) as winds from the northeast or
southeast, forced upward by the mountains, deliver precipitation.
rain-shadowed valleys
interior lowlands
Caribbean lowlands
Atlantic lowlands
Pacific lowlands
Correct answer
Question 9
0..67 pts
The interior lowlands refer to the areas east of the Andes, but of the Andes in Venezuela.
west
southwest
north
south
northwest
Correct answer
Reading Quiz 9
Due Feb 6 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 60
Available Jan 24 at 12am - Feb 6 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 120 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 102 minutes 39.33 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 39.33 out of 40
Submitted Feb 3 at 4:37pm
This attempt took 102 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
0..67 pts
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia all are within the tropics, in Andean locations, but do
not wholly enjoy tropical climates owing to:
altitude
longitude
their coastal locations
latitude
climate change
Correct answer
Question 2
0..67 pts
Bolivia lost its Pacific Coast to Chile in the War of , which ended in 1883.
Bolivian Independence
the Pacific
Atacama
Spanish Succession
the Triple Alliance
Correct answer
,2/3/26, 5:38 PM Reading Quiz 9: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
Question 3
0..67 pts
The coast is dry in Venezuela and Colombia.
southwestern
northeastern
south-central
northwestern
southeastern
east-central
west-central
north-central
Correct answer
Question 4
0..67 pts
The Pacific coasts of Colombia and Ecuador, north of the Gulf of , are humid, but the cold
Humboldt Current flowing north along the coasts of northern Chile, Peru, and southern Ecuador creates
the Atacama Desert.
Guanabo
Guiana
Guajira
Guayaquil
Grosso
Correct answer
Question 5
0..67 pts
The Andes are geologically unstable and prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In , two
cordilleras flank the altiplano, and the Andean range is at its widest.
Bolivia and Peru
Ecuador and Colombia
Venezuela and Colombia
Ecuador and Peru
Bolivia and Venezuela
Correct answer
Question 6
0..67 pts
, 2/3/26, 5:38 PM Reading Quiz 9: GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (2026 Spring A)
In Colombia, the Andes is divided into ranges.
five
three
two
six
four
Correct answer
Question 7
0..67 pts
Lake Titicaca and other high-level water bodies were formed when glaciers melted:
in late Paleozoic times
in the late 1500s
in the late 1800s
in late Mesozoic times
at the end of the Ice Age
Correct answer
Question 8
0..67 pts
Andean slopes facing the are usually wet (except in Venezuela) as winds from the northeast or
southeast, forced upward by the mountains, deliver precipitation.
rain-shadowed valleys
interior lowlands
Caribbean lowlands
Atlantic lowlands
Pacific lowlands
Correct answer
Question 9
0..67 pts
The interior lowlands refer to the areas east of the Andes, but of the Andes in Venezuela.
west
southwest
north
south
northwest
Correct answer
