GCU 323 - Latin America - Reading Quiz 14 with
100% Correct Answers
Question 1
In South America, the Tropic of Capricorn at degrees South latitude marks the physical point on the
continent where the Southern Cone traditionally begins.
22.5
24.5
22
24
23
23.5
Question 2
In the period 1810-1930, 6 million immigrants entered Argentina. were the largest group.
Italians
Spaniards
The
Japanese
The
Lebanese
The Polish
The Dutch
Ukrainians
Germans
Portuguese
The Danes
Question 3
The Guarani language is as common as Spanish, and 50 percent of the people of are bilingual.
Paraguay
Uruguay
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Question 4
Which is NOT 1 of the 4 major physical regions of the Southern Cone?
Andes
Patagonia plateaus
plains between the Andes and the
Atlantic Chile
Uruguay and Paraguay
Question 5
The straight-line journey through Chile, from north to south, is over 2,500 miles and covers
approximately
,degrees of latitude.
24
42
30
, 36
18
Question 6
Chile is over 2,500 miles long, and in terms of distance, it is comparable to traveling from:
Acapulco to
Alaska Miami to New
York City San Diego
to Portland Las
Vegas to Reno
Phoenix to Boise
New Orleans to Minneapolis
Question 7
South of the Andes narrow into a single cordillera (which contains the South America's tallest peak--
Aconcagua at 22,831 feet.
the Atacama
Desert the city of
Santiago the city
of Mendoza
Tierra del Fuego
the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia
Question 8
On the side of the Andes are outlying ranges, including the Sierra de Aconquija and the Sierra de
Cordoba.
southern
western
southeaste
rn
northweste
rn
eastern
northeaster
n northern
southweste
rn
Question 9
Tierra del Fuego is shared by Chile ( percent) and Argentina ( percent).
80/ 20
70/ 30
60/ 40
90/ 10
50/ 50
Question 10
In these southern lands, driving westerly winds--the " Forties" and the " Fifties"
, (named for high latitudinal locations)--hinder transportation.
Roaring/ Screaming
Smoking/ Screaming
Whipping/
Tumultuous
100% Correct Answers
Question 1
In South America, the Tropic of Capricorn at degrees South latitude marks the physical point on the
continent where the Southern Cone traditionally begins.
22.5
24.5
22
24
23
23.5
Question 2
In the period 1810-1930, 6 million immigrants entered Argentina. were the largest group.
Italians
Spaniards
The
Japanese
The
Lebanese
The Polish
The Dutch
Ukrainians
Germans
Portuguese
The Danes
Question 3
The Guarani language is as common as Spanish, and 50 percent of the people of are bilingual.
Paraguay
Uruguay
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Question 4
Which is NOT 1 of the 4 major physical regions of the Southern Cone?
Andes
Patagonia plateaus
plains between the Andes and the
Atlantic Chile
Uruguay and Paraguay
Question 5
The straight-line journey through Chile, from north to south, is over 2,500 miles and covers
approximately
,degrees of latitude.
24
42
30
, 36
18
Question 6
Chile is over 2,500 miles long, and in terms of distance, it is comparable to traveling from:
Acapulco to
Alaska Miami to New
York City San Diego
to Portland Las
Vegas to Reno
Phoenix to Boise
New Orleans to Minneapolis
Question 7
South of the Andes narrow into a single cordillera (which contains the South America's tallest peak--
Aconcagua at 22,831 feet.
the Atacama
Desert the city of
Santiago the city
of Mendoza
Tierra del Fuego
the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia
Question 8
On the side of the Andes are outlying ranges, including the Sierra de Aconquija and the Sierra de
Cordoba.
southern
western
southeaste
rn
northweste
rn
eastern
northeaster
n northern
southweste
rn
Question 9
Tierra del Fuego is shared by Chile ( percent) and Argentina ( percent).
80/ 20
70/ 30
60/ 40
90/ 10
50/ 50
Question 10
In these southern lands, driving westerly winds--the " Forties" and the " Fifties"
, (named for high latitudinal locations)--hinder transportation.
Roaring/ Screaming
Smoking/ Screaming
Whipping/
Tumultuous
