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Today, Bolivia and Peru have large Native American populations.
True
During the centuries of Spanish colonization, the Lutheran Church was one of the most important institutions in the Andean region.
False - Roman Catholic Church
Baseball is the most popular sport in the Andean and midlatitude regions of South America.
False - Soccer
South American independence leader
Simón Bolivar
series of parallel mountain ranges
cordillera
Argentina’s first elected woman president
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca
Francisco Pizarro
high plain in Peru and Bolivia
altiplano
popular wife of overthrown Argentinian president
Eva Perón
an area where the ocean tide meets a river current
estuary
The Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers form the second-largest river system in South America. Why is this system especially important to Paraguay?
Paraguay is landlocked, so the rivers form an important transportation route.
Why is the population in the tierra helada region of the Andes sparse?
The cold, harsh climate discourages widespread settlement.
What is the main factor that determines climate in the Andes?
altitude
What is the main problem Bolivia faces in exporting its natural gas reserves?
The country has no outlet to the sea.
What would likely have happened if Bolivia’s government had proposed to export the natural gas through Peru rather than Chile?
The Bolivian public would have been more accepting of the plan.
How did the American and French revolutions affect South Americans?
South Americans were encouraged to fight for their own independence.
