1. The Patagonia Pampas region in Argentina is mainly used for what industry?
a. Mining
b. Fishing
c. Raising livestock.
d. Farming

2. What is one reason many South American countries are still struggling with their economies today?
a. Early colonizers took many of their natural resources and left behind little for the natives.
b. Trade is low.
c. Not enough fish on the coasts.
d. Native groups fought each other too much.


3. Where do more than 90 percent of Venezuela's people live?
a. Quito and cities in nearby mountain valleys
b. Bogota and suburbs on a high Andes plateau
c.Guayaquil and other port cities
d. Caracas and other cities along the coast

4. What causes South America to have such a wide range of climates, from tropical to subarctic?
a. The Amazon Rainforest
b. The Andes Mountains
c. El Nino and La Nina
d. The length of the continent and distances from the Equator.