GCU 323 Geography of Latin
America Reading Quiz 10 with
Complete Solutions
Question 1
pts
La Paz and its satellite settlement of El Alto is remarkable in that this large
metropolitan area is located:
in an area of extensive montana-type of rain forest
on the shores of famous, and climate-moderating, Lake Titicaca
at the site of a famous silver mine from the mid-1500s
Correct Answer
at over 11,000 feet in elevation
in the dry Gran Chaco region
Question 2
pts
As a result of migration from the to the , half of Peruvians now live
in the towns and cities of the latter region.
Costa/ Sierra
Sierra/ Costa
Costa/ Oriente
, Sierra/ Oriente
Oriente/ Costa
Question 3
pts
In recent years, Peru has enjoyed economic growth. The free-trade
agreement with
has allowed an increasing range of agricultural and manufactured
products to be exported. Economic and political stability has attracted
investment.
Brazil and Argentina
Mexico, the United States, and Canada
the European Union
the United States
Mercosur
Question 4
pts
The rivers of the Oriente in Ecuador are tributaries
to the: Orinoco
Amazon
America Reading Quiz 10 with
Complete Solutions
Question 1
pts
La Paz and its satellite settlement of El Alto is remarkable in that this large
metropolitan area is located:
in an area of extensive montana-type of rain forest
on the shores of famous, and climate-moderating, Lake Titicaca
at the site of a famous silver mine from the mid-1500s
Correct Answer
at over 11,000 feet in elevation
in the dry Gran Chaco region
Question 2
pts
As a result of migration from the to the , half of Peruvians now live
in the towns and cities of the latter region.
Costa/ Sierra
Sierra/ Costa
Costa/ Oriente
, Sierra/ Oriente
Oriente/ Costa
Question 3
pts
In recent years, Peru has enjoyed economic growth. The free-trade
agreement with
has allowed an increasing range of agricultural and manufactured
products to be exported. Economic and political stability has attracted
investment.
Brazil and Argentina
Mexico, the United States, and Canada
the European Union
the United States
Mercosur
Question 4
pts
The rivers of the Oriente in Ecuador are tributaries
to the: Orinoco
Amazon
