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Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

Velds lie in the Southern hemisphere. When it is summers in velds, what season would it be in the prairies?

  1. Summer

  2. Winter

  3. Autumn

  4. Spring
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Velds are in the Southern Hemisphere, while the Prairies are in the Northern Hemisphere. Because the hemispheres have opposite seasons, summer in the Velds corresponds to winter in the Prairies.

Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

Which is the most important occupation of the people in Velds?

  1. Automobile manufacturing

  2. Fishing

  3. Rubber plantation

  4. Sheep rearing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sheep rearing is a major and traditional occupation in the Velds, particularly for the production of wool, which is a significant industry in the region.

Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

A person of mixed race, European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ______.

  1. Mulatto

  2. Mestizo

  3. Meiji

  4. Mau Mau
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Latin America, a person of mixed European and Indigenous (Indian) ancestry is referred to as a Mestizo. A Mulatto is a person of mixed European and African ancestry.

Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

What is said 'veld' in Africa?

  1. Savanna forest

  2. Equatorial forest

  3. Grass lands

  4. Tropical forest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Veld, also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Multiple choice geography south america - land of andes location and expansion - south america south america south america - economic features

What is Uspallata in South America?

  1. An animal

  2. A lake

  3. A pass

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Uspallata Pass, Bermejo Pass or Cumbre Pass, is an Andean pass which provides a route between the wine-growing region around the Argentine city of Mendoza, the Chilean city Los Andes and Santiago the Chilean capital situated in the central Chilean valley.