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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.

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What is Uspallata in South America?

  1. An animal

  2. A lake

  3. A pass

  4. None of these
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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.

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

Velds lie in the _________.

  1. Northern hemisphere

  2. Southern hemisphere

  3. Australia

  4. America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B 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.
  • A certain sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa has been officially defined as the Bushveld by the World Wide Fund for Nature. 
  • Trees are found only in a few places—frost, fire and grazing animals allow grass to grow but prevent the growth of trees.

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

Which one of the following ports cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port ?

  1. Caracas

  2. Maracaibo

  3. Maracay

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

Puerto Miranda is an oil port situated on the east side of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela opposite to the city of Maracaibo and is operated by the Venezuelan State Oil Company (PDVSA PETROLEO, S.A.) It is the largest crude oil export port in South America.