6-1 Questions
Name______________________#__
GEOGRAPHY pg.312-319
Date____________________ Hr___
1. What are the Pampas?
2. How does the land to the east of the Andes differ from the land to the
west?
3. What is an important occupation in the Pampas?
4. What is an important occupation in the Andes?
5. Why are the Andean countries subject to earthquakes?
6. What effect does the equator have on the climate?
7. What causes the Atacama Desert to be so dry?
8. What types of vegetation grow in the arid parts of the region?
9. What features of climate determine a region’s vegetation?
10. What effect does elevation, or altitude, have on climate?
6-1 Questions
Name______________________#__
GEOGRAPHY pg.312-319
Date____________________ Hr___
11. Why do farmers grow different crops at different elevation?
12. On the chart on page 251, at what elevation do llamas, alpaca, and vicuna
live?
13. At what elevation do farmers grow coffee and corn?
14. Which crops grow in the Plata River Basin?
15. Why is farming more difficult higher in the Andes?
16. Why are the fishing grounds rich near the Humboldt Current?
17. How is subsistence farming different from commercial farming?
18. What drew the Spanish settlers to the Andes?
19. How has the population distribution changed over time in the Andes and the
Pampas?
20. How does the ethnic makeup of the Andes ad the Pampas differ?
21. Who are the Quechua?