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A Chilean Challenge

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A Chilean Challenge game quiz
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1. Chile is located on the west coast of South America. How would you briefly describe the shape of Chile?
    square
    long and thin
    triangular
    circular


2. About 80% of the terrain of Chile is mountainous. What mountain range, which runs the length of the continent, stretches through the entire country of Chile, forming its eastern boundary?
    Andes
    Urals
    Himalayas
    Southern Alps


3. Chile has a number of volcanoes, due to the subduction of the Nazca and Antarctic Plates underneath the South American Plate. Because of this, Chile is often said to be part of what region?
    Pacific Ring of Fire
    Great Rift Valley
    Mid-Atlantic Ridge
    San Andreas Fault


4. Along with volcanoes, Chile's geologically active condition means that it often experiences another seismic phenomenon. What event off the coast of the Maule region on February 27, 2010 was noticed by residents in the six regions that contain over three-quarters of the Chilean population?
    avalanche
    earthquake
    typhoon
    hurricane


5. The landscape of Chile is not all mountains. In the north of Chile you will find one of the world's driest regions. What is it called?
    Sahara Desert
    Atacama Desert
    Gobi Desert
    Mojave Desert


6. Lying between the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes, and extending from latitude 32S to 36S, is the Chilean Central Valley. Which major Chilean city is located in this region?
    Valparaiso
    Concepcion
    all three of these cities are in the Central Valley
    Santiago


7. Bounded on the north by the Bio-Bio River and on the south by the Chacao Channel is Chile's Southern Zone, which contains one of the rainiest regions in the world. What is this area's nickname, which is reminiscent of a part of the United Kingdom?
    the Lake District
    the Big Wet
    the Rainbow Ridges
    the Southern Swamp


8. The southernmost portion of mainland Chile is in a region (shared with neighbouring Argentina) called Patagonia. Which of the following best describes the landforms of Chilean Patagonia?
    glacial
    equatorial
    polar
    volcanic


9. The Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovered a (barely) navigable passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans just south of South America. The Strait of Magellan lies between mainland South America and what island archipelago shared by Argentina and Chile?
    Cape Horn
    Tierra del Fuego
    Puerto Toro
    Torres del Paine


10. Chile does not confine its territory to the mainland of South America. Which of the following is NOT an island territory claimed by Chile?
    Christmas Island
    Robinson Crusoe Island
    Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
    Sala y Gomez Island


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Compiled Jun 18 13