Andes
Aconcagua is the highest peak outside Asia. This topic is part of Mountains within Geography. This page currently draws on 25 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Andes trivia questions
What is the highest mountain in the Andes?
Answer: Aconcagua
Bonus fact: Aconcagua is the highest peak outside Asia.
The Andes formed mainly from subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath which plate?
Answer: South American Plate
Bonus fact: Ongoing subduction drives mountain building and volcanism.
The Andes Mountains run along which side of South America?
Answer: West
Bonus fact: They parallel the Pacific coast.
The Andes are the world's longest what?
Answer: Continental mountain range
Bonus fact: They stretch for about 7,000 kilometers.
Machu Picchu lies at the meeting point of the Andes and which major ecological region?
Answer: Amazon Basin
Bonus fact: Its setting combines high mountain terrain with tropical forest environments.
The Andes Mountains run along the western side of which continent?
Answer: South America
Bonus fact: The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range.
Which oceanic plate is subducting beneath South America and helping uplift the Andes?
Answer: Nazca Plate
Bonus fact: USGS describes the South American arc as the boundary between the Nazca and South America plates.
What famous Inca site stands high in the Andes above the Urubamba Valley?
Answer: Machu Picchu
Bonus fact: Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century.
Lake Titicaca lies on the border of Peru and which country?
Answer: Bolivia
Bonus fact: The lake lies high in the Andes.
Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage property in which country?
Answer: Peru
Bonus fact: The historic sanctuary is set high in the Peruvian Andes.
Alpacas are domesticated animals native to which continent?
Answer: South America
Bonus fact: Alpacas were domesticated in the Andes.
Which two countries share Patagonia?
Answer: Argentina and Chile
Bonus fact: The Andes divide much of Chilean and Argentine Patagonia.