Chile plagued by fires and floods
Mar. 30, 2015
Q: While years of drought in southern Chile led to wildfires threatening 1,000-year-old trees, flash floods in the north last week swept through a desert commonly known as the driest place in the world. Where is Chile?
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Q: Instead of falling as snow in the mountains of northern Chile, warmer temperatures turned precipitation into rain that flooded towns in the Atacama Desert. What is the name of the mountain range that runs through Chile?
A. Alps
B. Andes
C. Appalachians
D. Atlas
Q: The rains also caused flooding and mudslides in Chile's northern neighbor . . .
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Venezuela
Q: Chilean officials hoped the fall rains will reach far enough south to put out wildfires burning thousands of acres of a species of pine trees which can live up to a thousand years. Fire brigades fought the fires about 440 miles south of Chile's capital . . .
A. Buenos Aires
B. Lima
C. Santa Cruz
D. Santiago
Q: Chile's government is spending $170 million this year to improve water supplies and continue building desalination plants. Chile is South America's . . .
A. Richest nation
B. Poorest nation
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