- Eco Volontaire International -

Educational game number 1 – March 2015*

Project EVI Latin America

What is the name of this animal ?

A/ Andean condor

B/ Magellanic penguin

C/ Capuchin monkey

1

The « Iguazu falls » are located on the border of …

A/ Argentina and Brazil.

B/ Laos and Vietnam.

C/ Ethiopia and Kenya.

2

What is the difference between a Guanaco(1) and an Alpaca(2) ?(1) (2)

A/ The Guanaco has more hair than the Alpaca.B/ The Alpaca is domesticated by human.

C/ The Guanaco spits at all other species which it sees.

3

Among these images, which animal is a corvids ? A/ Koala B/ Plush crested jay C/ Turtle

4

Place the following countries on the map :Argentina – Chile – Bolivia – Peru – Ecuador

5

Right or Wrong ? A/ A lake can be an area of freshwater,

saltywater, artificial or natural water.

B/ A river is an area of water totally surrounded by land.

C/ The ocean is deeper than the sea.

6

At which period can we observe the southern whales, at the Peninsula Valdes,

in Argentina?

A/ December to March.B/ All year.

C/ May to November.D/ Never.

7

Which are the Sea lions and the Elephant seals between A/ and B/ ? A/ B/

8

What eats the howler monkey?

A/ Fruits and plants, it is a herbivore.B / Vegetables and animals, it is an omnivore.

C / Animals, it is a carnivore.

9

Which one is a Caiman ?

A/ B/ C/

10

Where are located the Andes mountains ?

A/ In South Asia C/ In Oceania B/ In Africa D/ In South America

11

Among these proposals, which ones help to protect the nature?

A/ It is necessary not to walk on the tourist paths B/ It is important to light on a fire in forestC/ Do not throw or leave nothing in the nature D/ Do not feed or touch wild animals

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ANSWERS

1| B/. We can find the Magellanic penguin on the coast of Argentina, Chile and on Falkland Islands and Falklands. Between April and August, the bird migrates northward. It is named after the explorer Magellan, the first European who discovered the South of the American continent.It returns every year to the same place for the nesting which lasts approximately 40 days, taken care as much by the male as the female. The penguin is pelagic, he feeds essentially on fishes, but also on cephalopods and on shellfish. Although they are the most numerous of their species, but still they are threatened by the marine pollution, by the excessive fishing which deprives them of the food and which traps them in nets, by the collection of eggs and by the tourism which affects its natural space.

The Capuchin is a very intelligent monkey who owes its name to its coat reminding a monk. We find it in the rain forests of Central and South America.The Andean condor is a sort of bird of the family of Cathartidae. It is a bird of prey vulture which lives in South America.

2| A/. Registered on the world partimoine of the UNESCO in 1984, the Iguazu falls, the source of which is in Brazil, represent one of the world wonders the most visited in Argentina and in Brazil. With falls extending as high as some 80 meters and 3 km in length, the cataract of the national park of Iguazu is one of the biggest and of the most impressive in the world. The flora and fauna is in particular plentiful in this park, because this one is situated right in the middle of a wet rain forest which occupies 90 % of the area.

3| B/. The alpaca is domesticated by human. It also has the biggest coat, that is why it is very used for its wool, it allows to produce it approximately 5kg in two years.Both species belong to the family of Camelidae, as the llama and the vicuna. The guanaco and the vicuna are not domesticated contrary to two others, because their characteristics are not of use to the Man. The vicuna is the finest and the smallest. The Guanaco weighs between 100 and 140 kg and is in the wild state among the Andes. It does not spit at all the species which it crosses but it is nevertheless the most aggressive to defend itself, bitting, spitting or knocking with its back legs. The Llama is the biggest and the strongest of all, that is why it is very used for the transportation of goods.

4| B/. Corvids is a very intelligent family of bird, what incites people to make the mistake to domesticate them. We find them on all the continents except on Antarctica. This family includes 130 different species. The Plush crested jay is omnivore, besides fruits and seeds, it consumes small animals and young birds, frogs or eggs.The koala is a mammal of the family of the marsupials. We find it exclusively in Australia where he lives in the trees of eucalyptus of which he feeds on leaves. He sleeps approximately 19 hours a day and drinks almost never thanks to the hydration of the leaves of eucalyptus.The turtle is a reptile who has the specificity to possess a shell. We distinguish them according to three groups: the earth turtles, which lives on earth, the aquatic turtle, who lives in the freshwater or close, and the marinates turtles, who lives in the oceans. The turtles, as the plush crested jay is an oviparous: it spawns .

5| Argentina : H ; Chile : I ; Bolivia : K ; Peru : L ; Ecuador : M.

6| A/ Right.

B/ Wrong. A river is a stream which casts itself into another stream. In France there is a distinction between the river and the « fleuve », which corresponds to the one which casts itself into the sea. C/Right. Three aspects can differentiate the ocean of the sea: the surface (the ocean being vaster), the depth (the ocean being generally much deeper than the sea), the arrangement (the oceans surround continents whereas seas are inside these).

7| C/, From May till November. The southern whale is a cetacean which can measure up to 16 meters and weigh up to 50 tons. Its population is estimated to approximately 7.000 individuals. It feeds on plankton and is essentially in Antarctica but can also be foundd in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.

8| The group A/ corresponds to the sea lions, group B/ to the elephant seals.- The sea lion belongs to the family of otariidae, it has visible ears and can move on its upper limbs; the dominant male wears a fur reminding that of a lion.- The elephant seal belongs to the family of the seals. On earth it is obliged to crawl, it comes only during the period of reproduction there; its nose reminds the trunk of the elephant.

9| A/, of fruits and plants. The howler monkey is an herbivore animal.It is a tropical primate specie which differs according to various types: red howler monkey, brown or black. They owes their name to their very loud howls, the louder howl of all the mammals, which gets on up to several kilometers.We find them in the rain forests of Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and the Argentina.The monkey live in groups, each are protected by a dominant male, and settles down in a territory adequate to their survival (food and positioning). It is a territorial species very sociable, threatened essentially by the destruction of its habitats because of human. Several refuges exist in South America to rescue them, among other animals, and protect them.

10| B/. Caimans are native of Central and South America and constitute a sub-family of Crocodilia of the family of Alligatoridae.The image A/ represents a devil of Tasmania. The devil of Tasmania is a marsupial species, carnivorous, who lives only on the island of Tasmania, as its name indicates it.The image C/ represents a toucan. Toucan is the name of 12 sorts of birds of the Pisciform, of the family of Ramphastidae. It lives in the forests of Central and South America.

11| D/. The Andes mountain are the biggest mountain range of the world. It extends from north to south of South America by crossing Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

12| C/ and D/.

It is important to walk on paths planned for our visits, in order to not damage the rest of the nature.You should never light a fire in forest, a single flame can start a destructive fire.

*Project EVI Latin America