Unit 3: Latin America

Unit 3: Latin America

Teacher Laura P.

11th grade

Chapter 9: Physical Geography

• Latin America’s landforms include highlands, lowlands, mountains, and plains.

• The Andes Mountains and the Amazon River are the region’s most remarkable physical features.

Fill in the Blank

All along the west and south coasts of South America, the Andes Mountains are a ____________ to movement into the interior. As a result, more settlement in South America has occurred along the eastern and northern coasts.

Multiple Choice

_____________ are Brazilian savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming.

• llanos

• cerrado

• pampas

Open Ended

The Caribbean consists of three major groups. Name them.

Multiple Choice

The _________ is the northernmost river system of South America.

• Amazon

• Parana

• Orinoco

Multiple Choice

Much of the Amazon rain forest is located in Brazil.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

The _______________ Desert is in northern Chile.

Open Ended

What are the negative consequences of tourism in the region?

Chapter 10: Human Geography

• Native and Spanish influences

  have shaped Mexico.

• The economies of Central America and the Caribbean are based primarily on agriculture and tourism.

• Regional economic cooperation will help raise people’s standards of living in South America.

Fill in the Blank

Mexico has a large _____________ population—people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritag

Multiple Choice

Brazil has the largest territory and the largest population of any country in Latin America.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is the Panama Canal used for?

Multiple Choice

The first independence movement in Latin America began as a slave revolt in the Caribbean in ___________.

• Jamaica

• Haiti

• Dominican Republic

• The Bahamas

Fill in the Blank

_________________ is the largest island in the Caribbean.

Multiple Choice

Reggae developed in _____________ in the 1960s.

• Puerto Rico

• Trinidad

• Jamaica

• Dominican Republic

Fill in the Blank

A ___________ ____________ a number of societies with different cultures living near each other but not mixing.

Open Ended

Why is Chile considered South America's success story?

Multiple Choice

__________ is the capital of Brazil.

• Rio de Janeiro

• Sao Paulo

• Brasilia

Chapter 11: Today's Issues

• Latin America has struggled to maintain stable democracies, especially in the 20th century.

• The success of Latin American democracies depends on political, economic, and social reforms.

Multiple Choice

From the 1930s to the 1980s, Latin American countries were marked by especially brutal authoritarian regimes that used torture, murder and the "disappearance" of political dissidents to control society.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

Augusto Pinochet was the dictator of ______________ from 1973-1990.

Open Ended

Why was Eva Peron so loved in Argentina?

Multiple Choice

For almost fifty years, the Somoza family treated Nicaragua like their own private estate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who is the current dictator of Nicaragua?

• Anatasio Somoza

• Rosario Murillo

• Daniel Ortega

Fill in the Blank

Operation ______________ was a clandestine campaign coordinated by several South American rulers to eliminate their opponents in the 20th century.

Open Ended

How are the current political situations of Venezuela and Cuba similar?