Western Hemisphere Map ID Quiz Recap

Western Hemisphere Map ID Quiz Recap

by: Jesus

Multiple Choice

Dutch language is spoken in which South American country?

• Brazil

• Suriname

• Argentina

• Peru

​Dutch Colonial Territory

​The Netherlands (the Dutch) controlled parts of South Africa, Indonesia and limited regions of South America (Suriname) until the 1950's.

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​Afrikaans, a common language in western regions of South Africa, is derived from and mutually intelligible with Dutch.

Multiple Choice

Portuguese is the primary language in which South American country?

• Spain

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Mexico

​Language Distribution in Latin America

Spain controlled most of Latin America while Brazil was a Portuguese territory until the mid 19th century.

Multiple Choice

Identify the French-speaking country in the map below.

• Dominican Republic

• Brazil

• Cuba

• Haiti

​Haiti and Haitian Creole

​Haiti was a French slave colony until the Haitian Revolution, the first of its kind in Latin America.

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​It has been plagued by natural disasters (earthquakes and hurricanes), political instability and the worst poverty in the western hemisphere ever since.

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Multiple Choice

Identify this Spanish-speaking country, the largest island in the Caribbean and one of the last remaining communist countries.

• Cuba

• Jamaica

• Guatemala

• Mexico

​Cuba

​Cuba underwent a communist revolution in 1958 led by Fidel Castro.

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​Tensions have been very tense with the US ever since due to events such as the US trade embargo (which made trade with Cuba illegal), the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the US Bay of Pigs Invasion.

Multiple Choice

Identify this Spanish-speaking country bordering Mexico and Honduras and El Salvador.

• Panama

• Belize

• Guatemala

• Costa Rica

Multiple Choice

Identify this former British colony bordering Guatemala and Mexico.

• Nicaragua

• Suriname

• Cuba

• Belize

​Belize and Beliz

​Belize is home to a creole language known as Belizean Creole, a mix of English and West African languages.

Multiple Choice

Identify this country which is located on a narrow isthmus and home to a strategically important canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Panama

• Costa Rica

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

​Panama Canal

​The US built the Panama Canal in order to shorten the journey between its Atlantic and Pacific coastal regions.

​Today, the canal is of strategic military and economic importance as countries all over the world use it to traverse the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Multiple Choice

Most of Canada's population is located near its border with...

• United States

• Shame on you.

• How dare you?

• Don't.

​Canada Population Distribution

​60% of Canada's population can be found at its southern border with the UNITED STATES due to the region's warmer temperatures and the fresh water supplies located at the Great Lakes.

Multiple Choice

Identify this Spanish-speaking country with its capital at Buenos Aires.

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Peru

• Venezuela

Multiple Choice

Identify the country in South America with the largest oil reserves.

• Mexico

• Venezuela

• Brazil

• Suriname

​Venezuela

​Venezuela is home to some of the largest oil reserves in the world and was once the wealthiest country in South America.

​However, government mismanagement of the economy has left it one of the poorest and least stable countries in the region.

Multiple Choice

Identify this Spanish-speaking country with its capital at Santiago.

• Bolivia

• Brazil

• Chile

• Peru

Multiple Choice

Identify this former British colony with its capital at Kingston.

• Jamaica

• Puerto Rico

• Chile

Multiple Choice

13. Identify this former Spanish colony and current US territory.

• Costa Rica

• Puerto Rico

• Panama

• Haiti

​Puerto Rico and the Spanish American War

​When the US defeated Spain in the Spanish American War, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines were added as US colonial territories as part of the Peace Treaty.