WG.U3b Human Geography of Latin America

Multiple Choice

Most Latin American cultures are a mix of European and ______________ cultures.

• Asian
• Canadian
• Indigenous
• Australian

Multiple Choice

What city is marked with the star on the map

• Tijuana

• Mexico City

• Cancun

• Guadalajara

Multiple Choice

Identify the feature marked with an E on the map

• Rio Grande/Rio Bravo

• Yaqui River

• Gulf of California

• Tropic of Cancer

Multiple Choice

What geographic feature is labeled as D on the map?

• Pico de Orizaba

• Baja Peninsula

• Cozumel

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Sierra Madres

Multiple Select

What statement about Spanish conquest of the Aztecs is accurate check all that apply

• The Spanish had vaccines to fight Aztec diseases

• The Spanish had superior Steel weapons and horses

• Native Americans had no natural immunity against European diseases

• Aztec alliances proved solid and difficult to defeat

• Spain made alliances with Aztec enemies

Categorize

Options (5)

Capital Tenochtitlan

Central Mexico

Yucatan Peninsula

Civilization collapsed around 950AD

Cortez defeats in 1521

Organize the following

Aztec

Mayan

Multiple Choice

In the 20th century, the United States played a significant role in the construction and control of which important waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Panama?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Magellan Strait

• Drake Passage