South America Part 2

Multiple Choice

Which desert is located in South America?

• Atacama

• Appalachian

• Amazon

• Sahara

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What is the American city Detroit known for?

• Cars

• Wheat

• Citrus fruit

• Computers

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Which of these US states has the warmest climate?

• Florida

• Oregon

• Montana

• Maryland

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How did Haiti get its independence?

• Canada and Haiti became independent countries after the Treaty of Quebec in 1919

• Slaves rebelled against their French masters in the early 1800s

• Mexico attacked Haiti and claimed it as a territory

• France sold Haiti to Cuba

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TRUE OR FALSE? US territories have one senator.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What country colonized Brazil?

• Portugal

• England

• France

• Spain

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What is a rain shadow?

• When rain clouds block the sun, creating a shadow

• When mountains block clouds, creating a desert

• When so much rain falls an area floods

• Rain shadows are the hurricanes caused by El Niño

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Who was Fidel Castro?

• The communist dictator of Cuba

• The elected president who arrested over 75,000 gang members in Cuba

• The song of Spanish king Eduardo Catro

• The best soccer player in Argentina in the 1970s

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TRUE OR FALSE? The Caribbean is part of Latin America

• TRUE

• FASLE

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How did Latin America get its name?

• All of the countries that colonized that area speak languages that come from Latin

• The area was taken over by the Latino army in 1845

• King Ferdinand named the region Latin America in 1789

• Brazil, Peru, Argentina and several other countries speak Latin

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What two oceans are connected by the Panama Canal

• Atlantic and Pacific

• Indian and Southern

• Atlantic and Indian

• Arctic and Pacific

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Where is the Caribbean Sea?

• East of Central America

• East of South America

• West of North America

• West of Central America

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What's the difference between a sea and an ocean?

• Seas are much smaller than oceans

• Oceans are smaller than seas

• Oceans are saltwater and seas are fresh water

• Seas are hot and oceans are cold

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Where are the Andes mountains?

• West of Brazil

• East of Brazil

• East of Argentina

• South of Argentina

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What is one negative effect of deforestation?

• People have more land for farming

• Flooding causes more damage

• Earthquakes

• Blizzards

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What desert is located in South America?

• Atacama

• Caliente

• Tamale

• Patagonia