Latin America Exam

The Andes Mountains are located _______

• A
• B
• C
• D

The Caribbean Sea is located _______

• A
• B
• C
• D

The Amazon River is located _________

• C
• E
• F
• G

The Pacific Ocean is located _______

• A
• B
• C
• D

The Panama Canal is located _______

• C
• E
• F
• G

Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’ouverture, and Che Guevara were important individuals in Latin American history because they were –

• Active in converting Native Americans to Christianity.
• Influential Enlightenment thinkers
• Conquerors of Pre-Columbian Empires
• Leaders of social and political revolutions .

Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the map above?

• Disputes over natural resources led to movements for independence from Spain.
• Spain’s former colonies established identical independent governments.
• Following independence, former Spanish colonies formed trade alliances.
• Independence movements in Spanish colonies influenced one another.

According to the diagram, the diet of western Europeans changed because of 

• new technologies in food packaging.
• the introduction of new foods from the Americas.
• the use of the first food preservatives.
• the development of new breeds of livestock.

This chart of the Columbian exchange shows the

• benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans
• effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas
• introduction of South American products into North America
• interaction of cultures and agricultural products between Europe, Africa and the Americas

What is the correct term for the transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases that began when Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

• the Great Upheaval
• the Columbian Exchange
• the Industrial Revolution
• the Technology Transfer