Unit 5 Latin America

This is the mountain range found along the Western coast of South America

• Andes Mountains
• Himalayas
  
• Blue Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains

Which of these would be a reason for deforestation?

• a growing urban population
• Wildlife preservation
• Global Warming prevention
• Plant research

The Practice of cutting down forests for crops or urban use is called what?

• Deforistation 
• Colonization
• Terrace Farming
• Regional Relocation 

The Incans were able to survive in the Andes Mountains due to 

• Native Americans
• Terrace Farming 
• Deforistation 
• Monarchy 

What geographic feature stretches across almost the entire WIDTH of South America? 

• Andes Mountains
• Brazillian Highlands 
• Pampas 
• Amazon Basin 

Who was conquered by Hernando Cortes and his Spanish conquistadors?

• Incas
• Mayans
• Aztecs
• Dallas Cowboys

What is an achievement of the Incas?

• terrace farming and aqueducts
• gunpowder and advanced mathematics
• the unicycle and the steam boat
• concrete and bronze weapons

The Atacama Desert can be found in which Latin American country?

• Columbia
• Cuba
• Panama
• Chile

Except for Mexico City, most of the population in Latin America is located

• along the coastlines
• in the Amazon Rainforest
• Paraguay
• in the Andes Mountians

The island of Hispaniola has what 2 countries on it?

• Russia and England
• Brazil and Peru
• Haiti and Dominican Republic
• Jamaica and The Bahamas