The Americas Unit Test

Native peoples or species of a given place means ________________________.

• indigenous

• slaves

• European

When the Spanish and Portuguese began importing slave labor from West Africa, this became known as __________________.

• indigenous population

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• European settlement

The movement of people, agriculture commodities, diseases, and cultures between the Old World and the New World during the European Age of Exploration is known as _______________.

• Colombian Exchange

• globalization

What is the language most spoken in Latin America?

• English

• Spanish

• Portuguese

What is the religion that is most prevalent in Latin America?

• Catholicism

• Protestants

• Baptists

Who made Cuba a communist country?

• Raul Castro

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

Which president was the first to visit Cuba in 88 years?

• Ronald Reagan

• John F. Kennedy

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

The U.S. placed an ________ on Cuba which blocked the island's sugar exports to American markets.

• tariff

• embargo

• quota

What was the name of the conflict that allowed the USSR to build a missile launching complex in Cuba?

• WWI

• WWII

• Cold War

What is one major concern throughout Latin America?

• tourists

• poverty

• money