Latin America

True or false. Most of the Latin American Region experiences tropical climates because of the location of the Prime Meridian through South America.

• True

• False

Where are the Sierra Madre Mountains located?

• South America

• Mexico

• North America

• Europe

__________________ is being cut down at an alarming rate.

Which South American country houses the Atacama Desert?

• Argentina

• Ecuador

• Peru

• Chile

Gauchos are _____________________________.

What are large farming or ranching estates in Latin America called?

• ejidos

• haciendas

• plantations

• pampas

This Latin American Indian civilization existed around the Mexico City area in present day Mexico and they had pyramids.

• Incan

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Mestizos

____________________ is a person of mixed Indian and European ancestry.

• Mulatto

• Mestizo

• Creole

• Semite

________________ is the dominant religion in Latin America.

Which of the following is not an example of the cultural heritage of Latin America?

• Steel drum bands

• Faberge eggs

• Calypso

• Chalets