Latin America Review

Which of the following is a renewable resource located in South America?

• Diamonds

• Coal

• Oil

• Timber

All of the following are nonrenewable resources located in South America EXCEPT:

• Oil

• Fishing

• Diamonds

• Gold

Which Country in Central America is also an isthmus?

• Panama

• Honduras

• El Salvador

• Guatemala

The Bahamas are an example of a/an...

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Archipelago

• Atoll

Current day Honduras, Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico have which form of government?

• Tyranny

• Republic

• Anarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

The dominant religion of Spain is Roman Catholic. When the Spanish began to settle in the western part of South America, they began to build Roman Catholic churches in countries like Peru. This is an example of…

• Multiculturalism

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Diversity

• Popular Culture

If a country has a low literacy rate, a low life expectancy, and a low GDP per capita these would all be indicators of a country that is…

• Decreasing

• Increasing

• Developed

• Developing

Countries such as Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and Brazil rank among the top coffee producing countries in the world. This indicates that the economies of this region are based on the…

• Agriculture Industry

• Manufacturing Industry

• Retail Industry

• Service Industry

The languages spoken in Central and South America today resulted from…

• American Colonization

• European Colonization

• African Colonization

• Asian Colonization

A man-made waterway such as the Panama Canal is an example of?

• Ecosystem

• Adaptation

• Modification

• Evaporation