REVIEW: the Americas

South America is the ________ largest continent.

• second

• third

• fourth

• fifth

In South America, the descendants of those who lived on the continent before European explorers & settlers arrived are called:

• ancestors

• mestizo

• filibusters

• none of the above

Which of the following left a lasting impact on the culture of South America?

• colonization by Portugal

• colonization by Spain

• importation of African slaves

• all of the above

What is a gaucho?

• a tasty South American snack

• a region of grasslands

• a South American cowboy

• all of the above

What was the reaction of the United States government to the spreading of communism throughout Latin America?

• The U.S. government supported the new communist governments by sending money and soldiers.

• The U.S. government helped to overthrow several communist governments in Latin America.

• The U.S. did not have any reaction to the spreading of communism in Latin America.

• all of the above

________ replaced many of the communist governments in Latin American countries.

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• none of the above

Tierra del Fuego is an example of which of the following landforms?

• mountain

• peninsula

• archipelago

• plains

a group of islands

• archipelago

• basin

• tributary

• all of the above

a large, dry, and grassy region in Latin America

• Tierra del Fuego

• Amazon Rainforest

• Patagonia

• none of the above

the second largest river in the world

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Leon River