Cultural Geography of South America

The most populated country in South America is ___________

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Brazil

• Columbia

What are major cash crops of South America?

• Coffee

• Bananas

• Cotton

• Sugarcane

An island that Charles Darwin visited and developed the idea of evolution based off of studying the plants and animals.

• The Brazil Islands

• The Panama Islands

• The Galapagos Islands

• The Amazon Islands

Who colonized Brazil and brought their language and religion to the area? 

• Portuguese
• Spanish
• French
• Mexican

Even though the Spanish conquered the Incan Empire, which present day cultural trait is still in Peru? 

• Quechua, the native language is still spoken
• Spanish is still spoken
• Quipos are still used in mathematics
• They still worship a sun God.

Where do the poor live in Rio de Janeiro? 

• Favelas
• Rancheros
• Haciendas
• Mestizos

What religious group influenced Brazilian art? 

• Roman Catholic
• Spanish Catholic
• Islam
• Judaism

Bolivia and Paraguay are landlocked countries. What problem does that cause?

• No ocean going trade
• Lack of resources
• No fresh water
• No farming

Carnival is a mix of European and ____ traditions.

• African
• Asian
• Australian
• Canadian

Suriname was a colony of what country?

• The Netherlands
• Spain
• England
• Portugal