Unit 3 Latin America Pop Quiz

Unit 3 Latin America Pop Quiz

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Unit 3 Latin America Pop Quiz

Unit 3 Latin America Pop Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

6th Grade

Hard

Created by

April Venzor

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is one way language patterns in the Caribbean were affected by cultural diffusion?

Several European languages replaced many indigenous languages.

Spanish became the official language of the Caribbean islands.

Languages from West Africa came to dominate in the Caribbean.

English eventually displaced other languages in the region.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the negative effects of the cultural diffusion Latin America experienced during the age of European exploration of the New World included —

an expansion of the slave trade

an increased number of dangerous storms

the introduction of cattle ranching

the destruction of the tropical rainforests

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was most of the labor supplied to sugar plantations in Brazil during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

by Spanish nobility

by bartering

by the trans-Atlantic slave trade

by the willing farmers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Columbian Exchange introduced which ECONOMIC activity into South American culture that BENEFITED the Spanish?

Fishing

Cattle ranching

Railroad building

Calypso music

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way that the migration of European colonists to South America changed the character of the region?

Men and women gained greater social equality.

Economic factors grew worse for Latin America

Religion and language patterns changed significantly

Native groups switched to fishing from farming.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The origins of calypso music in the Caribbean region can be traced to the contributions of —

Africans who were brought to the region as enslaved people

Mayans who regularly traveled to the region from Mexico

British colonists that settled in the region in large numbers

The Spanish conquistadors who landed in the Caribbean

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains why most of Central America’s population lives in RURAL areas?

Farming is the primary economic activity in RURAL areas.

Living in URBAN increases the chances of surviving hurricanes.

Shortages in URBAN housing are common

Clearing forests has promoted migration away to URBAN areas.

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