Which two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?

• Spanish and Portuguese

• Native peoples and Spanish

• Maya and Aztec

• Spanish and African

What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

• Yucatán

• Quetzalcoatl

• Tenochtitlán

• Mexico City

The economies of both Central America and the Caribbean are primarily based on what two factors?

• Agriculture and industry

• Trade and industry

• Tourism and industry

• Agriculture and tourism

Which of the following are the major groups of people that shaped the cultures of Central American and the Caribbean?

• Native peoples, Europeans, Africans

• Native Peoples, Spanish, Portuguese

• Spanish, French, Dutch

• Inca, Maya, Spanish

Which of these countries has both the largest territory and population of any Latin American country?

• Bolivia

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Chile

Which two countries gained control of land in South America as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• U.S. and Portugal

• Spain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Germany and Italy

Why did the Portuguese bring Africans to the colony of Brazil?

• to work on the sugar plantations

• to build cities

• to clear land

• to mine gold and silver

The defeat of the Aztec Empire by Cortés and his army is known as:

• The Norman Conquest

• The Spanish Conquest

• Westward Expansion

• The Crusade

What is the trade agreement designed to create economic prosperity to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada?

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Versailles

• National Action Party

• NAFTA

Factories along the U.S.-Mexico border, which assemble imported materials into finished goods, are called

• Gulags

• Sweat-shops

• maquiladoras

• workhouses