Latin America II

What is an achievement of the Incas?

• terrace farming

• gunpowder and advanced mathematics
• the unicycle and the steam boat
• concrete and bronze weapons

Environmental concerns about the Amazon Rainforest

• Deforestation
• oil related pollution
• air pollution

I am the longest mountain chain in the world extending from Venezuela to Argentina

• Sierra Madres
• Andes
• Pyrenees
• Urals

My country includes most of the Amazon River and Rainforest

• Colombia
• Venezuela
• Mexico
• Brazil

The 3 regions that make up Latin America are

• North America, Mexico, and Europe
• Central America, South America, and Caribbean
• Europe, Australia, North America
• Europe, Asia, Africa

I am a country with a canal built through my isthmus (skinny land surrounded by water)

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Panama
• Mexico

A body of water bordering Mexico and the southeastern part of the U.S.

• Caribbean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• Amazon River

The Mexican delebration which takes place during the first days of Novermber-------

• divali

• World cup

• Dia de los Muertos

• Easter

Which countries are included in the term Latin America?

• Countries in Central and South America only

• Countries in North America

• Countries that speak Latin

• Countries in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands

The languages of Latin America are based on Ancient Latin.

• True

• False