LA Test Practice

What is a major source of income for Mexico?

• Coffee

• Tobacco

• Oil

• Cotton

Where do most Brazilians live?

• in the interior

• along the eastern coast of

• in the amazon rainforest

• along the amazon river

The large amount of arable land is MOST helpful in which industry in Cuba?

• Farming

• Fishing

• Mining

• Tourism

Which countries are included in the term Latin America?

• All countries located in the western hemisphere.

• all countries in North and South America

• all countries that speak Latin

• All countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean

The majority of slaves that were brought to the American Colonies were brought to what?

• Work on plantations

• Work building houses

• Work building railroads

• Work building ships

The Panama Canal was built to?

• improve good feelings between countries

• provide a shortcut for trade

• lower income taxes

• improve mining techniques

Cuba is located in the....

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• Caribbean Sea

Brazil's language is primarily

• Russian

• English

• Spanish

• Portuguese

The dominant religion in Latin America is

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Polytheistic

• Amazonian

Why are Spanish and Portuguese the main languages of Latin America?

• The natives switched to these languages to make communication easier.

• The indigenous people did not want to learn to speak English or French.

• People in Latin America found Spanish and Portuguese easy to learn.

• People from Spain and Portugal colonized Latin America.