Chapter 9: The Tropical North practice questions

True or False: A tropical climate means that an area remains cool all year long.

• True

• False

Which country/colony os number 4?

• Colombia

• Suriname

• Venezuela

• Ecuador

One major problem Colombia faces is controlling the manufacture and sale of

• woven blankets

• beef

• illegal drugs

• emeralds

______ is common throughout the Tropical North even though it has plentiful natural resources.

• Culture

• Poverty

• Sickness

• Wealth

Most people in the Tropical North live in

• cities

• rural areas

• villages

• on houseboats

Which country is number 2?

• Venezuela

• Brazil

• Panama

• Guyana

True/False: The first president of Gran Colombia was Simon Bolivar.

• True

• False

In the Tropical North, a majority of residents speak _____ and are _______.

• Spanish; Roman Catholics

• Portuguese; Roman Catholics

• English; Mormons

• French; atheists

One challenge for all of the Tropical North has been

• not enough rainfall

• too much snow

• lack of strong stable governments

• not enough dictators

Which country/colony is number 5?

• Guyana

• Colombia

• French Guiana

• Ecuador