Latin America Geographic Understandings

__________________ has the highest population in Latin America.

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Cuba

• Venezuela

What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

• Slavery exists in few Latin American countries.

• Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa

• The people of Latin America accept slavery as part of their lives.

• Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa.

Venezuela is a world leader in the production of _______________.

• oil

• sugar cane

• fish

• lumber

Most Latin American cultures are a mix of European and _________ cultures.

• Asian

• Canadian

• Indigenous

• Australian

Latin America is ethnically diverse because of a blending of ______________.

• Indigenous Americans, Asians, & Africans

• Indigenous Americans, Asians, & Europeans

• Indigenous Americans, Europeans, & Africans

• Europeans, Africans, & Asians

The Amazon Rain Forest is located mainly in __________.

• Mexico

• Peru

• Brazil

• Chile

The Panama Canal is located ____________ of South America.

• north

• south

• directly east

• directly west

Which of the following would be MOST helpful to improving a country's standard of living?

• decreasing the literacy rate

• increasing the literacy rate

• reducing the number of farms

• creating more low-paying jobs in factories

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

• farming

• fishing

• mining

• tourism

The Panama Canal was built to __________.

• improve good feelings between countries

• Provide a shortcut for trade

• lower income taxes

• improving mining techniques