Latin America Quiz

The impact of Spanish colonialism in Latin America is most evident in the

• destruction of native populations.

• language.

• religion.

• currency and banking.

Who was the Yucatan Peninsula home to?

• Aztecs

• Comanche

• Mayans

• Apache

Mountain Range that runs along most of the Western Coast of South America where the Inca lived?

• Rockies
• Andes 
• Sierra Madre del Oriental
• Inca

The Largest Rainforest in the world is the __________

• Congo Rainforest

• South America Rainforest

• Amazon Rainforest

• The Andes Rainforest

The purposeful removal of trees to clear land for construction or farms is called ________.

• Deforestation

• Sustainable Development

• Economic Development

• Sustainable Farming

Which famous monument is located in Rio de Janeiro?

• Christ the Redeemer

• Tikal

• Washington Monument

• Lincoln Memorial

This civilization built its capital city of "Tenochtitlan" today Mexico City on an island in a lake.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization built chinampas, or floating gardens?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

In which civilization did farmers build terraces to grow crops on steep mountainsides?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

What was developed as a result of the Mayan study of the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets?

• horoscopes

•  calendar

•  special type of corn

•  an accurate road system