Latin America Vocabulary Part 2

Spanish Soldiers were called _______________.

• Matadors

• Conquistadors

• Delta Team

• Red Coats

What region was the Aztec Empire located?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Central Mexico

• Central America

• Northern Mexico

What Country was most of the Aztec Empire in?

• Panama

• Honduras

• Mexico

• Central America

Ancient native peoples in South America that built their advanced civilization in the Andes Mountains

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

• Caymans

1. Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

• a. He proved once and for all that the earth is round.

• b. His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas.

• c. He opened up a new trade route to Asia.

• d He was the greatest mapmaker of his time.

How long did Porfirio Díaz last in the presidency?

• More than 30 years

• 25 years

• 5 to 10 years

• More than 50 years

...a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company.

• Maquiladoras
• Ecotourism
• Llanos
• Pampas

How has the Panama Canal impacted Latin America? 

• It makes overland travel faster
• It makes ocean travel faster
• It has made travel faster and trade more efficient
• it hasn't impacted Latin America 

A South American cowboy from the Pampas region is called .........

• Inca

• Conquistador

• Mestizo

• Gaucho

To reach the Pacific Coast from the Atlantic Coast of the United States, travelers could go either on a long overland journey or on an ocean trip around South America. A waterway was created in 1914 to shorten this journey called the -

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Magellan

• The Amazon River and Basin

• Caribbean Sea