Latin America Vocabulary Quiz

1. What is the definition of an Estuary?

• A steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface
• A semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a connection to the open sea
• A large city
• A large estate owned by families or corporations

2. What is the description of Hydroelectric Power?

• Energy generated by wind
• Electrical energy generated by falling water
• Art made with small pieces of colored stone
• A type of farming

3. What does the term "Cash Crops" refer to?

• Crops grown for personal use
• Crops traded or sold rather than used by the farming family
• Cattle herders in South America
• Picture painted on a wall

4. What is the primary role of Campesinos?

• Providing banking services
• Working in manufacturing plants
• Replanting cut or destroyed trees
• Farm workers living in rural areas

5. What is the definition of Minifundia?

• Small farms producing goods for export
• Large estates owned by families
• Small farms growing food for local markets
• Overcrowded cities not equipped for a high population

6. What is meant by Service Industries?

• Businesses that produce goods
• Businesses that provide services like transport and insurance
• Large estates owned by corporations
• Farming islands made by the Aztecs

7. What are Chinampas?

• Small pieces of colored stone
• Large cities
• Floating artificial farming islands created by the Aztecs
• Carved figures or characters

8. What defines a Quipu?

• Ropes used by the Inca to keep records and send messages
• Makeshift homes
• Large plains used for grazing animals
• Large cities dominating a country's economy

9. What is the description of a Megacity?

• A large, treeless plain in South America
• A picture painted on a wall
• A large city with a high population density
• Small farms for local market use

10. What is the meaning of Syncretism?

• Replanting young trees on deforested land
• An attempt to merge different traditions
• Providing insurance services
• Farming of cash crops