Unit 3 Quiz

What body of water borders Mexico and the United States ?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Southern Ocean

What is the largest country in South America?

• Chile

• Peru

• Argentina

• Brazil

Primary language spoken in most of Latin America (not including Brazil)

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• English

• hacienda

a region that includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean islands, and South America; grouped together because most people who live here speak Latin-based languages like Spanish and Portuguese.

• empire

• Latin America

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• spanish

The enslavement and forced transportation of 12-15 million black Africans to the Americas between the 15th and 19th centuries (also called Triangular Trade)

• Columbian Exchange

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

• empire

• revolution

Which European nation attempted to colonize Haiti and left an ongoing cultural legacy on Haitian society?

• Creole

• Spain

• England

• French

What is the capital of the country of Haiti?

• Kingston
• Wylie
• Port-au-Prince
• Havana

What does cultural diffusion mean?

• Spreading of peanut butter
• Spreading of culture
• Spreading of government
• Spreading of Economy

Which of the following countries from Latin America is a the best example of a country with extreme poverty?

• Panama
• Costa Rica
• Brazil
• Haiti

Which country in Central America is an example of an isthmus.

• Honduras
• Mexico
• Belize
• Panama