Latin America Quiz

The Columbian Exchange occurred among Africa, Latin America, North America, and Europe. What is a lasting effect on Latin America from this exchange?

• Europe colonized the area.

• African cultural influence is evident today.

• Slavery continued on plantations.

• New products came from Africa that continue to be used today.

Which of the following is a significant environmental challenge to developing nations in South America?

• deforestation

• toxic emissions

• sedimentation

• droughts

The use of terrace farming by the Incas is an example of which of the following?

• destruction of the environment

• irrigating dry areas using the drip technique

• modifying the environment

• use of advanced technology equipment

Which early 1900s construction project of the United States has served as a center of urbanization, transportation, and economic activities in Central America?

• Port-au-Prince in Haiti

• Bridge of the Americas in El Salvador

• Pan American Highway

• Panama Canal in Panama City

Which set of four regions most appropriately group the nations of Latin America politically?

• Mexico, Central America, South America west of the Andes, and South America east of the Andes

• Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and French colonial areas

• North America, Central America, South America, and Brazil

• Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and South America

Which physical feature is a natural border between Argentina and Chile?

• deserts

• rivers

• mountains

• plains

All of the following are ways that humans have modified the environment of Latin America EXCEPT

• building of the Panama Railroad

• studying the environment through expeditions

• burning of the rainforest for farmland

• building winding roads through the Andes

How has the cultural history of Haiti helped to shape its present cultural elements?

• Its customs were created by 20th century immigration.

• Its location prevents cultural borrowing or diffusion with other countries.

• Its language comes from its French and African roots.

• Its culture is similar to that of the United States.

Mesoamerica is a cultural region that extends from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. What cultural factors do these areas have in common contributing to the identification of this area as a cultural region?

• a general area where a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished

• remnants of Spanish colonization in the 16th and 17th centuries

• common language

• all of these

The millions of pounds of food sent to Haiti after the ______________________ undercut local farmers, who could not compete and were driven out of jobs and into poverty.

• tsunami

• monsoon

• earthquake

• hurricane