Unit 3 Latin America Corrections

Which artifact of the Incan, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations reflects a common need to understand the passage of time?

• Quipu

• Obelisk

• Calendar

• Pyramid

What landform best completes the list above? Landforms of Latin America: - Isthmus of Panama - Amazon Basin - Andes Mountains

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Ural Mountains

• Alps Mountains

• Gobi Desert

Spanish and Portuguese migration in Latin America resulted in -

• The spread of Catholicism

• The spread of Judaism

• The spread of Islam

• The spread of Hinduism

What problem resulted from the creation of sugar plantations in Brazil during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

• Indigenous peoples' diets became unhealthy.

• A need for workers encouraged expansion of slavery.

• Close working conditions helped diseases to spread.

• Spanish immigrants were displaced from their lands.

Part A: Which man-made feature was built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal

• Kiel Canal

Increased trade from the creation of the Panama Canal mostly benefitted which locations?

• Asia and Africa

• North America and Latin America

• Central America and Africa

• Latin America and South America

African influence on culture in Latin America is most evident in –

• Gaucho clothing

• Caribbean music

• Holy Week celebrations

• Mexican mural paintings

Which geographic factor is most responsible for the population patterns of Brazil?

• Isthmus of Panama

• Incan Ruins

• Amazon rainforest

• Amazon River

Where on the map is the Mayan civilization located? Select the correct answer.

One of the negative effects of the cultural diffusion Latin America experienced during the age of European exploration of the New World include:

• an expansion of the slave trade

• an increased number of dangerous storms

• the introduction of cattle ranching

• the destruction of the tropical rainforests