Latin America Geography Quizizz

Who helped liberate many South American countries from European control?

• a. Toussaint-Louverture
• b. Simon Bolivar
• c. Fidel Castro
• d. Julio Iglesias
• e. Diego Rivera

Which of the following is not a subregion of Latin America?

• a. North America
• b. South America
• c. Middle America
• d. the Caribbean

Which of the following rivers forms 2/3 of the boundary between the U.S. & Mexico?

• a. Rio de la Plata
• b. Amazon River
• c. Mississippi River
• d. Rio Grande
• e. Colorado River

Most of the early colonists to Latin America came from

• a. Spain & France
• b. Spain & Portugal.
• c. the U.S. & England.
• d. China & Portugal.
• e. Spain & Brazil

Which agreement divided control of South America between Spain and Portugal?

• a. Rio Treaty
• b. NAFTA
• c. Treaty of Tordesillas
• d. Treaty of Versailles
• e. Pan-American Agreement

Which Native American empire grew food on artificial islands called chinampas?

• a. Cherokee
• b. Maya
• c. Aztec
• d. Olmec
• e. Inca

The first Latin American country to win its independence from a European power was

• a. Haiti.
• b. Panama.
• c. Brazil.
• d. Cuba.
• e. Mexico

The main religion of Latin America is

• a. Islam.
• b. Mormonism.
• c. Baptist.
• d. Catholicism.
• e. native religions.

The Latin American desire for independence was influenced by the

• a. missionaries.
• b. French Revolution.
• c. American Revolution.
• d. both b & c.
• e. both a & c

Today, most Latin American countries have “_______________”

• a. democracies.
• b. dictatorships.
• c. monarchies.
• d. theocracies.
• e. aristocracies.