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WorksheetsHours 1, 3, and 4 Latin America Unit Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The last American Indian civilization in Mexico was. . .
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Zapotec
2.
When did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
a)
1810
b)
1821
c)
1848
d)
1910
3.
When did the Mexican Revolution take place?
a)
1910-1920
b)
1810-1820
c)
1920-1930
d)
1901-1907
4.
Mexico City's stylish urban area is called the. . .
a)
Zona Rosa
b)
maquiladora
c)
mestizo
d)
plaza
5.
The cultural, political and economic center of Mexico is…
a)
central Mexico
b)
southern Mexico
c)
northern Mexico
d)
greater Mexico City
6.
Which country has major deposits of bauxite?
a)
Hispaniola
b)
Cuba
c)
Dominican Republic
d)
Jamaica
7.
Many people in _________________________________ still speak Maya.
a)
central Mexico
b)
northern Mexico
c)
Gulf lowlands
d)
southern Mexico-Yucatan
8.
The Gulf lowlands region has rich deposits of…
a)
coal and nickel
b)
diamonds
c)
oil and natural gas
d)
gold and silver
9.
Climate found on the Caribbean coast
a)
highland
b)
tropical humid
c)
tropical wet and dry
d)
arid
10.
Climate found in the mountainous interior
a)
tropical humid
b)
tropical wet and dry
c)
arid
d)
highland
11.
Unusual tree whose roots grow in salt water
a)
pumpkin ash
b)
mangrove
c)
water tupelo
d)
bald cyprus
12.
Ore from which aluminum is made.
a)
bauxite
b)
celestine
c)
barite
d)
galena
13.
What is the rugged central plateau that makes up most of Mexico?
a)
Mexican Plateau
b)
Sierra Madre Oriental
c)
Sierra Madre Occidental
d)
Plateau del Sur
14.
Includes the large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
a)
Larger Antilles
b)
Greater Antilles
c)
Lesser Antilles
d)
Bigger Antilles
15.
Made up of some 700 islands northwest of Cuba
a)
Solomon Islands
b)
Mariana Islands
c)
Marshall Islands
d)
Bahamas
16.
Island formed by a volcano
a)
Martinique
b)
Bahamas
c)
Azores
d)
Cayman Islands
17.
Islands that begin as coral reefs
a)
Bahamas
b)
Martinique
c)
Cayman Islands
d)
Azores
18.
Which of the following crops is not an important commercial crop in Central America and the Caribbean?
a)
cacao
b)
sugar
c)
coffee
d)
rice
19.
Which Central American country has the highest standard of living?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Honduras
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Panama
20.
The seven countries that make up Central America are together about __________ times the size of Texas.
a)
3/4
b)
1/2
c)
2X
d)
1/4(optional)
21.
The majority of all Central Americans are _________________.
a)
mulattos
b)
Africans
c)
mestizos
d)
Native American
22.
Most of the region's Central American Indians live in __________________.
a)
Belize
b)
Guatemala
c)
El Salvador
d)
Honduras
23.
The need for __________ reform has been an important problem in the Central American/Caribbean region.
a)
political
b)
economic
c)
land
d)
social
24.
Where in South America would you find a Mediterranean climate?
a)
Argentina's central plains
b)
Parana
c)
Patagonia
d)
Chile's central valley
25.
Which of the following countries contains tar sands?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Argentina
c)
Brazil
d)
Paraguay
26.
Farming in South America only began about _____ years ago.
a)
1,000
b)
500
c)
750
d)
5,000
27.
The Spanish colonies of South America gained their independence between ____ and ____.
a)
1910-1930
b)
1810-1820
c)
1830-1850
d)
1900-1920
28.
Which of the following is NOT a serious environmental concern in South America?
a)
soil exhaustion
b)
air pollution
c)
overgrazing
d)
rain forest preservation
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