WorksheetsLatin America
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which body of water borders Mexico to the west?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Rio Bravo
2.
Which peninsula is in the southeastern part of Mexico?
a)
Caribbean peninsula
b)
Baja peninsula
c)
Yucatan peninsula
d)
Pacific peninsula
3.
Desert plants and dry grasslands are found in which part of Mexico?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Mexican Plateau
4.
What type of landform is Central America?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Archipelago
c)
Volcano
d)
Isthmus
5.
What are Mexico's most valuable resources in the central plateau?
a)
Minerals
b)
Sugarcane
c)
Coffee
d)
Oil
6.
Which group of islands contains the larger islands in the Caribbean region?
a)
Greater Antilles
b)
Lesser Antilles
c)
Central America
d)
Hispaniola
7.
Capital of Belize is:
a)
Santo Domingo
b)
Tegucigalpa
c)
Belmopan
d)
San Juan
8.
Capital of Jamaica is:
a)
Managua
b)
Santo Domingo
c)
Kingston
d)
Nassau
9.
Capital of Nicaragua is:
a)
Managua
b)
Belmopan
c)
San Jose
d)
Port-au-Prince
10.
Capital of Bahamas is:
a)
Santo Domingo
b)
Hispaniola
c)
Nassau
d)
Mexico City
11.
Capital of Honduras is:
a)
San Juan
b)
San Jose
c)
Tegucigalpa
d)
San Salvador
12.
Capital of Cuba is:
a)
Havanna
b)
Santo Domingo
c)
Port-au-Prince
d)
Kingston
13.
Which group colonized Mexico after defeating the Aztecs?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Africans
14.
Which group colonized Mexico after defeating the Aztecs?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Africans
15.
Which ancient civilization in Mexico used astronomy?
a)
Maya
b)
Spanish
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
16.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Vicente Fox
d)
Hernan Cortes
17.
Mexico is a:
a)
Developed country
b)
Developing country
c)
Underdeveloped country
18.
What type of government does Mexico have today?
a)
Market
b)
Democratic
c)
Command
d)
Communist
19.
Hurricanes are a threat in the Caribbean region. The hurricane season is:
a)
Winter to Fall
b)
Fall to Spring
c)
Fall to Winter
d)
Summer to Fall
20.
Priests converted natives in Mexico to:
a)
Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Protestant
21.
What is the official language in most Central American countries?
a)
English
b)
African
c)
Spanish
d)
French
22.
Coffee grows well in the cool, rugged highland areas of this country located in northern Central America:
a)
Nicaragua
b)
Guatemala
c)
Belize
d)
Panama
23.
What two Caribbean countries are on one island?
a)
Cuba and Bahamas
b)
Haiti and Cuba
c)
Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
d)
Dominican Republic and Haiti
24.
This political party has been ruling Cuba since 1959:
a)
Republican Party
b)
Communist Party
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Cuban Party
25.
The poorest country in the Americas is:
a)
Belize
b)
Mexico
c)
Haiti
d)
Cuba
26.
Christopher Columbus sailed to the Caribbean in 1492 from what country?
a)
Britain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Spain
27.
Which major cash crop is exported out of Central America?
a)
Cotton
b)
Oil
c)
Sugar and coffee
d)
Timber
28.
In the Caribbean one blended religion is Santeria. It is a blend of:
a)
Catholicism and African religions
b)
African religions and Hinduism
c)
Catholicism and Mayan religions
d)
African religions and Buddhism
29.
Which island group is closest to South America?
a)
Cuba
b)
Greater Antilles
c)
Bahamas
d)
Lesser Antilles
30.
Which country experienced a slave revolt in 1804 that eventually led to its independence?
a)
Dominican Republic
b)
Guatemala
c)
Haiti
d)
Mexico
31.
With a population of more than 19 million, it is the world's second largest city:
a)
Guatemala City
b)
Havanna
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Juan
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