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WorksheetsNorth and Central America Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the United States, who has the ultimate power in the government? **demos kratos**
a)
the people
b)
representatives of the U.S. congress
c)
the president
d)
the U.S. supreme Court Justices
2.
Based on the graph, what can you infer about the population of the United States?
a)
The population of the United States is increasing.
b)
More people live in rural areas that urban areas.
c)
Most people in the United States live in urban areas.
d)
The United States has always been a country where people live in urban area
3.
The purpose of the U.S. constitution is...
a)
To declare the U.S. a free nation, completely independent!
b)
To serve as a "rulebook" and limit the power of the U.S. government
c)
To establish the territories of the 50 states and their powers.
d)
To create laws for the common good of all Americans.
4.
How has migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States affected the economy in the United States?
a)
It has provided low-cost labor and allowed businesses to profit more.
b)
It has created many new high-tech jobs for the people migrating here.
c)
It has slowed the economy because all of these people need food and housing.
d)
There has been more tension between those who live in the U.S. and the immigrants
5.
Free speech and free press are important to a free society because they...
a)
support a one-party political system.
b)
protect majority rights.
c)
encourage an open exchange of ideas.
d)
require all citizens to vote.
6.
Which missing factor of production accounts for the lack of development of many Latin American countries today?
a)
educated work force
b)
industrial waste
c)
unfavorable climates
d)
little available labor force
7.
What is the opposite of censorship?
a)
Freedom of movement
b)
military tribunals
c)
Cult of personality
d)
Freedom of the press
8.
Christianity= a Christian
Islam= a Muslim
Judaism= a ______
Islam= a Muslim
Judaism= a ______
a)
Hindu
b)
Buddhist
c)
Jew
d)
person
9.
Literacy rate (the % of people able to read in a country), high GDP, and high per capita GDP are all indicators of...
a)
developing countries
b)
developed countries
c)
poor countries
d)
emerging economies
10.
Population density is talking about...
a)
how many people live in a place.
b)
how crowded an area is.
c)
how few people live in a place.
d)
how large the area is.
11.
Communism is a system of...
a)
government
b)
religion
c)
economy
d)
capitalism
12.
The three areas of economy are...
a)
tourism, service and industrial.
b)
service, tourism, and agriculture.
c)
agriculture, service, and factories.
d)
agriculture, industrial, and service.
13.
Under communism, WHO has the ultimate power over the economy?
a)
the people
b)
private businesses
c)
the government
d)
the rich and powerful
14.
What type of government would impose censorship?
a)
an unlimited government such as an authoritarian government.
b)
a limited government such as the United States.
c)
a democracy.
d)
a crazy government
15.
Mexico is located on what continent?
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
North America
d)
Caribbean Sea region
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