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WorksheetsLatin America Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What body of water lies directly to the east of South America?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of the styles of Caribbean music?
a)
calypso
b)
reggae
c)
ska
d)
waltz
3.
Which country has had the fewest earthquakes?
a)
Belize
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Haiti
d)
Nicaragua
4.
What geographic feature stretches nearly the entire width of South America?
a)
Angel Falls
b)
Amazon Basin
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Guiana Highlands
5.
Based on the map shown, what is the climate like on the Central American and Caribbean coasts?
a)
Humid Equatorial - no dry season
b)
Humid Equatorial - dry winter
c)
Humid Equatorial - short dry season
d)
Dry - semiarid
6.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Paraguay
d)
Venezuela
7.
Based on the percentages of land covered by rain forest, in which country would you expect rain forest tourism to be most important?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
El Salvador
c)
Guatemala
d)
Nicaragua
8.
Which of the following are NOT Spanish cultural influences?
a)
Ska music
b)
Catholic religion
c)
Architecture style
d)
Spanish language
9.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Argentina
b)
Bolivia
c)
Guyana
d)
Suriname
10.
When is the latest (most recent) occurrence of an earthquake, according to this chart?
a)
2007
b)
2009
c)
2010
d)
2012
11.
What mountain range in the western portion of South America runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean and is over 5,000 miles in length?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Alps Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Oriental
d)
Sierra Madre Occidental
12.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Colombia
c)
Ecuador
d)
Venezuela
13.
What is the river that forms the border between the United States and Mexico?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Orinoco River
c)
Rio de la Plata
d)
Rio Grande
14.
How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europeans?
a)
People migrated from America to Europe.
b)
Disease spread from Africa to Europe.
c)
New foods from the New World (America) came to their dinner tables.
d)
Large numbers of African livestock were imported.
15.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Ecuador
b)
Peru
c)
Paraguay
d)
Uruguay
16.
What is a narrow strip of land that joins two larger bodies of land?
a)
island
b)
isthmus
c)
peninsula
d)
strait
17.
What is the top level of the rain forest called?
a)
canopy
b)
forest floor
c)
undergrowth
d)
understory
18.
Which Central American country is this?
a)
Guatemala
b)
Honduras
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
19.
What were the raw materials traded for?
a)
Enslaved Africans
b)
Manufactured goods
c)
More raw materials
20.
What changes did the triangular trade cause?
a)
Caribbean nations became wealthy.
b)
The people of Africa were more independent and free.
c)
Friendship grew between Europeans and Africans.
d)
Europeans had more wealth and trade opportunities.
21.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Brazil
c)
Colombia
d)
Uruguay
22.
Reggae music has become popular in Jamaica. Why did reggae develop?
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The rise of democracies
c)
The African slave trade
d)
The fall of Communism
23.
What are some countries of Central America NOT doing to protect their rain forests?
a)
Creating laws against deforestation.
b)
Developing new methods to farm that prevent further damage.
c)
Encouraging ecotourism.
d)
Charging higher prices for people who want to see and visit the rain forest.
24.
What are the most commonly spoken European languages in Central and South America?
a)
English and French
b)
Spanish and English
c)
Spanish and Portuguese
d)
French and Italian
25.
Which Central American country is this?
a)
Honduras
b)
El Salvador
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
26.
Which of these countries would be considered the most developed?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Nicaragua
27.
Which of these Caribbean and Central American countries and territories have the lowest GDP per capita?
a)
Jamaica and Antigua
b)
Dominica and Bahamas
c)
Belize and Guyana
d)
St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
28.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Argentina
b)
Bolivia
c)
Brazil
d)
Colombia
29.
Which Central American country is this?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Honduras
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
30.
What is the plain that covers most of central Argentina?
a)
Gran Chaco
b)
Guiana Highlands
c)
Pampas
d)
Patagonia
31.
Which South American country is this?
a)
Ecuador
b)
Peru
c)
Uruguay
d)
Venezuela
32.
What is the desert located in northern Chile that is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes mountains to the east?
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Mojave Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
33.
Which Central American country is this?
a)
Belize
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Guatemala
d)
Honduras
34.
What is the national language of Brazil?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
Spanish
35.
What is the archipelago (chain of islands) located at the southern tip of South America that is shared by Argentina and Chile?
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Falkland Islands
c)
Sierra Madre Occidental
d)
Tierra del Fuego
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