WorksheetsUnit 4: Latin America 2018
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one.
a)
Cold War
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Revolution
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
2.
the state of being poor
a)
Legacy
b)
Conquest
c)
Trade Embargo
d)
Poverty
3.
connects the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the isthmus of the country of Panama. This transportation corridor allows ships to travel much faste
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Inca Empire
d)
Isthmus
4.
represents the total dollar amount of all goods and services produced in a year.
a)
Gross Domestic Product
b)
Literacy Rate
c)
Artifact
d)
Export
5.
control by one country over another area/country and its people
a)
Commodity
b)
Conquest
c)
Child Labor
d)
Colonialism
6.
the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) after 1945
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
MachuPicchu
c)
Cold War
d)
Bay of Pigs
7.
European explorer responsible for the fall of the Inca Empire and the colonization of a portion of Latin America.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Fransisco Pizarro
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
Donald Trump
8.
political and economic system in which all resources in a society—such as mines, factories, and farms—are owned by the government, and wealth is divided among citizens equally.
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Federal Republic
9.
When trade becomes illegal between two countries or a group of countries EX: US and Cuban trade embargo in the 1960’s
a)
Artifact
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Command Economy
d)
Trade Embargo
10.
something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past that has an impact/effect
a)
Legacy
b)
Life Expectancy
c)
Revolution
d)
Panama Canal
11.
a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people in the past.
a)
Artifact
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Poverty
d)
Legacy
12.
the Quechuan peoples of Peru maintained a large empire until the Spanish conquest in 1532.
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Inca Empire
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
GDP per capita
13.
to send a product to be sold in another country
a)
Export
b)
Goods
c)
Import
d)
Consumer
14.
the average period that a person may expect to live
a)
Age
b)
GDP per Capita
c)
Life Expectancy
d)
Economic Indicator
15.
a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles placed in Cuba that would easily reach the United States if launched.
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Literacy Rate
c)
Cold War
d)
Bay of Pigs
16.
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
a)
Pennisula
b)
Land Bridge
c)
Region
d)
Isthmus
17.
the percentage of your country that has the ability to read or write.
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Poverty
c)
Life Expectancy
d)
Bay of Pigs
18.
an invasion, supported by the U.S., launched by Cubans in hopes of overthrowing Fidel Castro, the dictator of Cuba.
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Cold War
d)
World War II
19.
something that is bought and sold
a)
Conquest
b)
Commodity
c)
Slaves
d)
Export
20.
the act of taking control of a country, city, etc., through the use of force
a)
Colonialism
b)
Cold War
c)
Conquest
d)
Trade Embargo
21.
archaeological site in Southeast Peru of ancient Inca city on a mountain Northwest of the ancient capital of Cuzco
a)
Inca Empire
b)
Fransisco Pizarro
c)
Artifact
d)
Machu Picchu
22.
a measure of average income per person in a country
a)
GDP Per Capita
b)
Poverty
c)
Life Expectancy
d)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
23.
an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Mixed Economy
Mixed Economy
Mixed Economy
c)
Free Enterprise system
d)
Market Economy
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