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WorksheetsLatin America Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the main languages spoken in Latin America?
a)
French and English
b)
French and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Portuguese
d)
German and Dutch
2.
What is the main climate found in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean?
a)
Humid Continental
b)
Humid Subtropical
c)
Subarctic
d)
Semiarid
3.
All of the following are advantages of colonization EXCEPT:
a)
Trade
b)
Stability
c)
Diffusion
d)
Assimilation
4.
Which city in Mexico is most densely populated?
a)
Ciudad Juarez
b)
Mexico City
c)
Cancun
d)
Guadalajara
5.
This conquistador came from Spain to the New World and defeated the Aztecs.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Montezuma
c)
Bartolome de la Casa
d)
Christopher Columbus
6.
What two countries make up Hispaniola?
a)
Costa Rica & Belize
b)
Haiti & Dominican Republic
c)
Panama & Venezuela
7.
All of the following islands make up the Greater Antilles EXCEPT:
a)
Hispaniola
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Bahamas
d)
Jamaica
8.
This landform extends from Colombia and Venezuela to Chile and Argentina.
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Amazon Basin
c)
Sierra Madre del Sur
d)
Chihuahuan Desert
9.
The Sierra Madre Oriental is found on the ______ coast of Mexico.
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
10.
This is the second longest river in the world.
a)
Amazon
b)
Parana
c)
Yellow
d)
Orinoco
11.
This country has an abundance of tar sand.
a)
Ecuador
b)
Colombia
c)
Belize
d)
Venezuela
12.
What nation in South America has the largest Portuguese speaking population?
a)
Suriname
b)
Argentina
c)
Brazil
d)
Uruguay
13.
The transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases from the Old World and New World.
a)
Globalization
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Colonization
d)
Assimilation
14.
Photos, speeches, and diaries are examples of
a)
primary sources
b)
secondary sources
15.
Europeans colonized the New World because they wanted
a)
more land
b)
more wealth
c)
more power
d)
all of the above
16.
Economic instability can lead to poverty and civil unrest.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
In Latin America, the Spanish and Portuguese are examples of indigenous peoples.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Latin America is made up of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Colonization lead to the ____________ of cultures.
a)
assimilation
b)
diversification
c)
celebration
d)
diffusion
20.
What was the main cause of population decline in Latin America?
a)
War
b)
Slavery
c)
Trade
d)
Disease
21.
The Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec civilization, is now the site of
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Belmopan
c)
Mexico City
d)
La Paz
22.
Mexico City is located on this landform.
a)
Sierra Madre Oriental
b)
Mexican Plateau
c)
Sierra Madre Occidental
d)
Sierra Madre del Sur
23.
When a country sends people over to settle a land and establish control is known as...
a)
colonization
b)
democracy
c)
hegemony
d)
globalization
24.
Why did the Aztecs settle in what is now Mexico City?
a)
A snake
b)
An eagle
c)
A cactus
d)
All three of them
25.
Textbooks and magazines that describe events after it has taken place are
a)
primary sources
b)
secondary sources
c)
good reads
d)
living in the past
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