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WorksheetsUnit 5 - Latin America
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following regions make up Latin America?
a)
Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
b)
Canada, United States, and Mexico
c)
South America
d)
Portugal and Spain
2.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Bolivia
d)
Cuba
3.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Brazil
b)
Veneuela
c)
Bolivia
d)
Colombia
4.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Panama
d)
Mexico
5.
What Central American country is circled on the map?
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Panama
d)
Bolivia
6.
What physical feature is highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
7.
What physical feature is located in the country highlighted on the map?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico
8.
What physical feature is located in the country highlighted on the map?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
9.
Oil pollution is major environmental issue in which of the following Latin American countries?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Venezuela
c)
Brazil
d)
Cuba
10.
Air pollution is a major environmental concern in which of the following places in Latin America?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Brazil
c)
Venezuela
d)
Bolivia
11.
Coal burning factories and vehicle emissions is the primary cause of _____________________ in Latin America.
a)
air pollution
b)
oil pollution
c)
cutting down trees
d)
people migrating to urban areas
12.
Deforestation, or cutting down trees, is a major environmental issue in which of the following Latin American countries?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Venezuela
d)
Germany
13.
Mexico and Venezuela are the top producers and exporters of which natural resource?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
fish
d)
gold
14.
In Latin America, most of the populations live in ______________________________.
a)
rural areas
b)
urban areas
c)
desert areas
d)
mountain regions
15.
Where does MOST of population in the country of Mexico live?
a)
In the Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
In the central region
c)
Near the United States border
16.
Brazil produces 1/3 of this natural resource in the world.
a)
oil
b)
collard greens
c)
coffee
d)
sugar cane
17.
__________________ is Cuba's number 1 natural resource.
a)
gold
b)
oil
c)
diamonds
d)
sugar cane
18.
This natural resouce metal is mined more in Mexico than anywhere else in the world
a)
silver
b)
nickel
c)
gold
d)
iron
19.
Which of the following are the sources of the ethnic groups of Latin America?
a)
African, Native American, and European
b)
Native American, European, and Mestizo
c)
European, African, and Mestizo
d)
Mulatto, Mestizo, and European
20.
A person of mixed ancestry consisting of European and Native American is considered _____________.
a)
mulatto
b)
mestizo
c)
criollo
d)
indigenous
21.
Which two European nations have had the biggest impact on the language and culture of Latin America?
a)
Portugal and France
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
France and Spain
d)
England and France
22.
Most, over 90%, of the population of Latin America belong to which of the following religions?
a)
Catholic
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Shintoism
23.
A person of mixed ancestry consisting of European and African is considered _____________.
a)
mulatto
b)
mestizo
c)
criollo
d)
indigenous
24.
What is the one country in Latin America whose language was influence by Portuguese?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Haiti
d)
Cuba
25.
_________________ is the most widely spoken language in Latin America.
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
French
d)
English
26.
How does literacy rate affect the standard of living in Latin America?
a)
Literacy rate does not affect the standard of living.
b)
High literacy rates lead to a low standard of living.
c)
A literacy rate helps the people to become bilingual.
d)
An increase in literacy rates can lead to a higher standard of living.
27.
Which of these is the BEST definition of "literacy rate"?
a)
the percentage of people who are able to read and write as compared to those who cannot
b)
the measure of a country's reading level compared to that of other countries
c)
Frenchthe ability to speak one or more languages fluently
d)
the ability to read and write at an appropriate and functional level
28.
What does the acronym NAFTA stand for?
a)
North American Freedom Trade Act
b)
North Atlantic Foreign Treaty Association
c)
North American Free Trade Agreement
d)
North Atlantic Free Trade Act
29.
What countries make up NAFTA?
a)
US, Canada, & Mexico
b)
US & Latin American
c)
Canada & Europe
30.
Who took over as dictator after Batista in Cuba in 1959?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Raul Castro
c)
JFK
d)
Batista
31.
What type of government did Castro create in Cuba?
a)
oligarchy
b)
communist
c)
democracy
d)
confederacy
32.
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?
a)
U.S
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Venezuela
33.
The Zapatistas did not like NAFTA because they believed it would
a)
mean U.S factories would bring low paying jobs to mexico and cause farmers to go out of business because of cheap goods.
b)
force Mexicans to move to Canada
c)
hurt businesses in the U.S and Canada
d)
None of the above
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