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WorksheetsBenchmark 2 Review Day 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Citizens are required to vote in this country from ages 19 - 70. After 70 and 16-18 is optional
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
2.
This country has a unitary government and is a communist dictatorship
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
3.
The President may serve ONE 6 year term as Head of State and Government in this country
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
4.
The Government requires all citizens over 18 to vote in elections.
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
5.
Citizens do not elect the President; the National Assembly chooses him
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
6.
In which country are there no personal freedoms; government controls all parts of life?
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
7.
Brazil and Mexico both have freedom of What?
a)
Petition
b)
Trade
c)
Assembly
d)
Enterprise
8.
In which country has a Federal government and a President that can serve 2 four year terms?
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
Venezuela
9.
Which country does not have a Federal system of government?
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
United States
10.
Which country's government is most like the government of the United States?
a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Mexico
d)
Venezuela
11.
What are the two major languages of Latin America?
a)
Spanish and Mexican
b)
Spanish and Panamanian
c)
French and Spanish
d)
Spanish and Portuguese
12.
Why is the official language of Brazil different than the rest of Latin America?
a)
Brazil was a Portuguese colony.
b)
Brazil was a Spanish colony.
c)
Brazil was a French colony.
d)
Brazil was a German colony.
13.
Where do most people live in Mexico?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Cities on the coast
c)
Urban area on the Central Plateau
d)
Rural area on the Yucatan Peninsula
14.
What is the term for a small group of people who rule without any other citizen participation?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Democracy
c)
Autocracy
d)
Oligarchy
15.
Who chooses the chief executive in a parliamentary democracy?
a)
Voters
b)
President
c)
Parliament
d)
Congress
16.
Power distribution system where a weak central government shares power with stronger states
a)
Confederation
b)
Federation
c)
Autocracy
d)
Oligarchy
17.
Which mountain range is located in South America?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
18.
Which term best describes Native Americans?
a)
Mulatto
b)
Mestizo
c)
Indigenous
d)
Indignant
19.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans explored and colonized the New World?
a)
Expand Territories of the empires
b)
Spread Religion (Christianity)
c)
Gain wealth (get rich)
d)
Prove that the world is round
20.
What is true about countries with a high literacy rate?
a)
Few People can read
b)
The GDP is likely to be high.
c)
The GDP is likely to be low.
d)
Few people can write.
21.
What would indicate an improvement in a country's standard of living?
a)
Higher literacy rates
b)
Lower literacy rates
c)
Low life expectancy
d)
stagnant (unchanged) GDP
22.
The Culture of Latin America is a mixture of what three ethnic groups?
a)
European, Native American, African
b)
African, Mestizo, European
c)
European, Mulatto, Native American
d)
None of the above
23.
Mestizos are a blending of what 2 ethnic groups?
a)
African and Native American
b)
Native American and European
c)
European and African
d)
Jewish and Native American
24.
Australia was a part of what European Empire?
a)
France
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
25.
What is the dominant religion of Latin America?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Church of England
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