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6th Grade Latin American Unit Exam

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Peru

c)

Cuzco

d)

Caracas

2.

Which animal (major impact) was introduced to Latin America by the Spanish ?

a)

Horse

b)

Llama

c)

Guinea pig

d)

alpacas

3.
What language did the Conquistadors introduce to Latin America?
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
English
d)
French
4.
He fought against Batista in Cuba during the 1950s until gaining power in 1959. He did many good things for the poor, but was cruel to other Cubans. He also allied Cuba with the USSR during the Cold War.
a)
Fulgencio Batista
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Emiliano Zapata
d)
Miguel Hidalgo
5.
_________________  was the main source of income for Portuguese settlers in Brazil
a)
Cotton
b)
Gold
c)
Sugarcane
d)
Bananas
6.
Latin America is ethnically diverse because of a blending of _______.
a)
A. Europeans, Africans, and Asians 
b)
B. Americans, Asians, and Europeans
c)
C. Indigenous Americans, Asian, and Africans
d)
D. Indigenous Americans, Europeans, and Africans
7.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The exchange of people, plants, animals, and disease from Old World to New World and New World to Old World
b)
The exchange of goods from only Europe to Latin America
c)
The exchange of people and disease from Old World to New World and New World to Old World
d)
People, plants, and diseases going from the New World to the Old World
8.

What did the United States do to Cuba after it became communist and seized all US land and businesses?

a)

put a quota on goods from Cuba

b)

imposed an embargo on Cuba

c)

installed missiles in Florida facing Cuba

d)

assassinated Fidel Castro

9.
What type of economic system did Cuba establish after the Cuban Revolution?
a)
capitalism
b)
mixed
c)
market
d)
communism
10.
How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved?
a)
president Kennedy resigned from office in 1972 causing the conflict to go away
b)
Cuba bombed America with missiles resulting in the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Cuba
c)
president Kennedy agreed not to invade Cuba and to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey, and Khruschev agreed to remove missiles from Cuba
d)
president Kennedy sent in troops seizing and arresting people and sent them to Guantanamo Bay
11.
What is an embargo? 
a)
A tax on imports
b)
A limit on the number of goods that can be imported into a country. 
c)
When one country stops trading with another country in order to put pressure on their government. 
d)
When the government tells businesses what and how much to produce. 
12.
What country did Cuba befriend AFTER the Cuban Revolution 
a)
USSR 
b)
America 
c)
England 
d)
China
13.
What impact does the Cuban Revolution still have today? 
a)
Less political freedom for Cubans today
b)
More leaders chosen by the people today
c)
More economic choices for the people today
d)
Less need for trade with other countries today
14.
Mestizos are the result of intermarriage between what ethnic groups? 
a)
Europeans and Africans
b)
Europeans and Native Americans
c)
Native Americans and Asians
d)
Native Americans and Africans
15.
What is the predominant language and religion of Latin America?
a)
Spanish, Jewish
b)
Spanish, Catholic
c)
Portuguese, Jewish
d)
Portuguese, Catholic
16.
How did the African Slave Trade impact Latin America? 
a)
Slavery caused less shipping between continents
b)
Slavery allowed Africans to own land
c)
Blending of ethnic groups in Latin America
d)
Less Africans brought their French language to LA
17.
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?
a)
U.S
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Venezuela
18.
What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
a)
slavery still exists
b)
many Latin American countries have ancestors from Africa
c)
Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa
d)
the people of Latin America accept slavery as a part of their lives
19.
Which two oceans did the Panama Canal connect?
a)
The Indian and Atlantic
b)
Southern and Atlantic
c)
Atlantic and Pacific
20.

Two ways that Central America was influenced by Spanish colonization are...

a)

Language and religion

b)

Housing and food

c)

Language and landforms

d)

Trade and natural resources

21.
The Panama Canal...
a)
expanded trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b)
expanded trade in Central America
c)
was really bad for trade
d)
expanded trade in South America
22.
The Columbian Exchange was...
a)
the exchanging of goods between the Old and New World (plants, animals, & diseases)
b)
the exchange of ideas between Christopher Columbus and Abraham Lincoln
c)
the exchange of Indian slaves for African slaves
d)
very bad for Europeans
23.
Which country in South America speaks Portuguese? 
a)
Argentina
b)
Bolivia
c)
Chilel
d)
Brazil
24.

SS6CG1a Which of the following best explains citizen participation in Cuba?

a)

Cuba is an autocracy so citizens participate in the voting process and select their leaders.

b)

Cuba is an autocracy so citizens do not participate in the voting process and select their leaders.

c)

Cuba is a democracy so citizens participate in the voting process and select their leaders.

d)

Cuba is a democracy so citizens do not participate in the voting process and select their leaders.

25.

SS6CG2a One way that Mexico's government is different from the U.S. government is that

a)

it has a president as chief executive

b)

presidents can only serve one 6-year term

c)

its citizens aged 18 and older may vote

d)

it has a legislature called the Congress

26.

SS6CG2a One way that Brazil's government is different from the U.S. government is that it

a)

has a president as chief executive

b)

does not allow 16-year-olds to vote

c)

citizens aged 18-70 are required by law to vote

d)

has a legislature called the Congress

27.

SS6G2a Which of the following best explains how specialization encourages trade between nations?

a)

Specialization allows nations to choose the most special products chosen by their leaders. These products are usually better than products created by local farmers. This encourages trade among

nations.

b)

Specialization allows nations freely agree to and benefit from the exchange of goods/services during times of war and during post-war eras.

c)

Specialization allows nations to protect domestic markets from foreign competition and block the importation of dangerous products.

d)

Specialization allows nations to choose to market only those products/services which they are capable of providing fastest, cheapest, and in great abundance.

28.

SS6E1b Which action would do the MOST to make Cuba’s economic system more like Brazil’s?

a)

increasing incentives to trade

b)

decreasing personal income tax rates

c)

decreasing government involvement in major industries

d)

increasing per capita income by not allowing a free market

29.

SS6E3b Based on the information about Latin America human capital, you can affirm that:

a)

Increasing Latin America literacy, will probably help to increase their

GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

b)

Cuba has a very low literacy rate, what affects heir GDP.

c)

Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico are not investing in human capital.

d)

There is no connection between investments in Human Capital and

GDP growth.

30.

SS6E3c What would be an example of investing in capital goods that could improve the GDP of a country?

a)

Creating new lanes on existing roads.

b)

Building new schools.

c)

Investing in technology and machinery.

d)

Importing goods from developed countries.

31.

SS6E3e True or False? It is difficult to be an entrepreneur in Cuba.

a)

True, because of strict government control, private property strictly regulated, political interference, and too much control from government, limit trade and investment

b)

False, foreign investment in the country is at an all-time high, government loans are at low interest rates, and approval for bank loans have improved

c)

True, because of burdensome taxes, inefficient regulation, poor access to long-term financing, and a rigid labor market.

d)

False, because Cuba does not need many entrepreneurs. They make enough money from public sector businesses to maintain the country's high GDP.

32.

SS6E4b According to the picture, which country is the most market leaning?

a)

Cuba

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

none of the above

33.

Which country's citizens have the LEAST amount of freedom?

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Canada

34.

A type of democracy that has a head of state and head of government that are the same person. The executive is elected by the citizens? Mexico and Brazil both have this type of government...

a)

parliamentary democracy

b)

presidential democracy

c)

autocracy

d)

oligarchy

35.

How are Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Fidel Castro's governments similar?

a)

They were all absolute monarchies

b)

They were all democracies

c)

They were all autocracies

d)

They were all oligarchies

36.

The type of economic system that can be found in Mexico and Brazil?

a)

mostly command

b)

mostly-market

c)

traditional

d)

mixed

37.
The type of economic system used by the Aztec and Inca civilizations?
a)
mixed
b)
market
c)
command
d)
traditional
38.

What type of government exists in Mexico?

a)

communist

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

parliamentary democracy

d)

presidential democracy

39.
Which pair of countries have governments that are most similar?
a)
USA and Cuba
b)
Brazil and  Cuba
c)
Brazil and Mexico
d)
Cuba and Mexico
40.

Which social group had the most power in Latin America?

a)

Slaves

b)

Indigenous people

c)

Creoles

d)

Peninsulars

41.

What are the three main ethnic groups that make up Latin America?

a)

Africans, Asians, Europeans

b)

Europeans, Africans, Australians

c)

Africans, Indigenous Americans, Europeans

d)

Europeans, Africans, Indigenous Inuit

42.

Why were Africans imported as a labor force into Latin America?

a)

The Indigenous Americans mostly escaped

b)

The Indigenous Americans died of diseases

c)

Africans served as a better work force

d)

The Indigenous Americans did not know how to work on the plantations.

43.

After the Cuban Revolution, who was Cuba's major trade partner?

a)

The Cuba continued to work with the United States until the Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuba allied with Brazil and used their many resources

c)

Cuba traded with the Soviet Union

d)

Cuba allied with other dictators in Latin America

44.

What was the cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuba seizing all US business

b)

Cuba forming an alliance with the Soviet Union

c)

Cuba trading sugar with other countries when they had a trade agreement with the US

d)

Cuba allowing the Soviets to place nuclear missiles on their island

45.

What are the major resources of Latin America?

a)

Steel, water, timber, natural gas

b)

fertile soil, forests, water, oil

c)

Oil, factories, gold, silver

d)

water, fertile soil, coastal ports, oil

46.

What is Cuba's legislature called?

a)

The National Congress

b)

The National Assembly of People's Power

c)

The Republic of Cuba

d)

The National Republic of Cuba

47.

Which Latin American country/ies has a congress as their law making body?

a)

Brazil and Cuba

b)

Canada and Mexico

c)

Mexico and Cuba

d)

Brazil and Mexico

48.
After Columbus arrived, goods and products began to move between the two worlds, Old and New. Some goods, like food and horses, radically changed the lives of people in both worlds. Other things, like disease, had a devastating impact on the people of Latin America.
a)
Election of the Pope
b)
  Colonization of Latin America
c)
  Colombian Exchange
d)
  Missionaries converting indigenous people
49.
What do theses three have in common?
Poverty, Drug Cartels, Dictators
a)
  Challenges Facing the Governments in Latin America
b)
  Issues that Help the People of Latin America
c)
  The Legacy of American Rule in Latin America
d)
  Problems the Governments in Latin America have Solved
50.
What is the most common reason people immigrate to another country?
a)
  to escape job opportunities
b)
  to convert people to Christianity
c)
  for a better life
d)
  for a chance to improve their language skills
51.
What does "indigenous" mean?
a)
the original people from that region
b)
the settlers from Europe
c)
people who do not like technology
d)
the inability to read and write
52.
Who was the leader of Cuba before Fidel Castro?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
George Washington
c)
Fulgencio Batista
d)
Fidel Castro

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