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Latin America Test Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the climate zones in order, from top to bottom?
a)
Tierra Helada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Nevada
b)
Tierra Nevada 
Tierra Helada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
c)
Tierra Nevada
Tierra Helada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
2.

NAFTA/USMCA is an agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Great Britain

d)

Canada

3.

What is the purpose of NAFTA/USMCA?

a)

To increase trade between all countries

b)

To help Canada become a more independent nation

c)

To eliminate the environmental issues between the nations involved

4.
As a result of NAFTA, many US manufacturers moved to Mexico where employees were cheaper and environmental standards were lower.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is the practice of using an area’s natural environment for tourism?
a)
ecotourism
b)
Cacoa
c)
Souse
d)
land management 
6.
What industry brings high amounts of income to the Caribbean?
a)
textile weaving
b)
tourism
c)
construction
d)
automobile manufacturing
7.
Where did the Inca live?
a)
Valley of Mexico
b)
Sierra Madre
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
8.
What religion were the Inca & Aztec forced to convert to?
a)
Catholic
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
None
9.
Where did the Aztec live?
a)
Central Mexico
b)
Sierra Madre 
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Caribbean Sea
10.
True or False - Diseases that the Spanish brought over with them helped to eliminate the Aztec/Inca.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Vast plains that extend across central Argentina
a)
Pampas
b)
Llanos
c)
Patagonia
d)
Atacama
12.
What is one environmental issue faced by the Amazon Rain Forest?
a)
Air pollution
b)
Flooding
c)
Fires
d)
Deforestation 
13.
Which country/region/territory should get the most credit for supplying workers for building the Panama Canal?
a)
West Indies
b)
Panamanians
c)
Americans
d)
Columbians
14.
Who was the President during the building of the Canal and was the 1st to leave America?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
15.
Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal?
a)
France
b)
Great Britiain
c)
China
d)
Mexico
16.
In order to get access to build the Canal, which country did the U.S. have to assist Panamanians in a revolution against?
a)
Mexico
b)
Honduras
c)
Columbia
d)
Brazil
17.

People whose ancestry includes both indigenous and Spanish heritage are

a)

mestizos

b)

indios

c)

peninsulares

d)

carillos

18.

Mexico is also a leading ________ producer, which is used to produce much of Mexico's power supply.

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

hydrogen-cell

d)

nuclear power

19.

Foreign-owned factories located in Mexico along the border with the United States are called

a)

encomiendas

b)

haciendas

c)

maquiladoras

d)

favelas

20.

What early civilization in Mexico engaged in long-distance trade and built huge stone cities that had been abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived?

a)

the Olmec

b)

the Aztec

c)

the Maya

d)

the Incas

21.

When a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the country's political, cultural, and economic affairs, it is called a

a)

primate city

b)

world city

c)

megacity

d)

megalopolis

22.

__________ is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area.

a)

Sustainable development

b)

Ecotourism

c)

Syncretism

d)

Techno Farming

23.
Why did Brazil move it's capital?
a)
To avoid overpopulating Rio
b)
To help develop Brazil's interior
c)
To alleviate pollution along the coast
d)
To take advantage of the banana market
24.
a organization that promotes trade among countries of South America
a)
Manas
b)
Mercosur
c)
gauchos
d)
favelas
25.
As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.
a)
Africans
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
26.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
27.
Priests moved from Europe to North America to:
a)
Help build cities and gathering places
b)
Run hospitals for the sick
c)
Spread Christianity in the New World
d)
Form governments
28.
Which country in South America speaks Portuguese? 
a)
Argentina
b)
Bolivia
c)
Chilel
d)
Brazil
29.
The trans-Atlantic slave trade provided labor for...
a)
Brazil's sugar plantations
b)
the Columbian Exchange
c)
the national bakery of Argentina
d)
the construction of the Panama Canal
30.
What are two long-lasting effects of the conquistadors in Latin America?
a)
Spanish Language and Catholic Religion
b)
Food and Government
c)
Spanish Language and Slavery
d)
French Language and Panama Canal
31.
Which country in Central America is an example of an isthmus.
a)
Honduras
b)
Mexico
c)
Belize
d)
Panama
32.
Which of the following regions make up Latin America?
a)
Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
b)
North America, South America, and Europe
c)
Latin America does not exist
d)
Caribbean, Mexico, South America
33.

What are large farming estates called

a)

latifundia

b)

legions

c)

republic

d)

patricians

34.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
35.
The creation of flat areas on mountain slopes for the purpose of farming...
a)
scupting
b)
terracing
c)
elevating
d)
topigraphical
36.

What countries do the Andes Mountains run through?

a)

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina

b)

Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina

c)

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Chile and Argentina

d)

Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana and Argentina

37.

The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to —

a)

natural disasters

b)

physical geography

c)

climate variations

d)

energy demands

38.

Which of the following accounts for why some American manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico?

a)

Favorable climate conditions

b)

Political stability in the region

c)

A supply of inexpensive labor

d)

Abundant capital resources

39.
Where was Tenochtitlan?
a)
Lake Texcoco
b)
Modern Day-Mexico City
c)
Texas
d)
The Texcoco Village
40.

How do mountains, Rivers, and Rainforest create unique cultural regions?

a)

acting as a barrier between different areas stopping the diffusion of culture

b)

opening trade routes between areas.

c)

Diverse physical and climate factors for each region

d)

The distribution of resources providing economic value

41.

Political problems in places such as Cuba and Mexico have caused what to occur?

a)

A push factor for people to leave the country

b)

A pull factor for people to enter Cuba & Mexico for freedom

c)

America to go to war with countries like Cuba & Mexico

d)

Environmental issues in the area that make people flee

42.

A governing or controlling body whose power exists only within pre-defined limits that are established by a constitution or other source of authority.

a)

Special Government

b)

Unlimited Government

c)

Contained Government

d)

Limited Government

43.

A form of government in which there are absolutely no restraints on the leader or leaders.

a)

Unlimited Government

b)

Revolutionary Government

c)

Limited Government

d)

Border-less Government

44.

What major physical feature is located here?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Altacama Desert

45.
Which is NOT an example of a functional region?
a)
the circulation area of a newspaper.
b)
the area of dominance of a local television station.
c)
the market area of a supermarket.
d)
the area dominated by a particular crop.
46.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
47.

Which is not true of Formal regions:

a)

They have at least one related characteristic.

b)

They usually have clear, distinct boundaries.

c)

They are usually related to how people see that area.

d)

They can be defined by any P.E.G.S. characteristic.

48.

Which does NOT describe a functional region?

a)

They are defined by at least one related characteristic.

b)

They are organized around a set of interactions or connections.

c)

They have an activity, centered around a central location.

d)

They always have clear, distinct boundaries.

49.

An example of a functional region might be

a)

a cell tower

b)

The Corn Belt

c)

Latin America

d)

Texas

50.

A region that is based on the way people see an area is a:

a)

formal region

b)

perceptual region

c)

functional region

d)

climate region

51.

Which is not an example of a perceptual region?

a)

Cajun Country

b)

Cowtown

c)

Europe

d)

The Deep South

52.
Where did the Incas live?
a)
Western South America
b)
Eastern North America
c)
Eastern South America
d)
Western North America
53.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
54.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Jose
55.

What is the primary reason why the climate across South America is so varied?

a)

Latitude

b)

Air Masses

c)

Vegetation

d)

Continentality

56.

Imaginary lines that divide countries, states, and provinces.

a)

Physical Boundaries

b)

Political Boundaries

c)

Natural Boundaries

d)

Religious Boundaries

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