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Latin America

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: Most Latin American countries are developing.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following is not a cash crop of Latin America?
a)
Bananas
b)
Sugarcane
c)
Coffee
d)
Apples
3.

What was the capital of the Inca Empire?

a)

Tenochtitlán

b)

Cuzco

c)

Hispaniola

d)

Tikal

4.
What is the most popular celebration in Brazil?
a)
Christmas
b)
Easter
c)
Día de los Muertos
d)
Carnival
5.
Which of the following is true about maquiladoras?
a)
Pay employees high wages
b)
Located on the coast of Brazil
c)
Owned by United States and Japan
d)
Produce taxed exports
6.
What ethnic group makes up the majority of Mexico's population?
a)
Mestizos
b)
Indigenous
c)
Mayan
d)
Spanish
7.
Which of the following is not something a primate city dominates?
a)
Culture
b)
Economy
c)
Political Affairs
d)
Agriculture
8.
What is a emigrant?
a)
Someone leaving a country
b)
A dictator
c)
A political leader
d)
A large agricultural estate owned by wealthy families or corporations
9.
True or False: Mexico City is both a megacity and a primate city.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the term for the blending of religions?
a)
Atheism
b)
Dialect
c)
Patois
d)
Syncretism
11.
What name was given to the Spanish explorers who conquered much of Latin America?
a)
Conquistadors
b)
Caudillos
c)
Campesinos
d)
Chinampas
12.
What is the term for a highly mechanized commercial operation that yields high returns for low investment labor and is typically owned by corporations of wealthy families?
a)
Latifundia
b)
Minifundia
c)
Maquiladora
d)
Chinampa
13.
In the Caribbean, the structure of the family is often what?
a)
Patriarchal
b)
Nuclear
c)
Matriarchal
d)
Extended
14.
Tourism is crucial to the economies of what region?
a)
Central America
b)
South America
c)
The Caribbean
15.
Which of the following is not an example of a  service industry?
a)
Accounting
b)
Tourism
c)
Car Factory
d)
Law
16.
To be considered a megacity, a city must have a population of more than...
a)
5 million
b)
10 million
c)
15 million
d)
20 million
17.
Which ancient civilization used quipu?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
18.
Which ancient civilization used chinampas?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
19.
Which ancient civilization used glyphs?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
20.
Who was Diego Rivera?
a)
A painter
b)
A mosaic artist
c)
A muralist
d)
An architect
21.
Which Latin American country gained independence in 1804?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Haiti
d)
Brazil
22.
What is the most popular sport in the majority of Latin America?
a)
Bullfighting
b)
Volleyball
c)
Soccer
d)
Handball
23.
Brain Drain is used to describe the emigration of what type of workers?
a)
Skilled Workers
b)
Unskilled Workers
c)
Farm Workers
d)
Plant Workers
24.
What have many Latin American countries had to do in order to finance industrial development?
a)
Lay off workers
b)
Borrow funds from foreign banks
c)
Raise toll fees on the region's road systems
d)
Nationalize the railroad system
25.
What is the name given to the South American coast?
a)
The Populated Rim
b)
The Coastal Rim
c)
The Populated Coast
d)
The Population Rim
26.
What are the majority of border disputes in Latin America over?
a)
Natural Resources and Territory
b)
Religious Conflict
c)
Language Barriers
d)
Wealth Inequality
27.
What is a caudillo?
a)
A farmworker
b)
A dictator
c)
A small farm that produces food for family use
d)
A makeshift community on the edge of a city
28.
What country moved its capital from the coast to the interior?
a)
Argentina
b)
Brazil
c)
Venezuela
d)
Ecuador
29.
Which of the following countries is not part of DR-CAFTA?
a)
The Dominican Republic
b)
United States
c)
Argentina
d)
Guatemala
30.
About what percent of the Amazon Rainforest has already been destroyed?
a)
20%
b)
30%
c)
40%
d)
10%
31.
Which major highway stretches from northern Mexico to southern Chile?
a)
Trans-Andean Highway
b)
Trans-Amazonian Highway
c)
Pan-American Highway
d)
Trans-Oceanic Highway
32.
What city is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
San Jose
b)
Bogotá
c)
Mexico City
d)
Buenos Aires
33.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Honduras
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Guatemala
34.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Paraguay
c)
Uruguay
d)
Brazil
35.
What city is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
San Jose
b)
Bogotá
c)
Buenos Aires
d)
Rio
36.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Chile
b)
Argentina
c)
Paraguay
d)
Venezuela
37.
What landform is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
The Amazon River
b)
The Paraguay River
c)
The Paraná River
d)
The Uruguay River
38.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Venezuela
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Panama
39.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Dominican Republic
d)
Jamaica
40.
What country is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Guatemala
b)
Nicaragua
c)
Honduras
d)
Costa Rica
41.
What landform is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Gulf of California
c)
Gulf of Florida
d)
Gulf of Panama
42.
What landform is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Caribbean Ocean
43.
______________ conquered the Aztec empire for Spain.
a)
Montezuma II
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Prince Henry the Navigator
d)
Hernan Cortez
44.
Chinampas were floating __________.
a)
Bridges
b)
Gardens
c)
Homes
45.
The Inca Empire stretched along the ____________ coast of South America.
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
46.
Native to a particular area or region...
a)
Immigrant
b)
Natural
c)
Mestizo
d)
Indigenous
47.

__________________ was a Spanish explorer who invaded the Inca empire in 1532.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Montezuma II

d)

Atahualpa

48.
Mexico gained independence from Spain in ____________.
a)
1804
b)
1821
c)
1857
d)
1801
49.
Which two countries controlled most of the land in South America?
a)
Canada & Japan
b)
Cuba & Mexico
c)
Russia & The United States
d)
Spain & Portugal
50.
The exchange of crops, goods, people, and ideas between the Old World and the New World that began in 1492. 
a)
The Columbian Exchange
b)
The Atlantic Slave Trade
c)
The separation of Pangea
d)
The domestication of animals
51.
Which religion was spread by the conquistadors?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity 
c)
Buddhism 
d)
Judaism 
52.
What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
Christianity
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
53.

What is the new acronym for NAFTA?

a)

USMCA

b)

USAMC

c)

MCUSA

d)

MUSAC

54.
The 3 regions that make up Latin America are
a)
North America, Mexico, and Europe
b)
Central America, South America, and Caribbean
c)
Europe, Australia, North America
d)
Europe, Asia, Africa
55.
I am the southernmost country in Central America that has a man-made canal built through it.
a)
Colombia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
56.
NAFTA is an agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Great Britain
d)
Canada
57.
What is the purpose of NAFTA?
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
58.
As a result of NAFTA, many US manufacturers moved to Mexico where employees were cheaper and environmental standards were lower.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
What is one environmental issue faced by the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Air pollution
b)
Flooding
c)
Fires
d)
Deforestation 
60.

What are shantytowns known as in South America?

a)

Ghettos

b)

Favelas

c)

Maquiladoras

d)

The Hood

61.
Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
China
d)
Mexico
62.
What does BC / AD stand for?
a)
Before Christ / After Death
b)
Before Common Era / After Death
c)
Before Christ / Year of our Lord
d)
Before Common Era / After Common Era
63.
Which of the following was not a cultural influence brought over by the Europeans?
a)
Language
b)
Christianity
c)
Voodoo
d)
Formal education
64.
Name for a wall painting.
a)
Mosaic
b)
Mural
c)
Abstract
d)
Patois
65.

___________________'s independence from their European colonial power sparked the flame for Latin American countries to seek independence as well.

a)

The United States

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

Haiti

66.

What is the correct chronological order of leaders?

a)

conquistador, viceroy, caudillo

b)

viceroy, caudillo, conquistador

c)

caudillo, conquistador, viceroy

d)

conquistador, caudillo, viceroy

67.

Local way of speaking a language

a)

dialect

b)

patois

c)

syncretism

68.

A rural subsistence farmer

a)

campesino

b)

minifundia

c)

latifundia

d)

caudillo

69.

What is the nickname for the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

lungs of the planet

b)

heart of the planet

c)

brains of the planet

d)

eyes of the planet

70.

Which 2 ancient empires existed at the same time?

a)

Aztec and Inca

b)

Inca and Maya

c)

Aztec and Maya

71.

Which ancient empire had a over 20,000 miles of roadways?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

72.

Which of the following is incorrect?

a)

After Common Era

b)

Common Era

c)

Year of Our Lord

d)

Before Christ

73.

South America is ranked ______ in size to that of the other continents.

a)

4th

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

2nd

74.

Which Latin American highway connects Chile to Argentina?

a)

Trans-Andean

b)

Transoceanic

c)

Pan-American

d)

Trans-Amazonian

75.

Which of the following is NOT a factor in limiting industrial development in Latin America?

a)

Free trade agreements

b)

Physical geography

c)

Political instability

d)

Debt to foreigners

76.

Which of the following is NOT a cultural characteristic Africans influenced?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Samba beats

c)

Language

d)

Voodoo

77.

Knotted cords used to keep financial records.

a)

Quipu

b)

meztiso

c)

patois

d)

chinampa

78.

To what American celebration does Carnival compare?

a)

Mardi Gras

b)

Easter

c)

A fair / carnival

d)

Christmas

79.

What is this image of?

a)

Mosaic

b)

Mural

80.

What is this image of?

a)

Mural

b)

Mosaic

81.

What are the only 2 landlocked countries in South America?

a)

Bolivia and Paraguay

b)

Belize and Bolivia

c)

Paraguay and Uruguay

d)

Columbia and Costa Rica

82.

Who discovered Panama was an isthmus?

a)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Christopher Columbus

83.

What 2 countries had a hand in building the Panama Canal?

a)

France and USA

b)

Spain and Portugal

c)

France and Spain

d)

Panama and USA

84.

Where had a previous canal been built that allowed the engineers to think Panama would be the same?

a)

Suez

b)

Amsterdam

c)

Venice

d)

Stockholm

85.

Identify the longest country in Latin America.

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

86.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North American Free Trade Agreement

b)

North American Free Trade Association

c)

Native American Free Trade Association

d)

North American Fair Trade Agreement

87.

Latin America's urbanization rate is __________ the world average.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

equal to

88.

Which of the following is the best description of a developing country?

a)

Primarily subsistence farming, large families, pockets of industry

b)

Primarily commercial farming, small families, wide-spread industry

c)

Primarily subsistence farming, small families, wide-spread industry

d)

Primarily commercial farming, large families, pockets of industry

89.

Which of the following is the best description of a developed country?

a)

Primarily subsistence farming, large families, pockets of industry

b)

Primarily commercial farming, small families, wide-spread industry

c)

Primarily subsistence farming, small families, wide-spread industry

d)

Primarily commercial farming, large families, pockets of industry

90.

Which of the following is NOT a primary factor in the destruction of the rain forest?

a)

Expanding maquiladoras

b)

Expanding latifundias

c)

Commercial logging

d)

Slash-and-burn farming

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