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WorksheetsLatin America
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
Describe the Andes Mountains?
low in elevation, hot and humid, and little wildlife
located in Asia, high in elevation and rocky
high and rocky, located along the eastern side of South America
high and rocky, located along the western side of South America from Venezuela to Chile/Argentina
How would you describe the Amazon River?
shortest river in the world with little wildlife and plants
second longest river in the world with an abundance of wildlife, plants, and natural resources
cold and dry with natural resources and little wildlife
longest river in the world with an abundance of wildlife and plants
What ancient civilization lived in the Andes Mountains (mainly Peru/South America)?
Cherokee
Aztec
Inca
Maya
What is this ancient civilization location known as?
Lost City or Macchu Pichu
Inca City or Mexico City
Mexico City or Macchu Pichu
Peru and the Lost City
What are some major achievements by the Inca civilization?
complex road system
suspension bridges
terrace farming
all of the answers
South America is the fourth largest continent. What hemispheres does South America lie in?
Eastern and Western
Northern, Southern, and Western
Northern, Southern, and Eastern
Southern and Western
Most people in South America are what religion?
Islamic
Jewish
Christianity (Catholic)
Protestant
Europeans began to colonize Latin America for the 3 G's. What are the 3 G's?
God, Gold, and Glory
God, Google, and Gold
Gold, Glory, and Garage
Glory, Gold, and Grass
What event occurred in the 1700's that prompted people in South America to want their freedom?
Discovering of the Aztecs
World War I (one)
American Civil War
American Revolution
What agricultural crops did the Europeans begin to farm? (from the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans)
corn and spinach
cotton and sugar cane
diamonds and maize (corn)
sugar cane and coffee
Incas were an ancient civilization that lived in the Andes Mountains. What were some of the Incas' achievements?
complex road systems, suspension bridges, terrace farming
chinampas, complex road systems, and calendars
mathematics, riding horses, and sailing
terrace farming, science, chinampas
What Inca innovation (invention) is this?
complex road system
suspension bridge
terrace farming
chinampas
What European countries have influenced (colonized) Latin America (especially South America)?
Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands
Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and the United States
Aztecs, Spain, Germany, and the United States
South Africa, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Portugal
Beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people.....what is this a definition of?
Culture
Geography
Religion
Transportation
South American countries have diverse (different) economies. What do most of them have in common? (What do they depend on?)
agriculture (farming) and textiles (cloth/clothing)
gold and oil only
service industries (hotel, tourism, restaurants)
natural resources
What does the color orange stand for on the Mexico Mining and Industry Map?
Oil and gas
Gold and other stuff
Iron and Sulfur
Oil and chemicals
What does G stand for on the Agriculture, Industry, and Resources Map?
Grains
Gold
Natural Gas
Gophers
Look at the Mining and Industry Map. What ways have humans modified (interacted) with the environment in Mexico?
Mining and drilling for minerals and oil/gas
Raising cattle, farming cotton, and mining the ground
Making clothing, drilling for oil and gas
Nothing
What ancient civilization lived on the Yucatan Peninsula and in Northern Central America?
Cherokees
Aztecs
Mayas
Incas
What ancient civilization lived in Central Mexico (valley of Mexico/Lake Texacoco)?
Aztecs
Incas
Mayas
All of the answers
