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Latin America

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the Andes Mountains?

a)

low in elevation, hot and humid, and little wildlife

b)

located in Asia, high in elevation and rocky

c)

high and rocky, located along the eastern side of South America

d)

high and rocky, located along the western side of South America from Venezuela to Chile/Argentina

2.
What geographic features (landforms) are found in South America?
a)
wetlands and tropical forests
b)
deserts and mountains
c)
pampas (grasslands)
d)
All of the answers 
3.

How would you describe the Amazon River?

a)

shortest river in the world with little wildlife and plants

b)

second longest river in the world with an abundance of wildlife, plants, and natural resources

c)

cold and dry with natural resources and little wildlife

d)

longest river in the world with an abundance of wildlife and plants

4.
What are two primary (main) languages spoken in South America?
a)
Spanish and Portuguese
b)
English and Dutch
c)
Japanese and Spanish
d)
Portuguese and German
5.

What ancient civilization lived in the Andes Mountains (mainly Peru/South America)?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

6.

What is this ancient civilization location known as?

a)

Lost City or Macchu Pichu

b)

Inca City or Mexico City

c)

Mexico City or Macchu Pichu

d)

Peru and the Lost City

7.

What are some major achievements by the Inca civilization?

a)

complex road system

b)

suspension bridges

c)

terrace farming

d)

all of the answers

8.

South America is the fourth largest continent. What hemispheres does South America lie in?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern, Southern, and Western

c)

Northern, Southern, and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

9.

Most people in South America are what religion?

a)

Islamic

b)

Jewish

c)

Christianity (Catholic)

d)

Protestant

10.
Most ancient civilizations were polytheistic (had more than one god) including the Incas.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Where do most people live in South America?
a)
In the Andes Mountains
b)
On the exterior part of South America
c)
Southern tip of South America
d)
In the interior part of South America
12.
What major river is located in South America?  The mouth of the river is in Brazil.
a)
Nile River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Colorado River
13.
What is the name of the latitude line that runs through South America?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
14.

Europeans began to colonize Latin America for the 3 G's. What are the 3 G's?

a)

God, Gold, and Glory

b)

God, Google, and Gold

c)

Gold, Glory, and Garage

d)

Glory, Gold, and Grass

15.

What event occurred in the 1700's that prompted people in South America to want their freedom?

a)

Discovering of the Aztecs

b)

World War I (one)

c)

American Civil War

d)

American Revolution

16.

What agricultural crops did the Europeans begin to farm? (from the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans)

a)

corn and spinach

b)

cotton and sugar cane

c)

diamonds and maize (corn)

d)

sugar cane and coffee

17.

Incas were an ancient civilization that lived in the Andes Mountains. What were some of the Incas' achievements?

a)

complex road systems, suspension bridges, terrace farming

b)

chinampas, complex road systems, and calendars

c)

mathematics, riding horses, and sailing

d)

terrace farming, science, chinampas

18.

What Inca innovation (invention) is this?

a)

complex road system

b)

suspension bridge

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas

19.

What European countries have influenced (colonized) Latin America (especially South America)?

a)

Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands

b)

Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and the United States

c)

Aztecs, Spain, Germany, and the United States

d)

South Africa, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Portugal

20.

Beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people.....what is this a definition of?

a)

Culture

b)

Geography

c)

Religion

d)

Transportation

21.

South American countries have diverse (different) economies. What do most of them have in common? (What do they depend on?)

a)

agriculture (farming) and textiles (cloth/clothing)

b)

gold and oil only

c)

service industries (hotel, tourism, restaurants)

d)

natural resources

22.

What does the color orange stand for on the Mexico Mining and Industry Map?

a)

Oil and gas

b)

Gold and other stuff

c)

Iron and Sulfur

d)

Oil and chemicals

23.

What does G stand for on the Agriculture, Industry, and Resources Map?

a)

Grains

b)

Gold

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Gophers

24.

Look at the Mining and Industry Map. What ways have humans modified (interacted) with the environment in Mexico?

a)

Mining and drilling for minerals and oil/gas

b)

Raising cattle, farming cotton, and mining the ground

c)

Making clothing, drilling for oil and gas

d)

Nothing

25.

What ancient civilization lived on the Yucatan Peninsula and in Northern Central America?

a)

Cherokees

b)

Aztecs

c)

Mayas

d)

Incas

26.

What ancient civilization lived in Central Mexico (valley of Mexico/Lake Texacoco)?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayas

d)

All of the answers