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WorksheetsUnit 6-Latin American Culture and Modern History III
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the capital and largest city in Mexico?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Guadalajara
c)
Cancun
d)
Brasilia
2.
What is the capital of Brazil?
a)
Rio de Janiero
b)
Havana
c)
Sao Paulo
d)
Brasilia
3.
What is the primary language spoken in Latin America today?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Latin American
d)
Quechuan
4.
What is the primary language spoken in Brazil today?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
Brazilian
5.
What religion did the Spanish and Portuguese bring to Latin America?
a)
Dreamtime
b)
Protestantism
c)
Judaism
d)
Roman Catholicism
6.
How did the island of Cuba end up in U.S. control?
a)
Fidel Castro gave it to the U.S.
b)
We defeated the Aztecs for it
c)
We won the Spanish-American War
d)
We won it during the Cold War with the Soviet union
7.
How did Fidel Castro become the leader of Cuba?
a)
He was elected by the citizens
b)
The U.S. put him in power
c)
He led a revolution and overthrew the previous leader
d)
He defeated the Spanish in the Cuban War for Independence
8.
How did the U.S. react to Castro taking over the Cuban government?
a)
They were happy
b)
They began a trade embargo
c)
They invaded Cuba and tried to kick him out
d)
They asked him to join NAFTA
9.
Who did Cuba become an ally of under Fidel Castro?
a)
the U.S.
b)
Spain
c)
the Soviet Union
d)
Mexico
10.
What happened to Cuba's government when Fidel Castro became too ill to continue as leader?
a)
They had a free and open election
b)
The U.S. invaded and took over
c)
Power passed to Castro's brother Raul
d)
The Parliament appointed a new Prime Minister
11.
What is the capital of Cuba?
a)
Brasilia
b)
Guantanamo
c)
Havana
d)
Cuba City
12.
Where have most farmers moved to in the last 100 years?
a)
other farming areas
b)
the U.S.
c)
big cities to find jobs
d)
to Spain and Portugal
13.
What is another word for a city?
a)
rural area
b)
urban area
c)
the bush
d)
megalopolis
14.
What do the Brazilians call poor, rundown parts of their big cities?
a)
barrios
b)
ghettos
c)
slums
d)
favelas
15.
2/3 of Mexicans are this race
a)
White/European
b)
African
c)
Mestizo
d)
Indigenous
16.
A person with both African and European ancestry is
a)
mestizo
b)
mulatto
c)
caribe
d)
hispanic
17.
Where do most Brazilians live?
a)
in the Amazon Rainforest
b)
in the capital Brasilia
c)
along the Amazon River
d)
along the Atlantic coast
18.
Where do most Mexicans live?
a)
in the U.S.
b)
in the central valley of Mexico
c)
along the coast
d)
in the far north along the border
19.
Which country is a part of NAFTA?
a)
Cuba
b)
Brazil
c)
Panama
d)
Mexico
20.
Most descendants of African slaves can be found in this country.
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
United States
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