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WorksheetsFOOD OF SOUTH AMERICA, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
LATIN AMERICA IS ENTIRELY COVERED IN MOUNTAINS.
TRUE
FALSE
THE AZTECS, THE MAYAS AND THE INCAS HAVE DOMINATED THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.
TRUE
FALSE
COFFEE WAS NATIVE TO LATIN AMERICA.
TRUE
FALSE
LATIN AMERICA HAS MANY DISHES FEATURING CORN, RICE, AND BEANS, WHICH TOGETHER FORM A COMPLETE PROTEIN.
TRUE
FALSE
CORN THAT IS DRIED, COOKED, SOAKED IN LIMEWATER, AND THEN DRIED INTO DOUGH CALLED SOPA.
TRUE
FALSE
IN ADDITION TO BEING USED AS A HOT BEVERAGE, CHOCOLATE IS ALSO USED TO SEASON SAUCES AND MAIN DISHES IN MEXICO.
TRUE
FALSE
THE TROPICAL COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA SHARE SEVERAL FOOD TRADITIONS WITH THE CONTINENTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, BECAUSE THEY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED.
TRUE
FALSE
THE CUISINE OF BRAZIL COMBINES THE INFLUENCES OF NATIVE CULTURES, PORTUGUESE CULTURE, AND AFRICAN CULTURE.
TRUE
FALSE
DESSERTS IN BRAZIL MAY CONSIST OF FRUITS SUCH AS FIGS, PAPAYAS, AND PEACHES SERVED WITH SOLID FRESH CHEESE.
T
F
SEAFOOD IS THE MAJOR INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL FOOD OF ARGENTINA.
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F
JERKY WAS INVENTED BY THE AMERICANS IN THE 18TH CENTURY.
T
F
POTATOES MAY HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANDES.
T
F
THE CARIBBEAN IS ONE LARGE ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
T
F
ALL CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES SHARE THE SAME HISTORY AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES.
T
F
JERK IS A BLEND OF CHILES, ONIONS, GARLIC, ALLSPICE AND OTHER HERBS AND SPICES USED TO SEASON MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH IN JAMAICA.
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F
WHICH IS NOT A NATIVE CULTURE THAT HAS DOMINATED THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA?
AZTEC
MAYA
CHEROKEE
INCA
WHICH IS A FOOD THAT ALL THREE NATIVE CULTURES OF LATIN AMERICA CULTIVATED?
BEANS
POTATOES
SQUASH
ALL THE ABOVE
WHICH FOOD WAS INTRODUCED TO LATIN AMERICA BY EUROPEAN COLONISTS?
POTATOES
PORK
CORN
SQUASH
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A TURNOVER FILLED WITH MEAT, VEGETABLES, FRUIT, OR ALL THREE?
CEVICHE
CHORIZO
MASA
EMPANADA
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR AN APPETIZER OF RAW FISH MARINATED IN CITRUS JUICE UNTIL FIRM AND OPAQUE?
SOPA
CEVICHE
EMPANADA
CHORIZO
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A SPICY SAUSAGE THAT FLAVORS MANY STEWS?
CEVICHE
CHORIZO
MASA
EMPANADA
WHICH FOOD STAPLE WAS CONSIDERED SACRED BY THE AZTECS AND IS STILL COMMON IN MEXICAN COOKING?
BENAS
PORK
CORN
BEEF
WHAT IS THE SPANISH WORD FOR BEANS?
FRIJOLES
SOPAS
BRIJOLES
MOLES
WHAT IS MOLE?
A TYPE OF SALSA
A TYPE OF BEEF
A TYPE OF CORN DISH
A TYPE OF CHOCOLATE SAUCE
WHAT IS NOT A COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
GUATEMALA
COSTA RICA
BRAZIL
PANAMA
HOW MANY COUNTRIES MAKE UP SOUNTH AMERICA?
3
13
11
17
WHICH GROUP OF PEOPLE ONCE RULED BRAZIL?
AFRICANS
PORTUGUESE
FRENCH
ALL OF THE ABOVE
WHICH IS A PART OF BRAZILIAN CUSINE?
FRESH AND DRIED BEEF
CHORIZO
PIG'S FEET
ALL OF THE ABOVE
WHAT IS THE MAJORITY AND NATIONAL FOOD OF ARGENTINA?
PORK
BEEF
CHEESE
SAUSAGE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ANDEAN NATION?
PERU
ECUADOR
ARGENTINA
CHILE
WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHY INFLUENCES THE CUISINE OF THE ANDEAN NATION?
MOUNTAINS
SEACOASTS
TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
HOW DO THE FOODS OF URUGUAY COMPARE TO THE FOODS OF ITS NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA?
THEY SHARE MANY FOODS IN COMMON
THEIR FOODS ARE VERY DIFFERENT
THEIR CUISINES ARE IDENTICAL
WHICH GROUP COLONIZED THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND INFLUENCED THEIR CUISINES?
BRITISH
ARAWAKS
CARIBS
WHICH CULTURE IS IMPORTANT IN THE CUISINE OF JAMAICA?
AFRICAN
AZTEC
MAYAN
BRAZILIAN
WHICH CULTURE HAS INFLUENCED HAITI?
FRENCH
GERMAN
RUSSIAN
AZTEC
