WorksheetsChapter 9 "Tropical North" Pretest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which term is the person who led resistance to Spanish rule in the north?
Cotopaxi
Rafael Correa
Devil’s Island
Simón Bolívar
Which term is forest-covered mesas?
tepuis
Chibcha
creole
Quito
Which term is a group of languages widely spoken by enslaved people?
tepuis
Chibcha
creole
Quito
On which three bodies of water does the Tropical North region have coastlines?
Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea
Which product is Venezuela’s main cash crop?
corn
bananas
wheat
coffee
Which of the following statements describes the goal of the first Spaniards who came to Tropical North?
They came seeking the rich coffees of the area
They came to quickly conquer the Native American peoples.
They wanted gold but found none at first.
They wanted to convert the Native American peoples to the Christian faith.
Why were some Tropical North countries torn by conflict after independence?
Businesspeople and wealthy landholders competed for power.
Roman Catholic priests revolted against injustice
Spain stirred up landless workers against the upper classes
Native American peoples formed armies and fought for self-rule.
How did Venezuela’s population change in the mid-1900s?
Wave after wave of immigrants flocked to the country.
Large numbers of people moved from rural areas to cities.
Large numbers of people moved from cities to rural areas.
More and more people fell into poverty.
Why is there little farming in French Guiana?
The government places high taxes on farms.
There is not enough water for irrigation.
Much of the land is covered in rain forests.
The people prefer not to farm.
In which country was African slavery most common?
Colombia
Venezuela
French Guiana
Suriname
What event caused tension between Ecuador and Colombia in 2008?
Ecuadorian rebel groups took control of a Colombian waterway
Colombian rebel groups attacked the Ecuadorian embassy
Colombian forces attacked a Colombian rebel camp in Ecuador
Ecuadorian forces attacked an Ecuadorian rebel camp in Colombia.
What language is spoken by most residents of Guyana?
Spanish
Hindi
Portuguese
English
Which is the largest country in the Tropical North region?
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Guyana
The Galápagos Islands were the site of _____.
Ecuador's largest volcanic eruption
Charles Darwin's study that resulted in the theory of evolution
Christopher Columbus's second landing in the Americas
an outpost of the Incas
After his election, Hugo Chávez promised to use Venezuela's income from _____ to improve life for the country's poor.
gold
bauxite
emeralds
oil
In what country is Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, located?
Colombia
Venezuela
United States
Ecuador
Which country is South America’s top producer of oil?
Venezuela
Ecuador
Colombia
Suriname
What physical features in Ecuador and Colombia allow them to grow both bananas and coffee?
high arid plains
differing elevations and climates
acidic soils
rich river valleys
In what locations did the Spanish like to place their colonial capital cities?
on hills above the Native American villages
on the coastlines
on flatlands
where the Native Americans already had settlements
Which of the following statements about the culture of South America‘s Tropical North is most accurate?
People speak only Spanish in all countries.
No one culture unifies the Tropical North.
Venezuelans have carefully preserved the purity of the Spanish language.
Roman Catholicism is the only religion practiced in the region.
