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WorksheetsLatin America Unit Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Lisa lives in South America and speaks Portuguese, while her friend Daryl speaks Spanish in a town just 40 miles away. Which of the following statements would explain the origins of their languages
A. Lisa's home country was colonized by Portugal. Daryl's home country was colonized by France.
B. Columbia was colonized by both Spain and Portugal.
C. Lisa’s home country was colonized by Portugal and Daryl’s home country was colonized by Spain.
D. Lisa lives in Chile while Angie lives in Brazil.
5. Which was a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro by the United States?
Guantanamo Bay
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War
Bay of Pigs
Which is true of Brazil’s location that makes her a good trading partner?
Brazil’s location in Central America allows them to trade with oer countries in the world.
The countries of the Pacific Ocean can trade with nearby Brazil.
The countries of Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia share a border with Brazil.
Brazil has a coastline with ports on the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Rainforests are increasingly in danger of destruction. Which of the following statements explains one reason for this danger?
The Amazon River usually floods and destroys the rainforests.
The indigenous people believe the rainforests are home to evil spirits.
Forest vegetation can only handle so much rain.
Logging and farmland use have contributed to deforestation.
How does geography play a role in Mexico City’s air pollution problem?
It is one of the world’s largest cities.
The city has views of the distant mountains.
It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants.
The car and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon dioxide.
What are the three main sources of cultural groups of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Africans, Asians, Catholics
Africans, Europeans, Native Americans
Asians, Native Americans, Europeans
Native Americans, Aborigines, Europeans
13. What was the Columbian Exchange?
Sending food and people from the Old World to the new World
Sending animals and plants from the Old World to the New World
Tthe moving of animals, plants, and diseases from Central America and South America to North America
The moving of animals, plants, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and from the New World to the Old
Which item did not originate from the Americas?
Corn
Chocolate
Horses
Turkeys
How did the United States react when Fidel Castro took away American owned property?
The United States threatened a nuclear attack.
The United States put an embargo of Cuban goods.
The United States invaded Cuba.
An agreement was reached to limit the number of Cubans entering the United States.
13. Which is NOT true of Cuba today?
There is an embargo on Cuba by the United States still today.
Cuba is the only country that is communist in Latin America today
Fidel Castro is the dictator of Cuba today.
There is an American embassy in Cuba today.
Which statement best describes reasons why people immigrate to the United States from Latin America.
Violence from drug gangs
Access to quality education
Access to good/well paying jobs
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the war on drugs in Latin America?
Farmers in South America are being targeted for their ability to grow crops used for illegal drugs
Drug trafficking is creating job opportunities leading to emigration to Latin American countries
Violence caused by drug cartels are making neighborhoods unsafe
Illegal drugs are creating a multi-million dollar industry in Latin America.
Why do most Mexicans, Cubans, and Brazilians live in urban areas?
There is much arable land in urban areas.
Rural areas have more opportunities for a good education and health care.
There are more jobs and businesses in the cities.
Rural areas do not have good climates.
Which natural resource is an important export for Brazil?
Sugar Cane
Iron ore
Gold
Tobacco
Which of the following is NOT true about the Colombian Exchange?
Indigenous people created sugar cane plantations to trade with the Europeans.
The horse changed the life and culture of many indigenous people.
Diseases from Europe killed a large part of the population.
Coffee and sugar were introduced.
