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Latin America Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the second-longest river in the world, and flows across the top of South America.

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Yellow River

d)

The Tennessee River

2.
What effect did Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas have on the native people living there?
a)
Native life remained mostly the same after European contact
b)
Native civilizations flourished (did well) because of the European influences.
c)
New languages and religions were welcomed by the Native people
d)
Through war, disease, and slave labor most of the Native people died.
3.
What did Europe take on the ships to Africa?
a)
People
b)
Raw Materials
c)
Manufactured goods
d)
Diseases
4.

What did Europe take from the New World (Americas) back to Europe?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Raw Materials

c)

People

d)

Deadly Diseases

5.
What did Europe take from Africa to the New World?
a)
Manufactured Goods
b)
People 
c)
Raw Materials
6.
What effect did Triangular Trade have on Europe?
a)
It immediately helped industrialize Africa and Latin America 
b)
It drained their economy of resources
c)
It led to the need for more resources
d)
It helped them become wealthy and have an economic advantage
7.

The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.

a)

Continental trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Slave Trade

d)

European Trade

8.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
9.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
10.
3.    Which rainforest is located in South America?
a)
Andes
b)
Amazon
c)
Pampas
d)
Incas
11.
Define deforestation
a)
The cutting down & removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.
b)
A broadleaf evergreen forest that is found in hot regions, receives a lot of rain and that has very tall trees.
c)
The act or process of damaging or ruining something.  To treat poorly or w/out respect.
12.

What is an isthmus?

a)

a group of rocks that you can climb

b)

a narrow strip of land connecting two bodies of land

c)

a type of flower

d)

a way of traveling from island to island

13.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
14.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
15.

Define the difference of a limited government and a unlimited government

a)

A limited government has total control and the unlimited has no say of laws

b)

A limited government has restrictions due to laws and a unlimited has total controls of your life

16.
Human Development index is best described as;
a)
the development of a country and how much money it has
b)
index that measures a country’s well being and rank in order of the most developed to least developed country  based on 3 key criteria
c)
how long people are living and how happy they are
17.
What is literacy rate?
a)
the number of people that can read & write
b)
the average intelligence of citizens
18.

transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations,

technology, and ideas between the Americas and Europe

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Deforestation

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Biodiversity

19.

a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

a)

Eco-tourism

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Cash crop

20.

The mix values and beliefs, behaviors, and material objects that reflect the way of life of a particular nation or group of people

a)

culture

b)

behaviors

c)

beliefs

d)

values

21.
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 
a)
Chinampas
b)
Irrigation
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Terrace Farming
22.

What did the Triangular Trade create among the European countries?

a)

Alliances

b)

New Countries

c)

Competition

d)

New Culture

23.

Which of the following is not an example of a cash crop?

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Cotton

c)

Tomatoes

d)

Cloth

24.

What is Mrs. Travis's favorite store?

a)

Target

b)

the mall

c)

Old Navy

d)

Wal Mart

25.

Which class is Mrs. Travis's favorite?

a)

This class

b)

1st and 6th

c)

3rd and 8th

d)

2nd and 7th

26.

What type of food is Mrs. Travis's favorite?

a)

Italian

b)

Thai

c)

Mexican

d)

Japanese

27.
Match the word to the definition.
A region of the world that includes Mexico through South America.
a)
Latin America
b)
Deforestation
c)
Urbanization
d)
Sustainable Development
28.
Match the word to the definition.
A system where one country rules another country. The ruling country controls the other country for its own benefit. 
a)
Rainforest
b)
Colonization
c)
Urbanization
d)
Sustainable Development
29.
What two effects did European colonization have on Latin American countries?
a)
Language and Soccer
b)
Language and Religion
c)
Religion and Jobs
d)
Jobs and Soccer
30.

What was the two goals of the rebels in the Mexican Revolution?

a)

More jobs and money

b)

Land reform and equality

c)

To make Texas part of Mexico and overthrow the governor

d)

Stop slavery and become independent

31.

Which of the following is an indicator of economic development?

a)

High illiteracy

b)

Unskilled labor force

c)

Gross domestic product per capita

d)

Under developed tertiary sectors

32.

The greater the country’s level of economic development, the —

a)

higher the quality of life

b)

higher the agricultural labor force

c)

lower the cost of living

d)

lower the urban population

33.

Most people in developing nations earn their living by —

a)

farming.

b)

hunting and fishing.

c)

working in manufacturing

industries.

d)

working in service industries.

34.
These countries typically have simple, agriculture-based economies
a)
Developed countries
b)
Developing countries
35.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

36.

Countries in this level of economic development have most of their people living in rural areas.

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

37.

Countries with strong infrastructure [transportation/ communication/ healthcare/ education systems] would be which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

38.

Three indicators of development of a country

a)

GDP per capita, literacy rate and life expectancy.

b)

Richness, industrial production and business

c)

Multinationals and industry

d)

Technology, trade and research

39.
A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a  
a)
developing nation. 
b)
 developed nation.
c)
industrialized nation. 
d)
primary nation.
40.

Is this country developed or developing?

a)

developed

b)

developing

41.

Is this country developed or developing?

a)

developed

b)

developing

42.

Is this country developed or developing?

a)

developed

b)

developing

43.

Is this country developed or developing?

a)

developed

b)

developing

44.

Is this country developed or developing?

a)

developed

b)

developing

45.
Developed or developing?
a)
Developed
b)
Developing
46.
Where is the most deforestation happening in South America?
a)
Machu Picchu 
b)
The Amazon Rainforest
c)
The Andes Mountains
d)
Parana River
47.
Which of these is an example of human adapting to their environment?
a)
Cutting down trees to build new houses
b)
Putting on a jacket because it is cold outside 
c)
Building a dam to control flooding
d)
Digging holes to plant vegetables
48.
True or False? The Columbian Exchange introduced Latin America to the free enterprise system.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
__________ is an example of a transportation corridor in Latin America.
a)
Amazon River
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Machu Picchu 
d)
Parana River
50.
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an isthmus?
a)
It is surrounded by water on either side.
b)
It connects two pieces of land together. 
c)
It is a strip of land. 
d)
It is completely surrounded by land.
51.
___________ caused the decline of the Aztecs and the Incas.
a)
New Weapons
b)
Complete government control
c)
Diseases, such as Smallpox
d)
Lack of food
52.
Which of the following would be included in the "agricultural industry"?
a)
farming
b)
ranching
c)
sheering sheep
d)
all of these 
53.
How did colonization affect Latin America?
a)
spread of European languages
b)
spread of Catholicism
c)
decline of indigenous people
d)
all of these 
54.
Which of the following regions are part of "Latin America"?
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
Caribbean Islands
d)
All of these
55.

The event where the New World and the Old World traded plants, animals, germs, goods, ideas, and culture is called:

a)

The Columbian Exchange

b)

The Presidium

c)

Mesoamerican transference

d)

The Cuban Revovlution

56.

What effect did sugarcane have on the population of the New World?

a)

Many slaves were brought from Africa to work on sugar plantations

b)

Many indigenous people got rich selling sugar

c)

Sugarcane was first found in the New World

d)

The process for changing sugarcane into sugar was first discovered in the New World

57.

What US built construction made it WAY easier to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Itaipu Dam

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Salar de Uyuni

58.

In the primary sector...

a)

raw materials are obtained.

b)

raw materials are transformed into products.

c)

jobs are provided in research.

59.

In the secondary sector workers...

a)

work in shops.

b)

obtain raw materials.

c)

transform raw materials into products.

60.

Dairy cattle, wheat production, and forestry are examples of which type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

61.

Which type of industry provides services to people and businesses?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

62.

Which type of industry uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something else?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

63.

Competition between businesses is an example of what economic system?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

64.

Which economic system is based on government control?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

65.

Teachers and doctors are examples of which type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

66.

What is standard of living?

a)

is a measure of the minimum amount of money thought to be adequate for life

b)

A measure of how well off the people are in a country

c)

A lack of money and basic necessities needed for life

67.

If a country has a high literacy rate, then it will usually have a high standard of living.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

If a country has a high infant morality rate and low literacy rate, what can you say about its standard of living?

a)

It has a high standard of living

b)

It has a low standard of living

c)

Its standard of living isn't affected

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