WorksheetsLatin America Wundy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the Panama Canal?
European traders brought new tools and discoveries to central and South America
The Human Adaptation through Panama to make a shortcut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
The Panama citizens decided it was a way to control trade
Panama was wanting to interrupt trade with other countries.
In some areas transportation and trade can be affected negatively because:
The rivers and seas allow things to be transported
If tourists spend too much money the economy would be great!
The government would be able to control all actions of its citizens
Things like the Andes mountains and high elevations of areas would block trade routes.
In Mexico improvements in the government and economy have made life better. Today, people in Mexico can vote in elections, find jobs in cities and buy homes.
Which of the following would be an example of civic participation?
Buying a home
Voting in an election
Finding a job
Cultural Diffusion
According to the map which Central American country has no coast on the Caribbean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean?
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Honduras
What would be an example of civic participation in Latin America?
Latin American elections are controlled by one person
Latin American vote on issues and follow the laws
Latin Americans are required to donate time and money to the army.
Latin Americans do not participate in elections
Why would Northern Mexico be most affected by American culture?
Because children are required to learn English in Mexican schools
Because American INdian culture is weak there
Because Mexico was once part of the United States
Because it is geographically close to the United States.
Using the map pictured here, what would be a negative effect of this trade route to the south and central America?
New crops were brought into central and south American to reduce famine.
Slave were brought into Europe.
European traders brought new tools and discoveries to Central and South America.
New diseases killed the native people after the Europeans came.
What is the official language in most Central American Countries?
English
Spanish
French
Creole
Some traditional foods in Central America are the same as in:
France
Poland
England
Mexico
Using the chart which pair of countries has the largest population and smallest population of Catholics in the world?
Argentina and Italy
Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Uruguay and Brazil
The United States and Spain
Why did many of the immigrants who came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries settle in large cities?
Because there were fewer and fewer farm in the United States
the growing industries and jobs were usually located in cities.
most of them had lived in cities in their own homelands.
the government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities.
Identify the role the Panama Canal played in changing the physical environment of Central America.
The canal caused destruction of some of the rain forests and habitats of the area.
It promoted a stable democratic government.
It provided a way for the United States to have power in Panama.
The canal was responsible for costing the country economically and caused social hardships.
What is a land locked country?
A country that has access to water on at least one side
A country whose borders are all attached to other countries without any access to water transportation.
A country whose borders are determined by those in power and change with every new elected official.
A country that has hope of being protected by one of the other countries.
According to this map, which countries are landlocked?
Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia
Democratic republic of Congo, Angola and Namibia
Libya, Algeria, and Chad
South Africa, Angola, Namibia
What is cultural diffusion?
An exchange of money systems
The spread of ideas, customs and technologies from one area or country to another.
The spread of diseases, and threats to demand obedience to another country.
A rule requiring all people to honor only one religion in order to live in any given country.
