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WorksheetsThe Tropical North - Chapter 9 GEO
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
________ is the smallest country in the Tropical North.
French Guiana
Suriname
Syria
French Quarters
___________ owns the Galapagos Islands.
Suriname
New Amsterdam
New Guinea
Ecuador
Columbia is South America's top producer of coal.
True
Ture
Fasle
False
Laborers from ______ and _____ worked on British and Dutch plantations in the Tropical North.
China and Venezuela
India and Suriname
India and China
China and the Galapagos
The official language of Ecuador is
Portuguese
Spanish
English
French
A group of early Native Americans.
ciabatta
Chibcha
Creole
Panera
Minerals used to make aluminum
gold
iron
emeralds
bauxite
The capital of Ecuador is ______.
Quito
Queeto
Quit
Quittoo
Forest-covered mesas
bauxite
tepuis
wheat
creole
Group of languages widely spoken by enslaved people
Chibcha
Spanish
creole
Cluck
Which bodies of water are located on the coast of the Tropical North?
Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
What is Venezuela's main cash crop?
coconuts
bananas
coca coca
coffee
What was the goal of the first Spaniards who came to the Tropical North?
They wanted to convert the Native American peoples to the Christian Faith.
They came to quickly conquer the Native American peoples.
They came seeking the rich coffees of the area.
They wanted gold but found none at first.
What were sources of conflict after countries became independent?
Catholic priests revolted against injustice.
Spain stirred up landless workers against the upper class.
Businesspeople and wealthy landowners competed for powers.
Native American peoples formed armies and fought for self-rule.
What population trends changed in Venezuela in the mid 1900s?
Large numbers of people moved from rural areas to cities.
More and more people fell into poverty.
Wave after wave of immigrants flocked to the country.
Large numbers of people moved from cities to rural areas.
Relations between the United States and nations of the tropical north are getting better, although there are still strains.
True
False
The United States and Colombia have been working together to fight drug trafficking.
True
False
US relations with Venezuela have been more troubled because Hugo Chavez seized US oil companies working in his country.
True
False
Chavez thinks the United States is a good ally.
True
False
Chavez’s frequent criticism of the United States and closeness to countries like Cuba and Iran have also strained relations.
True
False
sparsely populated means
high population
low population
low and spread out population
high and spread out population
remote areas are
in a main city
out of the way
open to the public
in the center of everything
