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Mexico - Central America

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do most people in Mexico live?

a)

In the North

b)

Near the Coast

c)

In the South

d)

In the desert

2.
How did the Spanish conquer Central America and Mexico?
a)
Through military force
b)
By providing food
c)
Using magic
d)
By improving the economy
3.

Mexico City was once

a)

The Aztec capital

b)

The Maya capital

c)

A volcano

d)

On a glacier

4.
The narrowest point in Central America is in what country?
a)
Panama
b)
Mexico
c)
Guatemala
d)
Nicaragua
5.
Coffee and sugar cane are examples of 
a)
cash crops
b)
fattening foods
c)
illegal substance
d)
crops grown for personal use
6.
Most tourists like Central America and the Caribbean because of 
a)
the casinos
b)
the snow skiing
c)
the climate and beaches
d)
the famous people
7.

Which civilization developed a 365 day calendar?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Arawak

d)

Iroquois

8.
When did most Central American countries gain independence?
a)
1820's
b)
1920's
c)
1420's
d)
1620's
9.
 Slaves working in the sugar industry in the 1700's were part of
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
capitalist economy
c)
communism
d)
socialism
10.

Cuba's government

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

11.
What is the capital of Mexico?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Chihuahua
c)
Tijuana
d)
Cancun
12.
Mexico is located ______ of the United States. 
a)
North 
b)
East
c)
South 
d)
West
13.

What are the colors of the Mexican flag?

a)

Green, White, Red

b)

Red, White, Blue

c)

Yellow, Red, Black

d)

Orange, Green

14.

What bird is in the middle of the Mexican flag?

a)

Mockingbird

b)

Falcon

c)

Eagle

d)

Pigeon

15.

Other than a bird, what other animal is on the Mexican flag?

a)

Snake

b)

Lizard

c)

Eagle

d)

No other animal

16.

What does Cinco de Mayo mean?

a)

May Day

b)

5th of May

c)

5 teaspoons of Mayo

d)

6th of May

17.

Who's flag is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

18.
What other holiday is Cinco de Mayo most frequently confused with?
a)
Mardi Gras
b)
Day of the Dead
c)
4th of July
d)
Mexican Independence Day
19.

How do you say "Day of the Dead" in Español?

a)

Día de Reyes

b)

Día de las Madres

c)

Dia de los Muertos

d)

Dia de los Padres

20.
What is the main language in most Central American countries?
a)
French
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
21.
Why is English the official language of Belize?
a)
The Maya lived there
b)
The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
c)
The British claimed the area.
d)
The Spanish settled the area.
22.
Most people in Central America are____________________.
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Baptist
d)
Lutheran
23.

Who completed the Panama Canal?

a)

France

b)

Panama

c)

United States

d)

Spain

24.
On what resource have the countries of Central America long depended?
a)
Service industries
b)
Cash crops 
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Tourism
25.
 Which of the following is one of the world’s most important waterways?
a)
Rio Bravo del Norte
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Lake Nicaragua
26.
Which of  the Central American countries is farthest south?
a)
Belize
b)
Panama
c)
Honduras
d)
Guatemala
27.
Who built a civilization in Central America before the Spanish arrived?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Spanish
d)
Frencn
28.
Why are most people in Central America Roman Catholic? 
a)
Spanish missionaries taught the Native Indians about Catholicism
b)
English missionaries taught the Natives about Catholicism
c)
Most people in Central America are not Roman Catholic
d)
None of the Choices are correct
29.
The Panama Canal provides a link between what bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
b)
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
d)
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian OCean
30.
Who currently controls the Panama Canal?
a)
the United States
b)
Spain
c)
Panama 
d)
Mexico
31.
Most of Central America came under the control of the Europeans, they established ___________ to grow crops such as tobacco and sugar cane.
a)
ecotourism
b)
ranches
c)
plantations
d)
missions
32.

Most of Central America came under the control of the Europeans, they established ___________ to spread Catholicism.

a)

ecotourism

b)

ranches

c)

plantations

d)

missions

33.

Name this country

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Costa Rica

34.

Name this country

a)

Guatemala

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

35.

Name this country

a)

Belize

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Dominican Republic

36.

Name this country

a)

El Salvador

b)

Bahamas

c)

Mexico

d)

Dominican Republic

37.

Name this country

a)

Honduras

b)

Bahamas

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Dominican Republic

38.

Name this country

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama

c)

Honduras

d)

Dominican Republic

39.

Name this country

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Panama

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Dominican Republic

40.

Name this country

a)

Panama

b)

Mexico

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Dominican Republic

41.

Name this country

a)

Cuba

b)

Bahamas

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

42.

Name this country

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Cuba

43.

Name this country

a)

Jamaica

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

Cuba

44.

Name this country

a)

Haiti

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Cuba

45.

Name this country

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Mexico

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Cuba

46.

What Ocean was used for the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

47.

Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

North America, South America and Africa

b)

North America, Africa and Europe

c)

North America, South America and Europe

d)

North America, Africa, and Asia

48.

What was sent from North America to Europe?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron Products such as guns

49.

What was sent from Africa to West Indies (Americas)?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron Products such as guns

50.

What was sent from Europe to North America?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron products such as guns

51.

Where did the majority of slaves work?

a)

factories that made iron products such as guns

b)

forests cutting trees for lumber

c)

large farms called plantations

d)

cities building roads

52.

What new crops were grown in the colonies that required an increase in the labor force?

a)

molasses, cotton and tobacco

b)

molasses, rice, and tobacco

c)

sugar cane, molasses, and tobacco

d)

sugar cane, cotton, and tobacco

53.

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

54.

What is an export?

a)

the sending of goods to another country

b)

the receiving of good fro another country

c)

using goods from another country

d)

bringing tobacco into the colonies

55.
Based on the map, which country in Central America does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Panama
b)
Belize
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Honduras
56.
Based on the map, in what country is the absolute location 15 N, 85 W?
a)
El Salvador
b)
Belize
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Honduras
57.
Where are the Bahamas located?
a)
in the Caribbean Sea
b)
in the Atlantic Ocean
58.
Which statement about the climate of the Caribbean is accurate?
a)
Rainfall varies little throughout the region.
b)
The rainy season lasts from November to April.
c)
Humidity is low year-round
d)
Temperatures are high year-round.
59.

The following statement is incorrect, which word below would make it correct?

The island of Hispaniola is home to Haiti and __________________.

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Bahamas

60.

For what were the Aztecs known?

a)

used hieroglyphics as a system of writing

b)

created an empire through military conquest

c)

built large seaports to encourage trade

d)

were the first people to grow corn or maize

61.

Creole priest who called for Mexico to become independent of Spain-

a)

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

b)

August Magee

c)

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

d)

Vicente Guerrero

62.

What major event occurred in 1821?

a)

Nacogdoches was founded

b)

the modern boundaries of Texas were established

c)

Mexico won independence from Spain

d)

Spain gave up all of its lands in the Americas

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