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Latin American Vocabulary

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the science and work of raising crops and farm animals; farming

a)

agriculture

b)

geology

c)

economy

d)

socialism

2.

a large area of land drained by a river

a)

canal

b)

basin

c)

hemisphere

d)

rainforest

3.

a channel of water made by humans for transportation or for crops

a)

canal

b)

basin

c)

industry

d)

free trade

4.

the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments

a)

ecology

b)

biology

c)

geology

d)

anatomy

5.

the study of the physical features and history of Earth; it answers questions about how Earth came to have its present shape and form

a)

geology

b)

ecogology

c)

biology

d)

anatomy

6.

either of two halves of the earth

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

hemisphere

d)

mainland

7.

the distance between the equator and a point north or south on earth's surface

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

8.

distance on earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

9.

a dense evergreen forest, mostly found in tropical areas, that receives a large amount of rain all year long

a)

temperate

b)

rainforest

c)

tropical

d)

arid

10.

a group of living things that can mate with one another but not with those of other groups

a)

mammals

b)

insects

c)

species

d)

subspecies

11.

having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures; milk weather

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

semiarid

d)

arid

12.

going or reaching across a continent

a)

continuous

b)

mainland

c)

continental

d)

transcontinental

13.

a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things

a)

biome

b)

species

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

14.

a climate that is warm to hot and moist all year

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

arid

d)

semiarid

15.

a region characterized by a severe lack of available water

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

arid

d)

semiarid

16.

a region characterized by light rainfall

a)

temperate

b)

tropical

c)

arid

d)

semiarid

17.

living or growing in water (plants or animals)

a)

alpine

b)

terrestrial

c)

aquatic

d)

oceanic

18.

living or growing in the mountains (plants or animals)

a)

terrestrial

b)

aquatic

c)

alpine

19.

living or growing on land (plants or animals)

a)

aquatic

b)

terrestrial

c)

alpine

20.

something that is gained by force

a)

debate

b)

nomadic

c)

conquest

d)

convert

21.

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

a)

conquest

b)

debate

c)

proposal

d)

ceremonail

22.

people having no permanent home but moving from place to place usually in search of food or to graze livestock

a)

ceremonial

b)

colonialism

c)

nomadic

d)

homeless

23.

when a country or a nation takes control of other lands, regions, or territories outside of its borders

a)

colonialism

b)

nationalism

c)

independence

d)

convert

24.

freedom from the control or influence of others

a)

dependence

b)

independence

c)

freedom

d)

power

25.

strong attachment to a particular country, or nation

a)

loyalty

b)

colonialism

c)

nationalism

d)

independence

26.

an action that a person does for someone else

a)

favor

b)

goods

c)

service

d)

offering

27.

something that is sent to another country to be sold

a)

import

b)

export

28.

to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services

a)

import

b)

export

29.

the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

a)

barter

b)

industry

c)

currency

d)

services

30.

trading one thing for another without using money

a)

swapping

b)

trading

c)

barter

d)

currency

31.

the official money of a country

a)

cash

b)

currency

c)

bills

d)

unit

32.

the condition of being without a job

a)

working

b)

poor

c)

unemployed

d)

jobless

33.

the act of clearing a wide area of trees

a)

instability

b)

deforestation

c)

global warming

34.

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

a)

dictator

b)

communism

c)

democracy

d)

socialism

35.

a classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole and where all people enjoy equal social and economic status

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

socialism

d)

dictato

36.

political system in which most forms of property and resources are owned or controlled by the public or the state

a)

communism

b)

democracy

c)

dictator

d)

socialism

37.

using a language native to a region or country

a)

linguistic

b)

vernacular

c)

diverse

d)

customary

38.

the first people who lived in any region

a)

immigrant

b)

clan

c)

original

d)

indigenous