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Latin America Unit 3 Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What changes did triangular trade cause?

a)

trade and competition among European countries

b)

more power for Haiti and Africa

c)

friendship between Europeans and Africans

d)

wealth for Caribbean nations

2.

Why did Europeans take over the Latin American region?

a)

to make Caribbean nations wealthy

b)

to learn about other religions of the world

c)

to gain riches from growing cash crops

d)

to find new plants and animals for food

3.

Which of the following threatens rainforest lands?

a)

animal ecosystems

b)

flooding rivers

c)

growing populations

d)

insect species

4.

Which of the following best defines the economic role of an agriculture industry?

a)

processes raw materials

b)

directly uses natural resources

c)

markets products to consumers

d)

provides service industries

5.

Which of the following is the MOST IMPORTANT long-range effect of European explorers in the Americas?

a)

immigration by natives

b)

discovery of great riches

c)

spread of Islam

d)

spread of culture to the New World

6.

How did the Columbian Exchange affect European life?

a)

introduced American foods to Europe

b)

brought African livestock animals to Europe

c)

spread disease from Africa to Europe

d)

caused large migration from America to Europe

7.

Logging is a primary industry in Brazil. What characteristics of Brazil's geography make this industry possible?

a)

harsh climate

b)

abundant minerals

c)

numerous forests

d)

expansive territory

8.

How does the Panama Canal MODIFY the environment for trade?

a)

planes can fly over the area safer now

b)

people can now swim across the continent easier

c)

cars can drive over the bridge for a shorter route

d)

locks are used to raise ships and allow travel from ocean to ocean

9.

All of the following would be considered a major trade route for Latin America except

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Amazon River

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Pan America Highway

10.

High Literacy Rate, High per capita GDP, Low HDI Ranking are all factors that describe development in countries that...

a)

are highly industrialized

b)

receive large amounts of foreign aid

c)

are in the process of implementing free-market reforms

d)

practice subsistence farming