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Latin America - Chapter 7 Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the most influential European country in Latin American history?

a)

Spain

b)

Egypt

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

2.

Mayans and the Aztecs were ancient civilizations located in what present day country?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Mexcio

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

3.

Central America is considered a(n):

a)

Isthmus

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continent

d)

Archipelago

4.

A sub-region of Latin America

a)

Middle or Central America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Pacific Islands

5.

A sub-region of Latin America:

a)

Carribiean

b)

Pacific Islands

c)

Africa

d)

North America

6.

A sub-region of Latin America:

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Pacific Islands

d)

Africa

7.

The Lesser Antilles, which include the Virgin islands and Trinidad is a(n):

a)

Archipelago

b)

Dirt mound

c)

Mountain range

d)

Lake

8.

The Brazilian Highlands end in this, which is a series of steep cliffs that drop down to the Atlantic coastal plain.

a)

Escarpment

b)

Mountain

c)

Drop-off

d)

Grotto

9.

What are the tropical grasslands in Columbia called?

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Great plain

d)

Great steppe

10.

Well known plain in Argentina and Uruguay

a)

Pampas

b)

Llanos

c)

The "A" plain

d)

El Tigre

11.

Name for a small river

a)

Tributary

b)

Pinite River

c)

Tiny dancer

d)

Delta

12.

The place where river currents and ocean tides meet

a)

Estuary

b)

Tributary

c)

Delta

d)

Rocean

13.

Brazil uses alcohol produced from sugarcane and gasoline to produce a fuel called what?

a)

gasohol

b)

grand pa's cough medicine

c)

Chowda

d)

Global Thermal Nuclear War

14.

Nicaragua and Guatemala have rich deposits of this precious metal.

a)

Gold

b)

Bauxite

c)

Copper

d)

Silver

15.

Most of Latin America lies within a the climate zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn called what?

a)

Tropics

b)

Arctic

c)

Mountain Region

d)

North Pole

16.

An umbrella like cover created by treetops in the rain forest

a)

Canopy

b)

Rain cover

c)

Hand of Deus

d)

Forest dome

17.

A place's height above seal level is measured by its what?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

altitude

d)

super measuring tape

18.

A set of changes in weather starting in the Pacific that affects Latin America.

a)

El Nino

b)

El Toro

c)

Perfect storm

d)

Neptune's wrath

19.

A dense stand of trees and other plants that receive large amounts of rain fall every year.

a)

rainforest

b)

Precipitation junction

c)

tropics

d)

El Nino

20.

Capital of Mexico

a)

Mexico City

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Atlanta

d)

Santo Domingo

21.

This island nation is a communist country that was until recently ruled by Fidel Castro.

a)

Cuba

b)

China

c)

Haiti

d)

Brazil

22.

The largest country in Latin America

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Chile

d)

Costa Rica

23.

Man made canal in Panama used to shorten travel distance and time from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Meeks Cutoff

c)

Fidel's fairway

d)

El Chapo