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Latin America

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two oceans border Latin America? 
a)
Pacific and Atlantic
b)
Pacific and Gulf of Mexico
c)
Indian and Pacific
d)
Atlantic and Antartic
2.
Mountains called the Rockies in North America and Sierra Madre in Mexico are called what in South America? 
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
3.
Grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming are called 
a)
Llanos
b)
Cerrado
c)
Pampas
d)
Plains
4.
Savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall are called 
a)
Cerrado
b)
Llanos
c)
Pampas
d)
Plains
5.
The Amazon River is how long? 
a)
4,000 miles long
b)
3,000 miles long
c)
1,500 miles long
d)
1,000 miles long
6.
Where would you find the Orinoco river? 
a)
Venezuela and Colombia
b)
Guatemala and Colombia
c)
Peru and Venezuela
d)
Guyana and Venezuela
7.
The Caribbean is also referred to as 
a)
The West Indies
b)
The Bahamas
c)
The Lesser Antilles
d)
The Greater Antilles
8.
Brazil is rich in what energy resource? 
a)
Hydroelectric power
b)
Petroleum
c)
Timber
d)
Electricity
9.

Cutting down trees, brush, and grasses and burning the debris to clear fields is called

a)

slash-and-burn

b)

cut-and-burn

c)

burning

d)

slash-and-blaze

10.
Steplike horizontal fields into a slope is known as 
a)
Terraced farming
b)
Hill farming
c)
Horizontal farming
d)
Step farming
11.

What push factors can be found in Latin America?

a)

All of the above

b)

Poor medical care

c)

Poor education

d)

Lack of ownership of land

12.
What is a pro for tourism? 
a)
resorts offer activities that provide jobs for local residents
b)
Owners of resorts live other places
c)
natural landscape is changed
13.
By _________, Cortes and the Spanish army defeated the Aztec. 
a)
1521
b)
1621
c)
1500
d)
1600
14.
In 1821, Mexico claimed what from Spain? 
a)
Independence
b)
Gold
c)
Plantations
d)
People
15.
What city was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan ? 
a)
Mexico City
b)
Oaxaca
c)
Toluca
d)
Pachuca
16.
These people are of mixed Spanish and native heritage. 
a)
Mestizo
b)
Mexico
c)
Maquiladoras
d)
Gaucho
17.
Mexico's economy depends largely on their 
a)
Oil reserves
b)
Hidden gold
c)
Factories
d)
Mining
18.
Central America forms an isthmus, which is? 
a)
A land bridge connecting two continents
b)
A national holiday
c)
A bridge over the Panama Canal
d)
A land bridge connecting two countries
19.
What is a cultural hearth? 
a)
Place from which important ideas spread
b)
A fireplace in someones home
c)
A cultural fireplace from which important ideas spread
d)
Religious ceremony from which important ideas spread
20.
In 1823, this group claimed independence from Mexico. 
a)
United Provinces of Central America
b)
Central America United Provinces
c)
United Central American Provinces
d)
Central Provinces of United America
21.
Columbus referred to them as "Indians", however, they called themselves: 
a)
Taino
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
d)
Aztec
22.
European settlers in the Caribbean made these plantations. 
a)
Sugar
b)
Banana
c)
Coffee
d)
Rice
23.
Much like Mexico, the people of Central America speak ___________ and practice _______________. 
a)
Spanish and Catholicism
b)
French and Protestanism
c)
Spanish and Voodoo
d)
Portuguese and Catholocism
24.
10% of the worlds ________ and ___________ come from Central America. 
a)
Coffee and bananas
b)
Sugar and bananas
c)
Coffee and sugar
d)
Oil and sugar
25.

Reggae songs deal with

a)

social issues

b)

religious issues

c)

class issues

d)

social and religious issues

26.
The Inca built a 20,000 mile what? 
a)
Road system
b)
Village
c)
Farm system
d)
Postal service
27.
Thousands of people today still speak this Inca language. 
a)
Quechua
b)
Quetzalcoatl
c)
Mestizo
d)
Maquiladoras
28.
What two South American countries were the first to claim independence from Spain? 
a)
Argentina and Chile
b)
Chile and Bolivia
c)
Argentina and Uruguay
d)
Chile and Paraguay
29.
This treaty was signed, handing over the land of Brazil to the Portuguese. 
a)
Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
Treaty of Tortillas
c)
Treaty of Dom Pedro
d)
Treaty of Portugal
30.
In 1822, this Portuguese royal declared Brazil independent. 
a)
Dom Pedro
b)
Pedro Dom
c)
Pedro Napoleon
d)
Dom Brazil
31.
Brazil claims to have the largest _____________ population. 
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Voodoo
d)
Atheist
32.
A martial art and dance that developed in Brazil from African origins is called 
a)
Capoeira
b)
Samba
c)
Tango
d)
Calypso
33.
Rio de Janeiro is known as Brazils 
a)
Culture capital
b)
Actual capital
c)
Religious capital
d)
Economic capital
34.

What landform is #7?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Sierra Madre Mountains

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Gulf of Mexico

35.

What landform is #4?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

36.

What landform is #8?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

37.

What landform is #2?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

38.

What landform is #1?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Atacama Desert

39.

What landform is #6?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Sierra Madre Mountains

d)

Atacama Desert

40.

What landform is #9?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Amazon River

d)

Atacama Desert

41.

What landform is letter H?

a)

Brazil

b)

Bolivia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Mexico

42.

What landform is letter F?

a)

Brazil

b)

Bolivia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Colombia

43.

What landform is letter D?

a)

Panama

b)

Bolivia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Colombia

44.

What landform is letter E?

a)

Panama

b)

Bolivia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Colombia

45.

What landform is letter C?

a)

Panama

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

46.

What landform is letter B?

a)

Panama

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

47.

What landform is letter A?

a)

Panama

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Haiti

48.

What landform is #3?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

49.

Which of these is NOT a part of the Caribbean?

a)

The Bahamas

b)

The Greater Antilles

c)

The Lesser Antilles

d)

The Falklands

50.

In the mid-nineteenth century, __________________ led a reform movement in Mexico and became president.

a)

Porfirio Diaz

b)

Benito Juarez

c)

Vicente Fox

d)

Diego Rivera

51.

The dominant language and religion is Latin America is...

a)

English and Christianity

b)

Spanish and Chrisitanity

c)

English and Catholicism

d)

Spanish and Catholicism

52.

How did the Spanish conquer the Inca?

a)

Killed all their warriors

b)

Stole all their money

c)

Killed their emperor

d)

All of the above

53.

Simon Bolivar helped liberate...

a)

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Argentina

b)

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia

c)

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru

d)

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil

54.

To help with overpopulation, Brazil moved their capital to the interior and called it?

a)

Rio de Janero

b)

Brazil 2

c)

Brasilia

d)

Sao Paulo

55.

The dominant language and religion is Latin America is Spanish and Catholicism, in Brazil it is...

a)

English and Christianity

b)

Spanish and Protestantism

c)

Portuguese and Catholicism

d)

Portuguese and Christianity

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