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Unit 3: Latin America & Maya DBQ Quiz Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three regions that make up Latin America?

a)

Mexico & Central America, Caribbean Islands, South America

b)

Mexico, Central America, South America

c)

North America, South America, Caribbean Islands

2.

All of Latin America is on the same continent.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
4.
Which two continents are part of the Western Hemisphere?
a)
North America and South Africa
b)
South America and Europe
c)
North America and South America
d)
North America and Africa
5.

What body of water is number 1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Panama Canal

6.

What body of water is number 3?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Panama Canal

7.

What geographical feature is #3?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Amazon Basin

8.

What geographical feature is number 8?

a)

Patagonia

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

The Pompas

d)

Amazon Basin

9.

What body of water is this?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Great Bear Lake

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

10.
Which country is labeled #1?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Panama
d)
Costa Rica
11.
Which region includes all of North America and South America?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Latin America
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
12.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
13.

Latin America is divided into 3 regions. Select all that apply.

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

North and South America

c)

Caribbean

d)

South America

14.
Which region identifies the regions of the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Latin America
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
15.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
16.

On what continent is the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

17.

What river runs through the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

The Nile

b)

The Amazon

c)

The Mississippi

18.

The Amazon River is...

a)

The longest river in the world.

b)

The second longest river in the world

c)

As long as River Nile.

19.
Which civilization is located at letter B?
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
20.
Which region extends from central Mexico into Central America, and includes the civilizations of the Maya and the Aztec?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Latin America
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
21.

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is a city-state?

a)

an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

b)

the building where a bureaucrat works

c)

the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

d)

a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

23.

From the list, pick the two Maya cities.

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Copan

d)

Chichen Itza

24.
What is the type of farming used in the rainforest where the vegetation was cut away then started on fire to clear the land for planting crops?
a)
slash and burn
b)
terraced farming
c)
raised platform farming
25.
What type of government did the Mayan Empire have?
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
 leaders over Independent city-states
d)
dictatorship
26.

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

a)

They built a pyramid

b)

They played a complicated ball game

c)

They created a 365 day calendar

d)

all of the above

27.
What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?
a)
geometry and the use of zero
b)
the concept of fractions and decimals
c)
Base 10 # system and the concept of algebra
d)
Base 20 # system and the concept of zero
28.

Define archeology

a)

(branch of science) the study of human history and prehistory by studying things that people made, used and left behind.

b)

a person who studies artifacts and object made by people and used by people

c)

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

29.

Define archeologist

a)

(branch of science) the study of human history and prehistory by studying things that people made, used and left behind.

b)

a person who studies artifacts and object made by people and used by people

c)

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

30.

Define artifact

a)

(branch of science) the study of human history and prehistory by studying things that people made, used and left behind.

b)

a person who studies artifacts and object made by people and used by people

c)

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

31.
True or False? The Maya built a complex system of roads to connect the different Maya city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
32.

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

a)

blue

b)

gray

c)

red

d)

green

33.
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
a)
1
b)
- 1
c)
0
d)
Infinity
34.
The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in:
a)
astronomy and physics
b)
astronomy and agriculture
c)
astronomy and mathematics
d)
mathematics and art
35.
Why did they have two separate calendars?
a)
1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
b)
1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
c)
1 was for the day and the other was for the night
d)
The different kings could not agree on just one calendar
36.

What led to the demise (downfall) of the Maya?

a)

possible drought (Environmental Change)

b)

possible overuse of the land (famine)

c)

possible invasion (warfare)

d)

possible all of the above

37.

How did the Mayan civilization end?

a)

A neighboring tribe conquered them

b)

They were captured by Portuguese sailors

c)

Cortes conquered them

d)

They abandoned their cities and disappeared

38.

How long did the Mayans live in Mesoamerica before the Spanish arrived?

a)

100 years

b)

Thousands of Years

c)

a decade (10 years)

d)

just a few days

39.

Stalagmites show that there was an incredibly dry period that coincided with the Mayan downfall.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What reasons have convinced historians that the Mayans were warlike?

a)

several different artifacts left behind such as monuments and paintings

b)

historians do not believe the Mayans were warlike

c)

the Mayans today have passed down stories

d)

from watching documentaries

41.

Stalagmites show that there was an incredibly dry period that coincided with the Mayan downfall.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What led to the demise (downfall) of the Maya?

a)

possible drought (Environmental Change)

b)

possible overuse of the land (famine)

c)

possible invasion (warfare)

d)

possible all of the above