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WorksheetsLatin America
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Person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
Caudillo
Maquiladora
Mestizo
Gaucho
Sudden violent overthrow of a government, often by the military
insurgent
coup d'etat
refugees
census
Ethanol based fuel in Brazil is made from ____
llamas
tomatoes
potatoes
Sugar cane
High plateau in Peru and Bolivia
Atacama
Mestizo
Altiplano
Patagonia
What happened to the Native Americans after the Spanish arrived in the Caribbean and South America?
Many died from the European diseases
The indigenous people were enslaved.
They overthrew the Conquistadors.
Some escaped and relocated in Central American mountains.
What mountain range is found in many South American countries, including Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Chile?
Sierra Madre
Ural
Alps
Andes
After invading the Andes, which resource made the Spanish wealthy?
Gold
Coffee
Llama wool
Bananas
What was the name of the largest native empire in the Americas?
Inca
Cherokee
Roman
Olmec
The Pampas region is an ideal climate for ______.
gold mining
fish farming
bear wrestling
cattle ranching
Brazil is home to the _____________ River, which carries more water than any other river in the world.
Orinoco
Colorado
Uruguay
Amazon
Which ecosystem is home to the greatest variety of plant and animal life in the world?
The Pampas
The Amazon Basin
The Andes
The Isthmus of Panama
What was the capital of the ancient Aztec Indians?
Quito
Tenochtitlan
Tegucigalpa
Paramaribo
Mexico City is located on the site of ancient Tenochtitlan.
True
False
People modified the isthmus when they created the Panama Canal.
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Region
The geographical feature which best describes the Caribbean Islands:
isthmus
peninsula
archipelago
plateau
Compared with Central America, Caribbean culture is more influenced by which of these ethnic groups?
Spanish
African
Italian
French
The transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations,
technology, and ideas between the Americas and Europe:
Columbian Exchange
Exchange Rate
Subsistence Farming
Exchange Student
Tourism directed toward exotic, natural environments, in an effort to support & protect wildlife and biospheres.
Biodiversity
Subsistence Farming
Columbian Exchange
Eco-tourism
Which of the following influences is a legacy of Spanish colonialism?
Roman Catholicism
Town designed around plazas
African slavery
Plantation style farming
The US was allowed to take over construction of the Panama Canal after supporting Panamania _____ from Colombia.
ecotourism
reunification
tsunamis
independence
Which choice is the primary language in the Caribbean?
English
French
Dutch
There is no primary language due to colonization from many different countries.
What is Colombia's world famous (legal) crop?
coffee
bananas
sugarcane
cotton
Which of the following is a negative side effect of tourism?
Unemployment decreases, even if it is just seasonal work.
Tourists raise the cost of living for the locals.
Foreign companies often own most businesses.
Small family farms are purchased for expansion of tourist sites.
Which of the following is the primary effect of the Panama Canal?
Cities near the canal have become major industrial centers
Terrorism associated with U.S. involvement in the region
Declining economic conditions in the region.
All of these choices
Which of the following items were originally found in the “Old World” and brought to the “New World” during the Columbian Exchange?
Llamas, Avocados, Pumpkins
Peppers, Corn, Horses
Chickens, Cows, Smallpox
Syphilis, Potatoes, Cocoa Beans
Toussaint L'Overture led a slave revolt in 1904 against French troops in ______.
Cuba
French Guiana
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Central America is a strip of land with water on both sides that connects two larger bodies of land. Also known as a land bridge.
biodiversity
isthmus
diaspora
deforestation
Which of the following statements is true?
Microcredit is a way for tourists to pay for trips to the region.
Microcredit and ecotourism have helped strengthen regional economies.
Farmers are the least likely to benefit from microcredit.
Ecotourism has helped strengthen economies, but microcredit has not.
Poor farmers borrow small amounts of money through:
microloans
microborrow
micro blades
microcredit
_____ are members of an armed force but not part of a regular army; historically a cultural factor in Latin America.
Mestizo
Archipelago
Guerrillas
Isthmus
The Bahamas were created by:
tectonic activity
repeated volcanic activity
building up of once-living coral polyps
built up layers of volcanic soil
Vertical climate zone known as “cold land.”
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Helada
Tierra Templada
Vertical climate zone known as “ hot land.”
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Helada
Tierra Templada
A large painting made on a wall. This is a common art form in Latin America.
maquiladora
mural
street art
archipelago
A foreign owned factory in Mexico.
maquiladora
tsunami
conquistador
archipelago
Nearly 20% of Mexico’s people live in _____.
Cancun
Mexico City
Bogota
Lima
Form of Caribbean music for which Jamaica is famous.
salsa
reggae
blues
hip hop
In the early to mid-1900s, most of the banana production in Central America was controlled by one major landowner, the U.S. -based _________ .
United Fruit Company
Dole Fruit Company
Nokia
Toyota
Which early civilization carved terraces in the side of mountains for farming purposes?
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
What farming practice did the Incas use to increase agricultural space?
slash-and-burn
chinampas
milpas
coastal flooding
Latin America is divided into 3 regions. Select all that apply.
Mexico and Central America
North and South America
Caribbean
South America
The country of Chile is represented by which number?
15
16
19
21
Which number represents Brazil?
1
15
9
8
Where is Colombia located?
11
21
9
15
What would be the best topic for below:
_______________________: African, European, Native American
Countries in South America
Countries that colonized Central America
Groups that mixed to shape the culture of Latin America today
Most common languages spoken in Latin America
How does the geography play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem?
It is one of the world's largest cities.
The cars and factories send pollution into the air.
The city has views of distant snowcapped mountains.
It lies in a bowl-shaped valley that traps air pollutants.
All of the following are important reasons why to preserve the rainforest except....
Plants from the rainforest provide us with many foods and medicines.
Rainforests recycle huge quantities of water, feeding rivers, lakes, and irrigation systems.
The abundance of trees allows logging companies to increase the need for deforestation.
Thousands of animal species depend on the rainforest to live.
Before completing the Panama Canal, this natural waterway was an important shipping route around South America.
Suez Canal
Strait of Magellan
Angel Falls
Amazon River
Which area is shown by the dark green area on the map?
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon Basin
Hispaniola
Patagonia
What is one way that the migration of European colonists to South America changed the character of the region?
Men and women gained greater social equality.
Economic practices reverted to traditional methods.
Religion and language patterns changed significantly.
Native groups switched from terrace to field farming.
Enslaved Africans that were brought for work in South America were also responsible for the diffusion of many new popular forms of —
sculpture, painting, and art
dance, foods, and music
advanced weaponry
architecture
Which of the following is one way language patterns in the Caribbean were affected by cultural diffusion?
Spanish became the official language of the Caribbean islands.
Languages from West Africa came to dominate in the Caribbean.
English eventually displaced other languages in the region.
Several European languages replaced many indigenous languages.
According to the excerpt, feijoada can be considered a modern example of how Brazilian culture was impacted by —
the introduction of African cooking methods
the modification of the environment
the creation of newer technologies
the colonization of the Portuguese
_______ is a common cultural element that is unique to Latin America
Predominance of the Roman Catholic religion
Widespread use of the Portuguese language
Belief in isolationism
A lack in cultural diversity
The Incas used ______ as an adaptation to the physical geography of their land.
terrace farming
night fishing
large boats
slash and burn
Many people living in Central America have modified the physical environment by____.
burning volcanic rock as a source of fuel
building dams to control flooding along the rivers
cutting down rainforest to clear land for farming
constructing seawalls to stop hurricanes
Who was conquered by Hernando Cortes and his Spanish conquistadors?
Incas
Mayans
Aztecs
San Francisco 49ers
What were achievements of the Incas?
terrace farming and aqueducts
gunpowder and advanced mathematics
the unicycle and the steam boat
concrete and bronze weapons
Except for Mexico City, most of the population in Latin America is located _____.
along the coastlines
along the Amazon River
in Hispaniola
in the Andes Mountains
Landlocked means that a country is surrounded by water on all sides.
True
False
Huh?
Which are factors that have caused Haiti to have such a high poverty rate?
hurricanes
poor education
massive earthquakes
all of these choices
What indicator would show how crowded a country/area is?
GDP per capita
Population
Life Expectancy
Population Density
What positive effect have volcanoes had on the region?
rich soil in mountains
rare birds in rainforests
beautiful beaches
tourism
Why did European nations colonize much of Latin America?
To create foreign markets.
To learn about other religions of the world.
To gain riches from growing cash crops.
To find new plants and animals for food.
What were the biggest problems in building the Panama Canal?
floods
mosquitoes
dictators
rough terrain
What causes the Atacama Desert to be so dry?
Andes Mts prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile.
Amazon basin is too wide for wind currents to reach the desert
Pacific winds dry out the coastal area.
La Nina forces rain inland.
When did colonial rule end for most South American countries?
early 1800s
late 1500s
mid 1700s
late 1900s
What effect does Central America's location on top of moving tectonic plates have on the region?
a warm tropical climate
many earthquakes and volcanoes
high ocean waves
Erosion of beaches on islands
What word means occurring naturally in a particular place or native?
indigenous
specific
adequate
armadillo
What food plays an important role in Chile's cuisine due to its geography?
beans
cattle
seafood
gummy bunnies
What is the primary agriculture activity of the Pampas region?
growing grapes & olives
growing crops & raising cattle
growing potatoes & coffee
fishing & dabbing
Which item was NOT introduced to Europe during the Columbian exchange?
horses
peppers
potatoes
tomatoes
An alliance between Cuba and which other government was created after the Cuban Revolution?
Mexico
Spain
Soviet Union
Brazil
In what way does poverty in Latin America affect the US?
people migrate to US for a better life
it increases trade between US and Latin America countries
people from US emigrate to Latin American countries
the US has threatened to declare war on some Latin American countries
What body of water is number 2?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Panama Canal
What body of water is number 4?
Amazon River
Strait of Magellan
Caribbean Sea
Panama Canal
What geographical feature is number 6?
Patagonia
Andes Mountains
The Pampas
Amazon Basin
What geographical feature is number 7?
Patagonia
Andes Mountains
The Pampas
Amazon Basin
What geographical feature is number 12?
Panama Canal
Galapagos Islands
Strait of Magellan
Amazon Basin
What metal is mined more in Mexico than anywhere else in the world?
Ag
Ni
Au
Fe
_______ is Cuba's number 1 resource.
Au
oil
diamonds
sugar cane
Which country is highlighted on the map?
Venezuela
Colombia
Bolivia
Cuba
ARTICLE 53.
"Citizens have freedom of speech and of the press in keeping with the objectives of socialist society."
This passage is from the 1992 Constitution of a Caribbean country that went through a violent revolution in the late 1950s. The country is the
Republic of Cuba
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Federative Republic of Brazil
Unitary States of Colombia
Which BEST describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?
The legislative branch in the presidential system is always unicameral.
In a parliamentary democracy, the head of the government is a member of the legislature.
In a presidential democracy, political power is shared between state and federal governments.
In a parliamentary democracy there are usually two main political parties; in the presidential system there is only one.
What country is highlighted green on the map?
Brazil
Mexico
Cuba
Chile
What physical feature is marked on the map in yellow?
Isthmus of Panama
Atacama desert
Rio grande
Yucatan Peninsula
What physical feature is shown in the red circle?
Amazon Basin
Brazilian Highlands
Atacama Desert
Greater Antillies
Which country is marked in green?
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Belize
What body of water is west of South America?
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
What body of water borders Nicaragua on the East?
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Which physical feature is NOT located in the region of Latin America?
Andes Mountains
Amazon River
Amazon Basin
Table Rock Lake
Which country can be found in the Andes Mountains?
Guyana
Uruguay
Ecuador
Honduras
Which country does NOT include a portion of the Amazon Basin?
Brazil
Peru
Venezuela
Chile
The Sierra Madre Mts. cause which issue in Mexico City?
Trapping the pollution in the city since it can't be blown away by winds.
Stops the refugees from getting to places of safety.
Forces drug cartels to operate only in Mexico City.
Keeps corrupt law enforcement from leaving.
What's the capital of Ecuador?
Lima
Bogóta
La Havana
Quito
What's the capital of Peru?
Santiago
Lima
Tegucigalpa
Caracas
What's the capital of Venezuela?
San Juan
Santo Domingo
La Paz
Caracas
What's the capital of Colombia?
Bogóta
Lima
Santo Domingo
Santa Clara
What's the capital of Uruguay?
Manila
San José
Cancún
Montevideo
What's the capital of Honduras?
Ciudad de Honduras
La Grande Manzana
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
What's the capital of Chile?
Santiago
Viña del Mar
Castellano
Chilito
What's the capital of Puerto Rico?
Santo Domingo
San Juana
San Juan
El Dorado
What's the capital of the Dominican Republic?
La Havana
San Juan
Santo Domingo
Hati
Which is the best factor in helping Brazilian businesses trade with other countries in the world?
They have 7 major seaports along the Atlantic coast.
The Amazon River allows ships to travel inland to the Andes.
Brazil shares a border with few South American countries.
Brazil imports goods that it cannot make on its own.
The green X marks which physical feature?
Lake Maracaibo
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Bay of Campeche
The islands on which Charles Darwin studied biodiversity and led him to develop his Theory of Evolution.
Falkland
Virgin
Bahamas
Galapagos
Number 25 shows where this ancient civilization developed.
Aztec
Mayan
Inca
Olmec
Number 24 shows where this ancient civilization developed.
Aztec
Mayan
Inca
Olmec
Number 23 shows where this ancient civilization developed.
Aztec
Mayan
Inca
Olmec
This waterfall in Venezuela inspired the movie UP.
Paradise Falls
Liberty Falls
Angel Falls
Niagra Falls
Challenging transnational issue(s) for many Latin American countries:
refugees
illicit drug cultivation
human trafficking
law enforcement corruption
The Darien Gap (Darien National Park) _____.
links Central and South America
is the only break in the Pan American highway
is Panama's largest archipelago
became independent in 1981
Chile is a prominent destination for these sports:
baseball
snow skiing
surfing
bear wrestling
_______ is known for their mummies (ice and desert).
Peru
Brazil
Haiti
Costa Rica
This "cool" capitol suffers from foul air which can't escape because of the Andes.
Bogota, Colombia
La Paz, Bolivia
Kingston, Jamaica
Santiago, Chile
Combine with sugar and you now have a world wide "love affair" with this Latin American resource.
manioc
llanos
cocoa
mutton
Lamb ( ______) as well as beef are major exports from Argentina.
manioc
llanos
guinea pig
mutton
Widest falls on earth; Brazil & Argentina share this home for 1000's of butterflies species.
Iguaçu National Park
Amazon Basin
Rio de la Plata
Tortuguero National Park
Lake Atitlan:
mile high lake
a deep blue caldera
surrounded by 3 volcanoes
surrounded by 12 Indian villages
Which is NOT a demographic fact?
89.6% of Paraguayans are Roman Catholic.
16% of Argentine exports go to Brazil.
The infant mortality rate of Bolivia is 32.2 per 1000.
Spain, the US, and Italy are slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador.
Traditionally honored and respected by Latin Americans:
the extended family.
American football.
maquiladoras.
the samba.
The traditional meeting and gathering place in most Latin American towns.
plaza
maquiladoras
coal mine
cayes
