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WorksheetsMexico and Central American region
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
To raise and lower a ship as it passes through the Panama Canal, a(n) (a) is used.
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry in Guatemala is a(n) (a) .
travel to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the environment
strike
migrant worker
political movement
ecotourism
in Guatemala, a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
Ladino
migrant worker
Spanish colonizator
lost european tourist
an effort to distribute land more equally and fairly
ecotourism
plaza
land reform
squatter
All of the following are true about Mexico City except
it faces traffic problems.
it has pollution.
it has water shortages.
200,000 people live there.
Which of the following statements about Guatemala is true?
Most people in Guatemala are of French ancestry.
Most people in Guatemala are of Native American ancestry.
All people in Guatemala are of Spanish ancestry.
People in Guatemala are of Caribbean ancestry.
Much of the land in Guatemala belongs to
a few rich families.
foreign companies
Mayan farmers.
national parks
The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the Pacific Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea.
Atlantic Ocean.
Indian Ocean.
Gulf of Mexico.
Why did the United States first need to negotiate with Colombia to build the Panama Canal?
Colombia was a neighboring country.
Part of the canal would be located in Colombia
Panama was part of Colombia.
Panama did not have a diplomatic mission in the United States.
Which of the following statements describes a challenge builders of the Panama Canal had to face?
The water in the canal was frozen for most of the year.
Many people who worked on the project became ill withy malaria and yellow fever.
Workers had to dig several miles beneath the Earth’s surface.
There were not enough workers.
Why did United States President Theodore Roosevelt believe a canal through Panama was important?
It would help U.S. relations with European countries.
It would speed travel for the United States Navy and trade between oceans.
It would take less time for the prospectors to get from the east coast of the United States to California.
It would allow Panama to be free from Colombia’s rule.
The main reason Mexicans are moving from rural areas to the cities is to find
better farmland.
squatters
employment.
night classes.
One effect of the population increase in Mexico is
an increase in the size of cities.
a decrease in disease.
an increase in the use of modern farm equipment.
a decrease in pollution.
Mexico City’s pollution problem is made worse by its
farmland.
mass transit system.
squatters.
geography.
How did the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors affect many Native Americans?
Their lives improved.
They died from hunger, the hardships of slavery, and disease.
They joined the Spanish army.
They received farmland.
Which of the following words best describes the role of the United States in Panama’s fight for independence?
involved.
uninterested
uninvolved
neutral
One obstacle to the building of the Panama Canal was removed when scientists discovered that malaria was carried by
vaccinations.
yellow fever.
locks.
mosquitoes.
In the original treaty signed by the United States and Panama, the Unites States was given control of the Panama Canal
forever.
for 99 years.
for 150 years.
until 1999.
The ancestry of most of Guatemala’s population is
French
Native American.
African.
Portuguese.
