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Latin America Review Quiz

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latin America is located in the ________ Hemisphere

a)

Lower

b)

Upper

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

2.

The ________ River is located along the border of Texas and Mexico.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Red

c)

Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)

d)

Colorado

3.

The Andes Mountains are located in _______.

a)

Central America

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

the Caribbean

4.

The most widely spoken languages in Latin America come from the ancient Roman language called _______.

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Aramaic

d)

Spanish

5.

Lake _______ is the largest lake in South America.

a)

Titicaca

b)

Xingu

c)

Orinoco

d)

Amazon

6.

The volcanic activity along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is the result of _______.

a)

earthquakes

b)

erosion

c)

plate tectonics

d)

underground rivers

7.

Lake ______ has over 400 islands.

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Chapala

c)

Titicaca

d)

Texcoco

8.

Many of the Caribbean islands were created by ________.

a)

hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanic activity

d)

erosion

9.

Belize and Costa Rica are two countries in _____.

a)

South America

b)

Central America

c)

North America

d)

the Carribean

10.

Which of the following is over 2 million square miles in size and has one of the most diverse populations of animal and plant life in the world?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Caribbean islands

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Rio Bravo

11.

South America and North America are connected by a(n) ________.

a)

plateau

b)

isthmus

c)

strait

d)

plain

12.

The ______ is the world’s largest wetlands.

a)

Andes

b)

Pantanal

c)

Pampas

d)

Llanos

13.

Most of Latin America is located to the south of the ___________.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Amazon River

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

14.

The _______ Highlands cover over 1.5 million square miles and are the home of many different species of animals.

a)

Cuban

b)

Mexican

c)

Brazilian

d)

Pampas

15.

The Caribbean islands are considered to have a _______ climate.

a)

Mediterranean

b)

tropical

c)

west coast

d)

steppe

16.

No rainfall has ever been recorded in some parts of the _______ Desert.

a)

Sechura

b)

Patagonia

c)

Monte

d)

Atacama

17.

The Amazon River basin is the location of the world’s largest ________.

a)

wetland

b)

lake

c)

rainforest

d)

highlands

18.

The Sierra Madre mountain range is connected to the Rocky Mountains found in _______ America.

a)

Central

b)

South

c)

North

19.

The largest river in the world is the ______.

a)

Amazon River

b)

Mississippi

c)

Parana

d)

Orinoco

20.

The Salto Grande Dam is an important source of electricity for ________.

a)

Argentina

b)

the Bahamas

c)

Peru

d)

Mexico

21.

Overpopulation in urban areas in Latin America has resulted in ________.

a)

deforestation

b)

inadequate water supplies/quality

c)

fewer jobs

d)

automobile traffic

22.

Increased industrialization in many Latin American countries helped boost their economic situation after _____.

a)

European colonization

b)

Mexican Civil War

c)

World War II

d)

World War I

23.

______ is the most important sector of the Latin American economy due to the dependence of most countries on the exportation of raw materials.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Heavy industry

c)

Hospitality

d)

Mining

24.

High levels of air pollution in Mexico City are due to which problem?

a)

inadequate industrial waste management

b)

cardboard dwellings outside city limits

c)

inadequate sewage management

d)

automobile traffic

25.

Most of Latin America is considered _______ by U.S. standards.

a)

equal

b)

wealthy

c)

poor

d)

middle class

26.

Large farming communities first established by European colonists were called _______.

a)

Amazons

b)

campesinos

c)

mulattos

d)

haciendas

27.

In recent years, why have many Latin American farmers migrated to the cities?

a)

deforestation of the rainforest

b)

abundance of high-paying jobs in the cities

c)

in hope of a better life

d)

abundance of jobs in the cities

28.

The migration of farmers and others to urban areas has increased _______ in the cities.

a)

jobs

b)

crowding

c)

economic growth

d)

pollution

29.

What are the main reasons for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

expansion of urban areas

b)

need for farmland

c)

expansion of urban areas and need for pasture

d)

need for pasture and need for farmland

30.

Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from which natural resource?

a)

petroleum

b)

gas

c)

coffee beans

d)

gold

31.

Most urban areas in Latin America are overpopulated because _______.

a)

many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life and urban areas are located in the most inhabitable areas

b)

many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life and urban areas are located in the most uninhabitable areas

c)

many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life

d)

urban areas are located in the most inhabitable areas

e)

urban areas are located in the most uninhabitable areas

32.

Most white Latin Americans are of _______ descent.

a)

Middle East

b)

Russian

c)

North American

d)

European

33.

Brazil was colonized by the ______.

a)

Portuguese

b)

Italians

c)

Spanish

d)

French

34.

From 1990 to 2000, Peru was governed by a president of ______ heritage.

a)

Japanese

b)

Italian

c)

Cuban

d)

South African

35.

Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ______.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Caddo

c)

Incas

d)

Hopi

36.

The ________ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contemporaries.

a)

Kaqchikel

b)

Mayas

c)

Incas

d)

Yucatec

37.

________ were brought to Latin America by Europeans as slaves.

a)

Seminoles

b)

Japanese

c)

Africans

d)

Aztecs

38.

_______ have both a Native-American and European heritage.

a)

Mestizos

b)

Pacabueye

c)

Quinchia

d)

Caramanta

39.

By the 19th century, independence from _______ rule was achieved by most Latin American countries.

a)

Native-American

b)

European

c)

Japanese

d)

Aztec

40.

Elementary schools run by Roman Catholic missionaries helped to establish the _______ language as the most widely spoken language in Latin America.

a)

Portuguese

b)

Quechua

c)

Spanish

d)

English

41.

Of all the religions practiced in Latin America, ________ has had the strongest influence on the culture.

a)

spiritualism

b)

Roman Catholicism

c)

Hinduism

d)

evangelicalism

42.

______ have both an African and European heritage.

a)

Mulattos

b)

Kogis

c)

Muisca

d)

Amani

43.

The majority of the population of ______ is Native American.

a)

Peru

b)

Haiti

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

44.

The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited whom?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Europeans and Africans

c)

mulattos

d)

Europeans

e)

Africans

45.

_______ is one of the largest Asian people groups in Peru.

a)

Thai

b)

Chinese

c)

Japanese

d)

Vietnamese

46.

The most widely spoken language in ________ is Portuguese.

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Bolivia

d)

Brazil

47.

The ______ used a system of irrigation to water their crops.

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Incas

c)

Chickasaw

d)

Karankawa

48.

Communist revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a communist government in ________ that persists today.

a)

Guatemala

b)

Cuba

c)

Ecuador

d)

Jamaica

49.

The form of religion practiced by many of the Native-American people groups is called ________.

a)

pantheism

b)

evangelicalism

c)

Peyotism

d)

Guaraní

50.

The _______ were the first people to mine gold in Latin America.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Chinese

c)

Europeans

d)

Brazilians

51.

South America and North America are connected by a(n) _______.

a)

bridge

b)

Aztec

c)

hacienda

d)

isthmus

52.

Why do the Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish?

a)

Portuguese is a more beautiful language.

b)

Portugal was the dominant sea power in the 16th century.

c)

Portuguese people settled the region.

d)

none of these

53.

In the 17th century, hundreds of thousands of Latin American farmers migrated to the cities due to the abundance of new factory jobs.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

The main reasons for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is the need for more farmland.

a)

true

b)

false

55.

Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from the abundance of gold found in the region.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Large farming communities known as haciendas were first established by Chinese immigrants.

a)

true

b)

false

57.

Increased agricultural efforts after World War II helped boost the economic situation in Mexico.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited Native Americans.

a)

true

b)

false

59.

Africans were brought to Latin America as slaves in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

a)

true

b)

false

60.

Political independence from European control was achieved by most Latin American countries by the end of the 19th century.

a)

true

b)

false

61.

Precious gems are an important export of Latin America.

a)

true

b)

false

62.

Overpopulation in Latin American urban areas has led to poor water quality.

a)

true

b)

false

63.

_______ are one of the largest Asian people groups in Latin America.

a)

Mayas

b)

Vietnamese

c)

Chinese

d)

Koreans

64.

The _______ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contemporaries.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayas

c)

Incas

d)

Native Americans

65.

Most of Latin America is located to the south of the _______.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Mayas

d)

Incas

66.

Mexico is _______.

a)

the leading producer of petroleum in North America

b)

the leading producer of cotton in North America

c)

none of these

d)

the leading producer of petroleum in Latin America

67.

The main cause of pollution problems in urban areas has been _______.

a)

deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest and overpopulation

b)

overpopulation

c)

economic growth

d)

deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest

68.

Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ________.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Chinese

d)

Mayas

69.

The _______ Mountains are located in South America.

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayan

c)

Sierra Madre

d)

Appalachian

70.

Lake _______ is the largest lake in South America.

a)

Titicaca

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Bravo

d)

Rio Grande

71.

Revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a _______ government in Cuba that persists today.

a)

democratic

b)

socialist

c)

communist

d)

fascist

72.

_______ have both an African and European heritage.

a)

Mestizos

b)

Mulattos

c)

Chinese

d)

Native Americans

73.

Precious gems are an important natural resource of _______.

a)

Mexico

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Brazil

d)

Paraguay

74.

Brazil was colonized by the _______.

a)

Russians

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Chinese

75.

The ________ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contempora

a)

Mayas

b)

Apache

c)

Incas

d)

Aztecs

76.

Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from the abundance of _________.

a)

farmland

b)

gold

c)

nitrates

d)

petroleum

77.

______ have both an African and European heritage.

a)

Mulattos

b)

Mestizos

c)

Inuit

d)

Chinese

78.

Most of Latin America is located to the south of the ________.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Antarctic Circle

79.

The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited _________.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Africans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Europeans

80.

Political independence from European control was achieved by most Latin American countries in the ________ century.

a)

19th

b)

17th

c)

20th

d)

18th

81.

_______ are one of the largest Asian people groups in Latin America.

a)

Koreans

b)

Indonesians

c)

Mayas

d)

Chinese

82.

Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ________.

a)

Karankawa

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

Mayas

83.

Large farming communities first established by European colonists were called _________.

a)

granjas

b)

tierras

c)

haciendas

d)

mestizos

84.

The main reason for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is the need for ________.

a)

urban areas

b)

new industry

c)

farmland

d)

timber

85.

Increased ________ after World War II helped boost the economic situation in many Latin American countries.

a)

military

b)

financing

c)

agriculture

d)

industrialization

86.

According to U.S. economic standards, most of Latin America is considered ________.

a)

poor

b)

none of these

c)

wealthy

d)

middle class

87.

Revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a(n) _______ government in Cuba that persists today.

a)

socialist

b)

imperial

c)

communist

d)

democratic

88.

In recent years, hundreds of thousands of Latin American ________ have migrated to the cities in hope of a better way of life.

a)

farmers

b)

Asians

c)

mechanics

d)

teachers

89.

_______ is a major producer of petroleum in Latin America.

a)

Cuba

b)

Colombia

c)

Bolivia

d)

Mexico

90.

Precious gems are an important natural resource of ________.

a)

the Dominican Republic

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Paraguay

91.

Lake ________ is the largest lake in South America.

a)

Rio Bravo

b)

Titicaca

c)

Pellegrini

d)

Nicaragua

92.

Brazil was colonized by the ________.

a)

French

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

Spanish

93.

The ________ Mountains are located in South America.

a)

Sierra Madre

b)

Rocky

c)

Appalachian

d)

Andes

94.

Why did Europeans bring Africans to Latin America?

a)

to intermarry with Europeans

b)

to fight for independence

c)

to explore unknown territories in the highlands

d)

to work as slaves

95.

The migration of farmers and others to urban areas has increased what in those areas?

a)

economic growth

b)

pollution

c)

overpopulation

d)

pollution and overpopulation

96.

________ were the first people to mine gold in Latin America.

a)

Europeans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Asians

d)

Brazilians

97.

_________ were brought to Latin America as slaves in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

a)

Toltecs

b)

Incas

c)

Africans

d)

Mayas

98.

South America and North America are connected by a(n) ________.

a)

isthmus

b)

plain

c)

mesa

d)

peninsula