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WorksheetsLatin America Review Quiz
Total questions: 98
Worksheet time: 49mins
Latin America is located in the ________ Hemisphere
Lower
Upper
Western
Eastern
The ________ River is located along the border of Texas and Mexico.
Uruguay
Red
Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
Colorado
The Andes Mountains are located in _______.
Central America
North America
South America
the Caribbean
The most widely spoken languages in Latin America come from the ancient Roman language called _______.
Latin
Greek
Aramaic
Spanish
Lake _______ is the largest lake in South America.
Titicaca
Xingu
Orinoco
Amazon
The volcanic activity along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is the result of _______.
earthquakes
erosion
plate tectonics
underground rivers
Lake ______ has over 400 islands.
Nicaragua
Chapala
Titicaca
Texcoco
Many of the Caribbean islands were created by ________.
hurricanes
earthquakes
volcanic activity
erosion
Belize and Costa Rica are two countries in _____.
South America
Central America
North America
the Carribean
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?
Amazon Rainforest
Caribbean islands
Atacama Desert
Rio Bravo
South America and North America are connected by a(n) ________.
plateau
isthmus
strait
plain
The ______ is the world’s largest wetlands.
Andes
Pantanal
Pampas
Llanos
Most of Latin America is located to the south of the ___________.
Tropic of Capricorn
Amazon River
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
The _______ Highlands cover over 1.5 million square miles and are the home of many different species of animals.
Cuban
Mexican
Brazilian
Pampas
The Caribbean islands are considered to have a _______ climate.
Mediterranean
tropical
west coast
steppe
No rainfall has ever been recorded in some parts of the _______ Desert.
Sechura
Patagonia
Monte
Atacama
The Amazon River basin is the location of the world’s largest ________.
wetland
lake
rainforest
highlands
The Sierra Madre mountain range is connected to the Rocky Mountains found in _______ America.
Central
South
North
The largest river in the world is the ______.
Amazon River
Mississippi
Parana
Orinoco
The Salto Grande Dam is an important source of electricity for ________.
Argentina
the Bahamas
Peru
Mexico
Overpopulation in urban areas in Latin America has resulted in ________.
deforestation
inadequate water supplies/quality
fewer jobs
automobile traffic
Increased industrialization in many Latin American countries helped boost their economic situation after _____.
European colonization
Mexican Civil War
World War II
World War I
______ is the most important sector of the Latin American economy due to the dependence of most countries on the exportation of raw materials.
Agriculture
Heavy industry
Hospitality
Mining
High levels of air pollution in Mexico City are due to which problem?
inadequate industrial waste management
cardboard dwellings outside city limits
inadequate sewage management
automobile traffic
Most of Latin America is considered _______ by U.S. standards.
equal
wealthy
poor
middle class
Large farming communities first established by European colonists were called _______.
Amazons
campesinos
mulattos
haciendas
In recent years, why have many Latin American farmers migrated to the cities?
deforestation of the rainforest
abundance of high-paying jobs in the cities
in hope of a better life
abundance of jobs in the cities
The migration of farmers and others to urban areas has increased _______ in the cities.
jobs
crowding
economic growth
pollution
What are the main reasons for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest?
expansion of urban areas
need for farmland
expansion of urban areas and need for pasture
need for pasture and need for farmland
Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from which natural resource?
petroleum
gas
coffee beans
gold
Most urban areas in Latin America are overpopulated because _______.
many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life and urban areas are located in the most inhabitable areas
many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life and urban areas are located in the most uninhabitable areas
many people have migrated to urban areas in the hope of a better life
urban areas are located in the most inhabitable areas
urban areas are located in the most uninhabitable areas
Most white Latin Americans are of _______ descent.
Middle East
Russian
North American
European
Brazil was colonized by the ______.
Portuguese
Italians
Spanish
French
From 1990 to 2000, Peru was governed by a president of ______ heritage.
Japanese
Italian
Cuban
South African
Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ______.
Aztecs
Caddo
Incas
Hopi
The ________ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contemporaries.
Kaqchikel
Mayas
Incas
Yucatec
________ were brought to Latin America by Europeans as slaves.
Seminoles
Japanese
Africans
Aztecs
_______ have both a Native-American and European heritage.
Mestizos
Pacabueye
Quinchia
Caramanta
By the 19th century, independence from _______ rule was achieved by most Latin American countries.
Native-American
European
Japanese
Aztec
Elementary schools run by Roman Catholic missionaries helped to establish the _______ language as the most widely spoken language in Latin America.
Portuguese
Quechua
Spanish
English
Of all the religions practiced in Latin America, ________ has had the strongest influence on the culture.
spiritualism
Roman Catholicism
Hinduism
evangelicalism
______ have both an African and European heritage.
Mulattos
Kogis
Muisca
Amani
The majority of the population of ______ is Native American.
Peru
Haiti
Brazil
Argentina
The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited whom?
Native Americans
Europeans and Africans
mulattos
Europeans
Africans
_______ is one of the largest Asian people groups in Peru.
Thai
Chinese
Japanese
Vietnamese
The most widely spoken language in ________ is Portuguese.
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Brazil
The ______ used a system of irrigation to water their crops.
Cheyenne
Incas
Chickasaw
Karankawa
Communist revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a communist government in ________ that persists today.
Guatemala
Cuba
Ecuador
Jamaica
The form of religion practiced by many of the Native-American people groups is called ________.
pantheism
evangelicalism
Peyotism
Guaraní
The _______ were the first people to mine gold in Latin America.
Native Americans
Chinese
Europeans
Brazilians
South America and North America are connected by a(n) _______.
bridge
Aztec
hacienda
isthmus
Why do the Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish?
Portuguese is a more beautiful language.
Portugal was the dominant sea power in the 16th century.
Portuguese people settled the region.
none of these
In the 17th century, hundreds of thousands of Latin American farmers migrated to the cities due to the abundance of new factory jobs.
true
false
The main reasons for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is the need for more farmland.
true
false
Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from the abundance of gold found in the region.
true
false
Large farming communities known as haciendas were first established by Chinese immigrants.
true
false
Increased agricultural efforts after World War II helped boost the economic situation in Mexico.
true
false
The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited Native Americans.
true
false
Africans were brought to Latin America as slaves in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
true
false
Political independence from European control was achieved by most Latin American countries by the end of the 19th century.
true
false
Precious gems are an important export of Latin America.
true
false
Overpopulation in Latin American urban areas has led to poor water quality.
true
false
_______ are one of the largest Asian people groups in Latin America.
Mayas
Vietnamese
Chinese
Koreans
The _______ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contemporaries.
Aztecs
Mayas
Incas
Native Americans
Most of Latin America is located to the south of the _______.
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Mayas
Incas
Mexico is _______.
the leading producer of petroleum in North America
the leading producer of cotton in North America
none of these
the leading producer of petroleum in Latin America
The main cause of pollution problems in urban areas has been _______.
deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest and overpopulation
overpopulation
economic growth
deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ________.
Aztecs
Incas
Chinese
Mayas
The _______ Mountains are located in South America.
Andes
Himalayan
Sierra Madre
Appalachian
Lake _______ is the largest lake in South America.
Titicaca
Nicaragua
Bravo
Rio Grande
Revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a _______ government in Cuba that persists today.
democratic
socialist
communist
fascist
_______ have both an African and European heritage.
Mestizos
Mulattos
Chinese
Native Americans
Precious gems are an important natural resource of _______.
Mexico
Nicaragua
Brazil
Paraguay
Brazil was colonized by the _______.
Russians
Spanish
Portuguese
Chinese
The ________ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contempora
Mayas
Apache
Incas
Aztecs
Europeans colonized Latin America in the hope of gaining wealth from the abundance of _________.
farmland
gold
nitrates
petroleum
______ have both an African and European heritage.
Mulattos
Mestizos
Inuit
Chinese
Most of Latin America is located to the south of the ________.
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
The exportation of large quantities of raw materials to Europe during the colonial period benefited _________.
Aztecs
Africans
Native Americans
Europeans
Political independence from European control was achieved by most Latin American countries in the ________ century.
19th
17th
20th
18th
_______ are one of the largest Asian people groups in Latin America.
Koreans
Indonesians
Mayas
Chinese
Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ________.
Karankawa
Aztecs
Incas
Mayas
Large farming communities first established by European colonists were called _________.
granjas
tierras
haciendas
mestizos
The main reason for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest is the need for ________.
urban areas
new industry
farmland
timber
Increased ________ after World War II helped boost the economic situation in many Latin American countries.
military
financing
agriculture
industrialization
According to U.S. economic standards, most of Latin America is considered ________.
poor
none of these
wealthy
middle class
Revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a(n) _______ government in Cuba that persists today.
socialist
imperial
communist
democratic
In recent years, hundreds of thousands of Latin American ________ have migrated to the cities in hope of a better way of life.
farmers
Asians
mechanics
teachers
_______ is a major producer of petroleum in Latin America.
Cuba
Colombia
Bolivia
Mexico
Precious gems are an important natural resource of ________.
the Dominican Republic
Brazil
Mexico
Paraguay
Lake ________ is the largest lake in South America.
Rio Bravo
Titicaca
Pellegrini
Nicaragua
Brazil was colonized by the ________.
French
Portuguese
English
Spanish
The ________ Mountains are located in South America.
Sierra Madre
Rocky
Appalachian
Andes
Why did Europeans bring Africans to Latin America?
to intermarry with Europeans
to fight for independence
to explore unknown territories in the highlands
to work as slaves
The migration of farmers and others to urban areas has increased what in those areas?
economic growth
pollution
overpopulation
pollution and overpopulation
________ were the first people to mine gold in Latin America.
Europeans
Native Americans
Asians
Brazilians
_________ were brought to Latin America as slaves in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Toltecs
Incas
Africans
Mayas
South America and North America are connected by a(n) ________.
isthmus
plain
mesa
peninsula
