WorksheetsUnit 2: Latin America
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 37mins
The Aztecs were known for their strong army and practicing _________________.
Astronomy
Hieroglyphics
Human Sacrifice
Llama Ranching
Which of the following was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
The spreading of diseases to native peoples
The expansion of languages across the world
Improved agricultural practices in Europe
The growth of native american empires such as the Maya
What does the map represent?
Columbian Exchange
Atlantic Slave Trade
European Exchange
American Resource Trade
Both the Inca and Aztec civilizations were led by emperors chosen according to family lineage. Which type of government best fits this description?
Parliamentary Republic
Democratic Republic
Monarchy
Theocracy
___________ was a deadly disease spread to the New World as part of the Columbian Exchange
Ebola
Smallpox
Hay Fever
Paralysis
Spain and Portugal both colonized parts of Latin America. Through cultural diffusion from those nations, many people in Latin America converted to .
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
The spread of Spanish culture to Latin America was due mostly to
forced migration from Spain to Latin America
the Triangular Trade involving Africa and the New World
allowing indigenous people to emigrate to Spain
conquering and forcing the indigenous people to adopt colonizers beliefs and practices
Why were Africans used for slave labor by the Spanish and Portuguese in Latin America?
The native population was not large enough to handle the amount of farm work that was required.
It was against their religion to enslave native people, forcing the Spanish to find slave labor elsewhere.
The native population died off due to a lack of immunities and cruel treatment, forcing the Spanish to find slave labor elsewhere.
The native population fought off the Spanish and Portuguese forcing them to find slave labor elsewhere.
Which religion was spread by the Spanish during the colonization of the New World?
Mormonism
Catholicism
Judaism
Islam
Which two languages are most prevalent in Latin America because of the influence of colonists?
Spanish and English
Spanish and Portuguese
English and Russian
Portuguese and English
Consisted of a grant by the crown to a conquistador, a soldier, an official, or others of a specified number of “Indios” (Native Americans and, later, Filipinos) living in a particular area. The receiver of the grant could exact tribute from the “Indios” in gold, in kind, or in labour and was required to protect them and instruct them in the Christian faith. This often resulted in the enslavement of the indigenous population.
Encomienda
Hacienda
Pulqueria
Audiencia
The native populations in the Americas lacked _________, resulting in many deaths from new diseases.
immunity
chicheria
repartimiento
encomienda
A group of people who leave their native country to settle in a different country is known as a -
encomienda
hacienda
repartimiento
colony
The condition in which one person is owned as property by another and is under the owner's control, especially in involuntary servitude.
mestizaje
slavery
capitalism
stratified society
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
Which of the following reasons best explains why Portuguese is the primary language of Brazil but not other nations in South America?
In recent years, Brazil has had many immigrants from Portugal
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Native Americans in Brazil spoke Portuguese
Most of the countries around Brazil speak Portuguese
Latin America is divided into 3 regions. Select all that apply.
Mexico and Central America
North and South America
Caribbean
South America
Cuba and Jamaica are examples of __________________ islands.
Hawaiian Islands
Eastern Islands
Caribbean Islands
Southern Islands
The body of water that surrounds the nations like Cuba and Haiti, is a popular tourist area, and is a major trade route in Latin America is known as -
Panama Canal
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
In the photo, number 1 is....
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Which number represents Brazil?
1
15
9
8
Where is Colombia located?
11
21
9
15
Why did the South American Indian population fall sharply during European Colonization?
Christianity
Disease
ecotourism
landlocked
What religion was spread throughout most of Latin America by missionaries?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Which two European countries had the most influence on Latin America?
Britain and France
Germany and Spain
Italy and Portugal
Spain and Portugal
A crop that is grown to be sold rather than to be consumed by the farmer and his family is known as a -
subsistence crop
renewable resource
cash crop
non renewable resource
What was a primary reason for Europeans colonizing Latin America?
to make the Caribbean nations wealthy
to learn about other religions of the world
to gain riches from growing cash crops
to find new plants and animals for food
Why were Africans chosen to work on the plantations?
Because most of the natives had died from the diseases and inhumane treatment.
Africans were geographically closer to Latin America.
Africans were the first to colonize Latin America
Because the natives refused to work for the Europeans
What labor system helped the plantation economies of Latin America prosper?
The Columbian Exchange
Enslavement
Wage Labor
Indentured Servitude
Where did Europeans seek cheap labor for the colonies in Latin America after many indigenous people died?
China
Africa
Brazil
Mexico
People were captured, sold, and brought to the New World to work on _________
Plantations
Factories
building ships
becoming traders
What was primarily trafficked from Africa to the Americas?
Wheat
Tobacco
Humans
Sugar
Which group of people were ethnically Spanish and African?
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Mulattos
Creoles
When two or more nations depend upon one another for economic success this is known as:
A market system
Economic interdependence
A command system
Economic independence
Which of the following correctly explains why the illegal drug trade between the U.S. and Mexico is an example of economic interdependence?
Drug cartels in Mexico depend on people the U.S. demanding illegal drugs and suppliers and consumers in the U.S. depend upon the Mexican cartels to traffic them into the U.S.
Opioids are illegal in the U.S. which stops them from being trafficked from Mexico.
Drugs are illegal in Mexico which stops the cartels from producing them.
If the suppliers and consumers of drugs in the U.S. would increase their demand then the supply coming from Mexico would decrease.
Which of the following was a primary cash crop of plantations in the Caribbean and Brazil?
tobacco
sugar
marijuana
cotton
The image demonstrates which new system created in Latin America after the arrival of Europeans?
Social hierarchies or Castas based on race
Encomienda system for free labor
Plantation system for cash crops
Political system for ruling
According to the map which nation or region imported the most enslaved people from Africa?
Mexico
Brazil
British Caribbean
Spanish America
How did slavery begin in Africa?
People were promised a better life (lied to) and they signed up
Kings sold them to the Europeans in exchange for valuable weapons
They were captured by Americans from Texas
They volunteered to go to save their other family members
What items are from the New World World?
Potatoes
Horses
Coffee
Pumpkins
Corn
What items are from the Old World?
Peanuts
Barley
Horses
Rice
Pineapples
What year did Columbus first encounter the Americas?
1050
1380
1492
1500
What diseases did European bring to the New World?
Smallpox
Malaria
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
Rhinovirus
How did the African kings justify the selling of other Africans?
they were initially criminals, debtors, prisoners of war
they were poor
they were uncivilized
they were indentured and could earn their freedom after a short time
