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Review of the Spanish-Speaking World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In your readings about the Spanish-speaking world, which nation was referred to as la madre patria?

a)

Perú

b)

México

c)

España

d)

Argentina

2.

Which country shares the island known as Hispaniola with Haiti?

a)

Cuba

b)

Jamaica

c)

The Bahamas

d)

The Dominican Republic

3.

Which country also uses “United States” (Estados Unidos) in its name?

a)

Colombia

b)

México

c)

Spain

d)

Venezuela

4.

Which country is home to a canal linking the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Panamá

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Guatemala

d)

Costa Rica

5.

1. Which two countries in South America are landlocked (do not have a coastline)?

a)

Paraguay and Brazil

b)

Venezuela and Bolivia

c)

Perú and Uruguay

d)

Bolivia and Paraguay

6.

Spain and _______________ occupy the Iberian Peninsula.

a)

Greece

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Perú

7.

Which island in the Caribbean is a self-governing commonwealth of the United States?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Haiti

d)

The Dominican Republic

8.

According to 2006 data, this capital city’s metropolitan area had a population of nearly 20 million people:

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Mexico City

c)

Bogotá

d)

Lima

9.

Most people in Central America are of mixed ______________ and _______________ ancestry.

a)

Italian; Spanish

b)

Native American; French

c)

Spanish; Native American

d)

Japanese; Spanish

10.

Which country in South America is one of the world’s major producers of petroleum (oil)?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Uruguay

c)

Colombia

d)

Ecuador

11.

1. Which mountain range separates Spain from France?

a)

The Alps

b)

The Andes

c)

The Pyrenees

d)

The Himalayas

12.

The largest island in the Greater Antilles, and all of the Caribbean is ________________.

a)

Bermuda

b)

Jamaica

c)

Hispaniola

d)

Cuba

13.

The two major Pre-Columbian (before Columbus) civilizations in México are the…

a)

Powhatan and Iroquois

b)

Aztec and Inca

c)

Maya and Navajo

d)

Aztec and Maya

14.

Which is NOT a major export of Central America?

a)

Bananas

b)

Coffee

c)

Automobiles

d)

Rubber

15.

The “lost city” of the Incas, Macchu Picchu, is located in ____________________.

a)

Chile

b)

Perú

c)

Ecuador

d)

Venezuela

16.

Which continent lies eight miles from Spain’s southernmost point, across the Strait of Gibraltar?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

17.

Which Spanish explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Columbus

b)

Ponce de León

c)

Cortés

d)

Balboa

18.

What body of water separates México from the United States?

a)

The Great Salt Lake

b)

Río Grande (Río Bravo)

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Lake Superior

19.

This country has the largest land area in Central America.

a)

Nicaragua

b)

El Salvador

c)

Honduras

d)

Panamá

20.

The ____________ mountains, the second-highest range in the world, is found in South America.

a)

Pyrenees

b)

Atlas

c)

Andes

d)

Rocky