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WorksheetsLatin America Study Guide
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What historical document divided Latin America into areas that could be controlled by the Portuguese and Spanish?
Treat of Utrecht
Aztec Agreement
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Colonization
Felipe speaks Portuguese. Where would Felipe likely live in South America?
Uruguay
Bolivia
Brazil
Peru
Rainforests and mountains have affected the economic growth of Latin America by...
Limiting the development of transportation systems
Encouraging the exchange of cultural ideas
Supporting the expansion of agricultural production
Preventing the establishment of colonial mountains
The pyramid in the picture would be found in which Native American city?
Cuzco
Tikal
Tenochtitlan
Machu Picchu
What is the coastal desert located in South America (it's inside of Chile)?
Atacama
Sahara
Sahel
Death Valley
The disparity of income is shrinking between countries in Latin America.
True
False
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Haiti are all examples of Caribbean islands making up the..
Lesser Antilles
Bahamas
Caribbean
Greater Antilles
Who replaced the native population on plantations after the Native Americans were wiped out?
(a)
Europeans who dominated the top of society and held government positions in colonial Latin America were known as...
Creoles
Mestizos
Peninsulars
Mastizos
What would a person of mixed Native American and European descent be known as in colonial Latin America?
Mulatto
Mestizo
Creole
Peninsular
What would a person of mixed African and European descent be known as in colonial Latin America?
Mulatto
Mestizo
Creole
Peninsular
Clearing out trees and brush with fire to grow crops utilizing all the nutrients in the soil before moving on to other plots of land is known as what kind of agriculture?
Terracing
Slash and burn
Chop and burn
None of these are correct.
Which Native American group is located in central Mexico, ruled by one emperor, was a warrior society, and capital city is Tenochtitlan?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Which Native American society was located in the Andes Mountains, developed an extensive road system, and has the famous city of Machu Picchu?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Which Native American group was located along the Yucatan Peninsula where they developed giant pyramids, and are famous for the cities of Tikal and Chicken Itza?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
What do you call a Latin American farm factory?
Hacienda
Subsistence
Machismo
Maquiladora
What kind of farming do most Latin Americans practice?
Commercial
Subsistence
Terracing
Slash and burn
A slum or shanty town in Brazil is referred to as a...
Ghetto
Favorola
Hacienda
Favela
Many islands in the Caribbean were formed by...
Soil erosion
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
What do you call a Mexican factory that assembles imported materials into finish products for export?
Haciendas
Maquiladoras
Favelas
None of the above are correct.
Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro are two mega cities in Latin America.
True
False
Where would you find the kind of farming pictured in Latin America?
Atacama Highlands
Sao Paolo
Andes Mountains
Sierra Desert
It is harder to trade within a vertical climate zone than trade at different latitude belts.
True
False
What is another name for the Caribbean?
West Indies
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
East Atlantic Islands
Which grasslands in South America would you find gauchos (Spanish cowboys) on?
Llanos
Pampas
“Traffic is at a standstill due to the high amounts of smog” would be a headline for the city of...
Mexico City
Sao Paolo
Rio de Janeiro
Cuzco
The dominant religion of Latin America is...
Buddhism
Hinduism
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Where would deforestation most likely be a problem in Latin America?
Llanos
Pampas
Amazon River Basin
Andes Mountains
Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela all have large quantities of this resource...
Gemstones
Oil
Copper
Silver
Which Latin American country is one of the world's largest producers of gemstones?
Mexico
Belize
Columbia
Brazil
Vertical zonation is a term that refers to the different levels of climate, settlement, and land use in areas that are found where?
Mountains
Deserts
Grasslands
Near the coast
Most people in Latin America live near the coast.
True
False
What do you call the process of many people moving from rural to urban areas that result in the creation of mega cities?
Emigration
Immigration
Out migration
None of these are correct.
Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to ____ as a result of too much out migration.
Lima
Sao Paolo
Basilia
Amazonia
A cash crop is grown mass market style to produce money and make a profit?
True
False
