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Latin America Study Guide

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What historical document divided Latin America into areas that could be controlled by the Portuguese and Spanish?

a)

Treat of Utrecht

b)

Aztec Agreement

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Colonization

2.

Felipe speaks Portuguese. Where would Felipe likely live in South America?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Bolivia

c)

Brazil

d)

Peru

3.

Rainforests and mountains have affected the economic growth of Latin America by...

a)

Limiting the development of transportation systems

b)

Encouraging the exchange of cultural ideas

c)

Supporting the expansion of agricultural production

d)

Preventing the establishment of colonial mountains

4.

The pyramid in the picture would be found in which Native American city?

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tikal

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Machu Picchu

5.

What is the coastal desert located in South America (it's inside of Chile)?

a)

Atacama

b)

Sahara

c)

Sahel

d)

Death Valley

6.

The disparity of income is shrinking between countries in Latin America.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Haiti are all examples of Caribbean islands making up the..

a)

Lesser Antilles

b)

Bahamas

c)

Caribbean

d)

Greater Antilles

8.

Who replaced the native population on plantations after the Native Americans were wiped out?

(a)  

9.

Europeans who dominated the top of society and held government positions in colonial Latin America were known as...

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulars

d)

Mastizos

10.

What would a person of mixed Native American and European descent be known as in colonial Latin America?

a)

Mulatto

b)

Mestizo

c)

Creole

d)

Peninsular

11.

What would a person of mixed African and European descent be known as in colonial Latin America?

a)

Mulatto

b)

Mestizo

c)

Creole

d)

Peninsular

12.

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?

a)

Terracing

b)

Slash and burn

c)

Chop and burn

d)

None of these are correct.

13.

Which Native American group is located in central Mexico, ruled by one emperor, was a warrior society, and capital city is Tenochtitlan?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

14.

Which Native American society was located in the Andes Mountains, developed an extensive road system, and has the famous city of Machu Picchu?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

15.

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?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

16.

What do you call a Latin American farm factory?

a)

Hacienda

b)

Subsistence

c)

Machismo

d)

Maquiladora

17.

What kind of farming do most Latin Americans practice?

a)

Commercial

b)

Subsistence

c)

Terracing

d)

Slash and burn

18.

A slum or shanty town in Brazil is referred to as a...

a)

Ghetto

b)

Favorola

c)

Hacienda

d)

Favela

19.

Many islands in the Caribbean were formed by...

a)

Soil erosion

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

20.

What do you call a Mexican factory that assembles imported materials into finish products for export?

a)

Haciendas

b)

Maquiladoras

c)

Favelas

d)

None of the above are correct.

21.

Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro are two mega cities in Latin America.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Where would you find the kind of farming pictured in Latin America?

a)

Atacama Highlands

b)

Sao Paolo

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Sierra Desert

23.

It is harder to trade within a vertical climate zone than trade at different latitude belts.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is another name for the Caribbean?

a)

West Indies

b)

Greater Antilles

c)

Lesser Antilles

d)

East Atlantic Islands

25.

Which grasslands in South America would you find gauchos (Spanish cowboys) on?

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

26.

“Traffic is at a standstill due to the high amounts of smog” would be a headline for the city of...

a)

Mexico City

b)

Sao Paolo

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Cuzco

27.

The dominant religion of Latin America is...

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Roman Catholicism

28.

Where would deforestation most likely be a problem in Latin America?

a)

Llanos

b)

Pampas

c)

Amazon River Basin

d)

Andes Mountains

29.

Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela all have large quantities of this resource...

a)

Gemstones

b)

Oil

c)

Copper

d)

Silver

30.

Which Latin American country is one of the world's largest producers of gemstones?

a)

Mexico

b)

Belize

c)

Columbia

d)

Brazil

31.

Vertical zonation is a term that refers to the different levels of climate, settlement, and land use in areas that are found where?

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Grasslands

d)

Near the coast

32.

Most people in Latin America live near the coast.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What do you call the process of many people moving from rural to urban areas that result in the creation of mega cities?

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Out migration

d)

None of these are correct.

34.

Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to ____ as a result of too much out migration.

a)

Lima

b)

Sao Paolo

c)

Basilia

d)

Amazonia

35.

A cash crop is grown mass market style to produce money and make a profit?

a)

True

b)

False