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Latin America Test Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mountain range is located on the west coast of South America?

a)

Sierra Madre

b)

Appalachian

c)

Andes

d)

Himalayas

2.

Which waterway is the LARGEST in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Seine

3.

The South American Country Shaded in GREEN is called-

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

4.

The South American Country Shaded in ORANGE is called-

a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

5.

Which Latin American country is shaded in Red?

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Columbia

6.

Which South American country is highlighted in GREEN?

a)

Veneuela

b)

Columbia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Peru

7.

Which South American country is highlighted in Orange?

a)

Veneuela

b)

Columbia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Peru

8.

Which South American country is highlighted in Pink?

a)

Veneuela

b)

Columbia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Peru

9.

Which South American country is shaded in DARK red?

a)

Veneuela

b)

Columbia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Peru

10.

Which South American country does NOT border the PACIFIC Ocean?

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Ecuador

11.

The Brazilian government is struggling against miners, ranchers, and farmers to preserve what type of ecosystem?

a)

Rainforests

b)

Chaparrals

c)

Savannas

d)

Wetlands

12.

Select the name of the TROPICAL grassland located in South America~

a)

Atacama

b)

Tierra Fria

c)

Tierra Caliente

d)

Llanos

13.

Select the name of the TEMPERATE steppe grassland located in Argentina~

a)

Atacama

b)

Pampas

c)

Amazon

d)

La Platte

14.

Which Caribbean island is a territory of the United States?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Dominican Republic

15.

The country highlighted in black is a strategic transportation hub. The country is —

a)

Columbia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Panama

d)

Mexico

16.

What island country, located south of Florida, has a government with a history of hostility with the United States? (shaded in green)

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Dominican Rebuplic

d)

Puerto Rico

17.

What coastal desert extends from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean, is rainless, and is made up of lava flow and sand?

a)

Sierra Madre

b)

Pampas

c)

Atacama

d)

Amazon

18.

Which physical region best replaces 2 on the map?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Taiga

d)

Sahara

19.

Which Latin American country benefits most from a major economic alliance with the United States?

a)

Columbia

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Panama

20.

What city was once Brazil's capital and is known for its carnival and its inviting spirit?

a)

Santiago

b)

Buenos Aires

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Pampas

21.

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

a)

supporting the expansion of agricultural plantations

b)

preventing the establishment of colonial empires

c)

limiting the development of transportation systems

d)

encouraging the exchange of cultural ideas

22.

Vast South American ranches are common in the Pampas region, where large herds of cattle roam. These ranches are called —

a)

Haciendas

b)

Ejidos

c)

Tierra Caliente

d)

Tikal

23.

Which country best completes the graphic?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Brazil

c)

Columbia

d)

Peru

24.

Identify these community owned lands in Mexico that are used by locals for growing crops and grazing animals...

a)

Hacienda

b)

Llanos

c)

Encomienda

d)

Ejidos

25.

The ancient Incan city located in the Andes Mountains of Peru is —

a)

Tiakl

b)

Macchu Picchu

c)

TenochtitlÁn

d)

ChichÉn ItzÁ

26.

The graphic represents the movement of people from Latin America to the United States. How do you describe this movement of people from Latin America?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Emigration (out migration)

c)

Refugees

d)

Pilgrimage

27.

Spanish word for cowboy~

a)

Pampas

b)

Haciendas

c)

Gauchos

d)

Mestizos

28.

People with mixed Native American and Spanish ancestry; most people in Mexico~

a)

Pampas

b)

Haciendas

c)

Gauchos

d)

Mestizo

29.

Latin America and the Caribbean have been strongly influenced by Indian culture, European colonization and —

a)

German Traditions

b)

African Traditions

c)

Russian Traditions

d)

Canadian Traditions

30.

This Monument is part of the cultural heritage of the Mayan Indians in...

a)

Tikal, Guatemala

b)

the Amazon Rainforest

c)

The Pampas

d)

Columbia

31.

What is the dominant religion of South America?

a)

Baptist

b)

Orthodox Jewish

c)

Presbyterian

d)

Roman Catholic

32.

These items represent examples of —

a)

Ethnic Bias

b)

Domestic Production

c)

Religious Diversity

d)

Cultural Diffusion

33.

The largest city in Mexico for both its area and population is —

a)

Mexico City

b)

Quadalajara

c)

Puebla

d)

Monterrey

34.

Which Country Has Copper as a resources?

a)

Chile

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Ecuador

35.

Which two Latin American Countries are oil producing members of OPEC?

a)

Ecuador & Venezuela

b)

Mexico & Peru

c)

Brazil & Argentina

d)

Chilee & Florida

36.

Identify Brazil's largest MINERAL export~

a)

Crude Petroleum

b)

Iron Ore

c)

Crude Protien

d)

Coffee