WorksheetsSemester 2 MidTerm Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
What country in Latin America is farthest NORTH?
Cuba
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Why is the Catholic religion the predominant (main) religion in Latin America today?
The Native Americans were Catholic when the Spanish arrived.
The indigenous people preferred the Catholic religion to their native beliefs.
Portugal conquered most of Latin America and forced everyone to be Catholic.
The Catholic religion was the main religion of most Europeans during the Columbian Exchange.
The Amazon River flows from the Andes Mountains and empties into which body of water?
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Which mountains are located on both the East and West coast of Mexico creating the “bowl-shaped” geography terrain?
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Amazon Mountains
Sierra Madres Mountains
In which country is voting compulsory (required) for adults 18-70 years old?
Cuba
Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Which country is being described by the characteristics above?
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
United States
What change in Cuba’s government would be MOST LIKELY to increase the standard of living for its people?
Moving from a command-style communist government to a more free and open democratic system
Allowing the executive to make more decisions to strengthen ties with the Soviet Union
Increasing government control of oil refineries and sugar plantations
Reducing the voting age from 16 to 14
Which type of government would MOST LIKELY abolish (get rid of) all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech?
Autocracy
Presidential Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
What event caused Africans to be enslaved and part of the Triangle Trade?
European workers traveled too often to work the plantations.
Europeans wanted manufactured goods from African nations.
The Africans enjoyed working and getting paid by the Europeans.
Millions of indigenous people (natives) had died due to warfare and diseases.
Which statement below BEST describes how the large population and numerous manufacturing centers have impacted Mexico City?
Soil erosion along the coastline has increased.
Air pollution from cars and factories has increased.
Earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes have increased.
Nuclear radiation released from power plants has increased.
Which environmental issue is the government of Brazil passing laws to prevent, and why?
Air pollution which causes an increase in lung disease.
Overmining which causes a depletion of natural resources.
Deforestation which causes animal habitats to be threatened.
Oil pollution in the Amazon River which causes a decrease in fish.
Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. How does this affect their trade?
Cuba only exports manufactured products
Brazil only imports manufactured products
Cuba needs to import a lower percentage of products than Brazil
Cuba needs to import a higher percentage of products than Brazil
How does Brazil's location in South America positively impact its economy?
It is the largest country therefore it has the lowest literacy rate.
It’s large land area guarantees an abundance of natural resources.
It has significant coastline access allowing more trade opportunities.
It borders almost every other country in South America which limits its trading with those countries.
Which of the following NOT would be a factor of the War on Drugs
Migration
Poverty
Corruption/Violence
Capital Goods
After the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro overthrew Cuba's government, making Cuba a Communist nation. What did people in Cuba have to give up?
Education-No more schools in Communist Cuba
Healthcare- No more Doctors or Hospitals in Cuba
Freedom- People had to give up many rights in Communist Cuba
Chocolate-It is too hot in Cuba and it all melted.
The Cuban Revolution was an example of Ms. Harrington's favorite game "Let's make it WORSE!" How did Cuba make their situation WORSE after the Cuban Revolution.
They traded one debt for even more debt.
They traded one dictator for an even worse dictator.
They already had tension with the USA and now they owed USA even more money, causing more tension
They were already poor and now they have no education because all the schools were closed.
In which style of government would the legislative branch choose the leader of the executive branch?
Absolute Autocracy
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Representative Democracy
Which of the following is a true statement?
The leader of a parliamentary democracy is part of the legislative branch.
The leader of a presidential democracy is part of the legislative branch.
The Prime Minister is voted into office using a direct election.
The President is voted into office by the Parliament.
Which of the following was a direct RESULT of the African Slave Trade in the Americas?
Travel and trade decreased between the Americas and Africa.
Slave owners allowed Africans to buy their freedom after 5 years of service.
Europeans used slave labor to grow cash crops on plantations and become wealthy.
Africans brought their native languages to Latin America and these became the dominant languages in the region.
What was a benefit of the Columbian Exchange?
Introduction of new crops to Europe and the Americas
Increased movement of many indigenous Americans to Europe
Introduction of mass production and factory building to the Americas
Movement of goods on shipping routes across the Pacific from Asian countries
A political system where all choices are made by the government .....
Democracy
Bockade
Normalize
Communism
A tense 2 week period between the US and the USSR over nuclear missiles in Cuba......
Communist Revolution
Naval Bockade
Cuban Missile Crisis
Capitalist Missile Crisis
To refuse/ban trade with another country.....
Embargo
Bockade
Normalize
Coup
What effect did sugarcane have on the population of the New World?
Many slaves were brought from Africa to work on sugar plantations
Many indigenous people got rich selling sugar
Sugarcane was first found in the Old World
The process for changing sugarcane into sugar was first discovered in the New World
Which of the following statements about Brazil is TRUE?
People in Brazil usually speak Spanish
Brazil doesn't have any large forests or jungles
Brazil is the largest country in South America
The culture of Brazil is about the same as Mexico's
The European colonists brought slaves from Africa to work on the sugarcane plantations. In Latin America today...
slavery still exists in a few of the Latin American countries.
slavery ended with independence, however many Latin Americans are have African ancestors.
the people still accept slavery as part of their lives.
there is no evidence that African slaves had ever come.
Latin American colonists used slave labor to raise cash crops such as sugarcane. The profits were mainly sent back to the European countries that controlled them. A long term effect of this arrangement is that...
Latin American countries do not have good workers.
Poverty is a major issue in modern Latin America.
Sugarcane is no longer a profitable crop for Latin American farmers.
Many Latin Americans are trying to move to Europe.
What happened during the Cuban Revolution?
Cuba gained independence from Spain.
Batista was elected President and created the communist government.
The Soviet Union put missiles on Cuba and it almost started World War III.
Castro took over as dictator in 1959 and created a communist government.
#3 represents which physical feature?
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre
Amazon River
Locate the Amazon River
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