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Latin America Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Millions moved to the U.S. to find a job

a)

Immigration

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

History

d)

Politics

2.

America got rich from manufacturing products in factories

a)

Immigration

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

History

d)

Politics

3.

Era, ancient times, war

a)

Immigration

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

History

d)

Politics

4.

Which physical feature is shared by the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico

5.

How have mountains in Central America affected its economy?

a)

Caused communism to spread throughout the region

b)

Limited the development of transportation routes

c)

Caused people to rely heavily on cattle farming

d)

Limited children’s access to receive a free education

6.

Which letter correctly identifies the Arctic Ocean?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which letter correctly identifies South America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Monotheistic and includes Catholics

a)

Growth of representative government

b)

Christianity

c)

Culture

d)

Mexican Cession

9.

Way of life of a group

a)

Growth of representative government

b)

Christianity

c)

Culture

d)

Mexican Cession

10.

Land U.S. got after U.S.-Mexican War, includes California

a)

Growth of representative government

b)

Christianity

c)

Culture

d)

Mexican Cession

11.

Which physical feature covers a large part of northern Brazil?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

12.

How do dense forests in Latin America negatively impact the economy?

a)

Increases demand for trade with others

b)

Makes trading in region more difficult

c)

Releases more carbon dioxide in air

d)

Causes a gap between the rich and poor

13.

Which letter correctly identifies Cuba?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which letter correctly identifies Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which letter correctly identifies Mexico?

a)

European influence

b)

Setting

c)

Reason for exploration

d)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

16.

Wealth, expand empires, spread Christianity

a)

European influence

b)

Setting

c)

Reason for exploration

d)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

17.

Africans brought to U.S. to work as slaves on plantations

a)

European influence

b)

Setting

c)

Reason for exploration

d)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

18.

Geography

a)

European influence

b)

Setting

c)

Reason for exploration

d)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

19.

What is the most common spoken language in Latin America besides Portuguese?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Arabic

20.

Many Latinos practice __________________, specifically many are Catholics.

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Protestant

21.

Many Latinos practice _________________________ due to European colonization.

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Free enterprise

c)

Christianity

d)

Spanish

e)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

22.

In a ______________________ economy, the government has limited control.

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Free enterprise

c)

Christianity

d)

Spanish

e)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

23.

Events of the past

a)

U.S. borders

b)

History

c)

1st Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

24.

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

a)

U.S. borders

b)

History

c)

1st Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

25.

Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech

a)

U.S. borders

b)

History

c)

1st Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

26.

Mexico, Canada, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

a)

U.S. borders

b)

History

c)

1st Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

27.

Fútbol in Latin America is the same as American -

a)

Football

b)

Basketball

c)

Baseball

d)

Soccer

28.

Latin American food, music, and art were influenced with the arrival of -

a)

The French and Russians

b)

African slaves and Europeans

c)

Americans and Canadians

d)

The Chinese and Irish

29.

People move from rural areas to cities for jobs

a)

Politics

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Urbanization

d)

13th Amendment

30.

Abolished slavery in the U.S.

a)

Politics

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Urbanization

d)

13th Amendment

31.

Rights, laws, leaders

a)

Politics

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Urbanization

d)

13th Amendment

32.

U.S. desire to own land from the Atlantic to Pacific

a)

Politics

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Urbanization

d)

13th Amendment

33.

Which of the following is a Mexican celebration to honor the dead?

a)

Día de Los Muertos

b)

Cinco de Mayo

c)

Carnival

d)

Easter

34.

What Latin American crop spread to Europe due to colonization, and trade through the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Corn

b)

Potato

c)

Burritos

d)

Eggs

35.

The ________________________ were an ancient Mexican civilization that discovered chocolate.

a)

Día de los Muertos

b)

France

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

36.

The ______________________ created terrace farming, and the building of large stone buildings, such as Machu Picchu..

a)

Día de los Muertos

b)

France

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

37.

The history of Mexico, including the lack of rights granted to workers, has been recorded by the artwork of ________

a)

Día de los Muertos

b)

Diego Rivera

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

38.

Protection from cruel and unusual punishment is granted to Americans under the ________________________.

a)

Día de los Muertos

b)

Diego Rivera

c)

8th Amendment

d)

Incas

39.

Cuba has a ________________________ form of government.

a)

Communist

b)

Corruption

c)

Federalists

d)

Industrial Revolution

40.

In Latin American countries, like Venezuela and Colombia, there is widespread governmental ______________________.

a)

Communist

b)

Corruption

c)

Federalists

d)

Industrial Revolution

41.

How is the Panama Canal important to economies worldwide?

a)

It gains access to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil

b)

It connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

c)

It helps process copper and gold found in the Andes

d)

It places limits on the amount of government control

42.

The main economic activities in Latin American countries includes __________, mining, and industry.

a)

banking

b)

agriculture

c)

GTA 5

d)

Corn