WorksheetsLatin American Unit Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the largest river in Latin America?
a)
Rio de la Plata
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Amazon
d)
Nile
2.
Spanish adventurers who led the conquest of Indian civilizations were called...
a)
conquistadors
b)
Peons
c)
Criollos
d)
conquetos
3.
What is the official language of most Latin American countries?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
Spanish
4.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Nikita Krushchev
b)
Fulgencio Batista
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Fidel Castro
5.
This almost led to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union...
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Cuban Revolution
6.
When is the Day of the Dead celebrated?
a)
Easter week
b)
Fall harvest
c)
May 5th
d)
November 1st and 2nd
7.
The largest mountain range in South America is...
a)
Sierra Madre Occidental
b)
Sierra Madre Oriental
c)
Andes
d)
Llanos
8.
What is a small elite group that has ruling power?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Hacienda
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Creoles
9.
Which best describes Mexico City?
a)
Rural area and tropical
b)
Hot, polluted, and crowded
c)
Located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
d)
In northern Mexico near the border with USA
10.
What is the impact of 20 million people living in Mexico City?
a)
There will be plenty of jobs for all those seeking employment.
b)
Cars and factories will cause a rise in air pollution.
c)
Nuclear radiation released from factories will destroy the environment.
d)
Natural disasters like tsunamis and monsoons will increase.
11.
Which is true of the languages of Latin America?
a)
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, and Spanish is spoken throughout the rest of Latin America.
b)
Spanish is spoken throughout Brazil, and most other countries speak English.
c)
Slavic languages were brought by the Vikings when they colonized Latin America.
d)
They speak Latin in Latin America.
12.
Which is true of where people live in Brazil?
a)
Most live in the interior area, along the Amazon River.
b)
Most live along the coasts.
c)
Most live in rural areas for access to new technology.
d)
Most live in the southern area due to hot climate in the north.
13.
Which environmental issue is MOST LIKELY the focus of Brazil's government?
a)
Oil pollution in the river
b)
Air pollution causing cancer
c)
Deforestation and increasing clear cutting
d)
Over-extraction of natural resources from mines
14.
To be landlocked is to be _____.
a)
completely surrounded by land.
b)
surrounded on 3 sides by water.
c)
completely surrounded by water.
d)
surrounded on 2 sides by water.
15.
Which is true of where people live in Cuba?
a)
Most live in the rural areas for the farming opportunities.
b)
Most live in urban areas where the best jobs are located.
c)
Most live in the north near the US border.
d)
Most live along the coast at the beaches.
16.
I am a manmade waterway that allows boats to travel a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
a)
Amazon River
b)
Sierra Madre Mountains
c)
Lake Maracaibo
d)
Panama Canal
17.
My mountain chain is divided along the western and eastern sides of Mexico
a)
Sierra Madres
b)
Andes
c)
Pyrenees
d)
Urals
18.
I share my island with another country, the Dominican Republic
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
St. Thomas
d)
Colombia
19.
My country includes most of the Amazon River and Rainforest
a)
Colombia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
20.
The 3 regions that make up Latin America are
a)
North America, Mexico, and Europe
b)
Central America, South America, and Caribbean
c)
Europe, Australia, North America
d)
Europe, Asia, Africa
21.
A body of water bordering Mexico and the southeastern part of the U.S.
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Amazon River
22.
The biggest river in the world in terms of gallons of water that originates in the Andes Mountains.
a)
Gulf or Mexico
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Amazon River
d)
Panama Canal
23.
Very large rainforest in South America that a very large river runs through
a)
Indian Rainforest
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Costa Rica Rainforest
d)
Brazil Rainforest
24.
In this type of government, the power is in the hands of the citizens, who vote in free elections.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Autocracy
25.
In this type of government, there is one single ruler and citizens have little to no involvement.
a)
Democracy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Oligarchy
26.
In this type of Democracy, citizens directly elect the country's leader.
a)
Presidential Democracy
b)
Parliamentary Democracy
c)
Autocracy
27.
In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
28.
Air pollution is a major environmental concern in which of the following places in Latin America?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Brazil
c)
Venezuela
d)
Bolivia
29.
Coal burning factories and vehicle emissions is the primary cause of _____________________ in Latin America.
a)
air pollution
b)
oil pollution
c)
cutting down trees
d)
people migrating to urban areas
30.
Deforestation, or cutting down trees, is a major environmental issue in which of the following Latin American countries?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Venezuela
d)
Germany
31.
Which two European nations have had the biggest impact on the language and culture of Latin America?
a)
Portugal and France
b)
Spain and Portugal
c)
France and Spain
d)
England and France
32.
Most, over 90%, of the population of Latin America belong to which of the following religions?
a)
Catholic
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Shintoism
33.
Which of these is the BEST definition of "literacy rate"?
a)
the percentage of people who are able to read and write as compared to those who cannot
b)
the measure of a country's reading level compared to that of other countries
c)
Frenchthe ability to speak one or more languages fluently
d)
the ability to read and write at an appropriate and functional level
34.
A tax on imported goods is a
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
capital
d)
import
35.
A quota is a
a)
restricted trade with another country
b)
tax put on imported goods
c)
Limited number
d)
profit made by a country over one year
36.
Something that restricts trade with another country is called a(n)
a)
quota
b)
embargo
c)
import
d)
trade barrier
37.
An entrepreneur is
a)
someone who takes the risk to start a new business
b)
one that has education and industry
c)
one that is working on education and industry
d)
value placed on one's education and skill
38.
The value placed on one's education and skill is called
a)
Developing country
b)
Capital (goods)
c)
Human capital
d)
Developed country
39.
What is capital (a capital good)?
a)
profit a country makes in one year
b)
anything that stops trade
c)
products brought into the country
d)
anything used to make money
40.
What is free trade?
a)
restricted trade with another country
b)
The ability to trade with anyone
c)
anything that is used to make money
d)
anything that stops trade
41.
A resource that come from the earth are called
a)
human capital
b)
renewable resources
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
natural resources
42.
What is an export?
a)
restricted trade with another country
b)
tax on imported goods
c)
product brought into the country
d)
product shipped out of the country
43.
What is an import?
a)
product brought into the country
b)
product shipped out if the country
c)
tax on good
d)
number limit
44.
What countries are part of NAFTA?
a)
United States, Mexico, Congo
b)
United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada
c)
United States, Morocco, Canada
d)
United States, Mexico, Canada
45.
Most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and command. What does this statement mean?
a)
Most countries have a blend of market and command economies. Some are closer to pure command while others are closer to pure market.
b)
Most countries have stores that continue to sell goods only to the government.
c)
Most countries really have traditional economies where they do things they way that they always have.
d)
Most countries have a pure command or pure market economy.
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