WorksheetsUNIT 4: Latin America REVIEW
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Amazon rainforest is perceptually called the “lungs of the earth” because of its role in the
It provides the Earth with oxygen
It has a lot of wildlife
It hosts a lot of native tribes
Why do most grocery stores have large amounts of produce (fruits/vegetables) in the winter from Chile?
Chile’s cold winter climate is perfect for produce
Chile uses modified chemicals to be able to grow food year-round
Chile has Summer when we have Winter so they can produce fruit when we cannot
Chile has Winter when we have Summer so they can produce fruit when we cannot
Which country has arid/dry, Mediterranean, subtropical, and highlands climate due to its proximity to the Ocean and varied latitude climate zones?
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Venezuela
What type of economic system do most Latin American countries have?
Command
Free market/mixed
Socialist
Dictatorships
A majority of Latin America was colonized by the _______, with the exception of Brazil, which was colonized by the ________________.
Portuguese/Spanish
Spanish/Portuguese
Spanish/French
British/French
Which of the following South American countries has the lowest GDP due to being landlocked?
Paraguay
Ecuador
Brazil
Guatemala
Central America is known for its huge agricultural industry, known as commercial farming. But it is also home to many small farms that produce just enough food to support individual families, tribes, or villages. This is known as what type of farming?
Cottage
Cultivation
Commercial
Subsistence
The Andes Mountain range was created by which type of plate boundary?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Most Latin American countries engage in which type of Economic Activities?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
The Rocky Mountains continue as the _____________ in Mexico and the ____________________ in South America.
Andes/Sierra Madres
Mexican Rockies/South American Rockies
Sierra Mexican/Sierra Brazilian
Sierra Madres/Andes
Which region in Latin America did the Columbian Exchange first begin?
Mexico
Central America & the Caribbean
South America
Brazil
What is the Columbian Exchange?
An exchange of goods between Europe & the Americas
Trade in Colombia
When Christopher Columbus came to the Americas to trade land for spices
The way people pay with money in South America
Where were the Mayans located?
Southern Mexico & Central America
The Amazon River Basin
The Caribbean
The Andes Mountains in Peru
Why does Mexico City have a colder climate than Houston, even though it is closer to the equator?
Because of winds that cross over the Sierra Madres
It is closer to the Ocean than Houston
It gets heavy amounts of rainfall to cool it off
It has a higher elevation
What country were the Incas located in?
Peru
Equador
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
What farming technique did the Incas use in the Andes Mountains?
Genetic modification
Terrace farming
Slash and burn
Soil transfer
Which of the following BEST explains the urban settlement patterns of South America?
Major cities are found along the east coast due to Andes in the west and rainforests in the interior
Major cities are found near the southern capes of Patagonia due to the mild climate
Major cities are found in the mountains due to large amounts of arable land
Major cities are found along the northern coast due to trade with the Caribbean
What area contains countries that have been called “Banana Republics?”
South America
Central America & the Caribbean
Mexico and Panama
the Galapagos Islands
What area is known as the “Rooftop of South America”?
The Panama Canal
Central America
The Amazon Rainforest
The Andes Mountains
What area is called the “artery of the Atlantic and Pacific”?
The Panama Canal
The Paraguay Canal
The English Channel
The Andes Passage
Which of the following describes the most typical land use in countries that have been called “Banana Republics”?
Trade and manufacturing
Textile production
Commercial farming
Commercial fishing
Why are Latin American countries subject to a lot of volcanic eruptions along the western coastlines?
They border Mariana’s Trench
Latin America is in the path of El Nino
Mountains and volcanoes were built up due to glacier erosion during the last ice age
Latin America sits along the Ring of Fire where a lot of plate tectonic activity occurs
Why do most people NOT settle in the middle or western parts of Brazil?
Corrupt governments
Preservation of tribal lands
High altitude deserts and mountains
Dense rainforest and complicated river systems
Haiti’s 2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake killed 120,000 and displaced more than 1.5 million people. As a result, tens of thousands of Hatians were forced to leave and live elsewhere. This is a
Pull factor
Push factor
Destruction factor
Relocation factor
This is the most commonly practiced religion in Latin America.
Llutheran
Baptist
Episcopal
Catholic
This climate zone is the best for human settlement.
Tierra helada
Tierra templada
Puna
Tierra caliente
Which Native American group founded Tenochtitlan...now known as Mexico City today?
Mayans
Incas
Aztecs
Eskimos
