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Chapter 8 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country was the home of the Chibcha before the Spanish arrived?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Suriname

c)

Guyana

d)

Colombia

2.

The countries in Caribbean South America that export oil are _______.

a)

Venezuela and Guyana

b)

Colombia and Suriname

c)

Venezuela and Colombia

d)

Colombia and Guyana

3.

In what year did Venezuela officially become independent of Spain?

a)

1789

b)

1811

c)

1830

d)

1960

4.

In Venezuela, the joropo is a ______.

a)

traditional Indian ring toss game

b)

lively couples' dance

c)

type of rodeo

d)

form of political protest

5.

The legendary land, rich in gold, inspired by the Chibcha culture is called __________.

a)

Cartagena

b)

New Granada

c)

El Dorado

d)

Paramaribo

6.

Which European country colonized Suriname?

a)

the Netherlands

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Spain

7.

Which crop does the government of Colombia want to export less of?

a)

flowers

b)

sugarcane

c)

cocoa

d)

coffee

8.

In what region of Caribbean South America do people of African descent mostly live?

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

high mountains

c)

coastal areas

d)

grassland plains

9.

Which country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

French Guiana

d)

Suriname

10.

Which country does not include part the Guiana Highlands?

a)

Suriname

b)

Colombia

c)

Venezuela

d)

Guyana

11.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's ________.

a)

oldest waterfall

b)

widest waterfall

c)

highest waterfall

d)

most visited waterfall

12.

Which of the following was the Chibcha culture not known for?

a)

fine gold objects

b)

growing coffee

c)

weaving

d)

pottery making

13.

What was the result of the Venezuelan referendum in 2004?

a)

President Hugo Chavez was removed from office.

b)

President Hugo Chavez remained in office.

c)

The people of Venezuela approved a new constitution.

d)

The people of Venezuela went on strike.

14.

What killed thousands of Colombians in the 1800s and 1900s?

a)

hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

outbreaks of violence

15.

Much of the Guianas is covered by ________.

a)

rain forests

b)

rugged mountains

c)

sugar plantations

d)

grassland

16.

The republic of ___________ included Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.

a)

Gran Colombia

b)

New Granada

17.

The trees in Colombia's rain forest form a _______ where the vegetation is so dense that sunlight barely reaches the jungle floor.

a)

canopy

b)

basin

18.

Hugo Chavez adopted new ________ to help end poverty, illiteracy, and hunger in Venezuela.

a)

referendums

b)

policies

19.

_______ is Venezuela's capital and the economic and cultural center of the country.

a)

Cartagena

b)

Caracas

20.

About 80 percent of Colombia's _______ are shipped to the United States.

a)

coffee exports

b)

flowers

21.

Members of an irregular military force

a)

men

b)

referendum

c)

guerillas

d)

strike

22.

Captial of Colombia

a)

Colombia City

b)

Bogota

c)

French Guiana

d)

That one

23.

People refusing to work until their demands are met

a)

a union

b)

strike

c)

difficult

d)

non workers

24.

The president of Venezuela

a)

Hugo Chavez

b)

Ab Lincoln

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

George Washington

25.

Territory of France

a)

French Guiana

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Paramaribo

d)

Spain

26.

He led the Venezuelan revolution against Spain

a)

Hugo Chavez

b)

Bob Villa

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Marco Polo

27.

Caribbean South America's longest river

a)

Nile

b)

Arkansas

c)

Big River

d)

Orinoco

28.

A type of vote

a)

public

b)

private

c)

referendum

d)

my own

29.

Capital of Suriname

a)

Paramaribo

b)

Suriname City

c)

Cartagena

d)

Toledo

30.

Major Spanish colonial naval base and port

a)

Hugo Chavez

b)

Port Navy

c)

Cartagena

d)

guerillas

31.

_______ has one of the world's highest concentrations of plant and animals species.

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

32.

Many people came to Guyana to work on _________.

a)

sugar plantations

b)

oil rigs

33.

Most people of _________ farm small plots of land or run small businesses.

a)

French Guyana

b)

Guyana

34.

Many people immigrated to ________ because of its oil wealth.

a)

Venezuela

b)

Suriname

35.

Civil war has been a problem in Colombia, where ______ want to overthrow the government.

a)

llaneros

b)

guerillas