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Latin America

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About 90 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed which geographic region in Argentina?

a)

Pampas

b)

Gran Chaco

c)

Patagonia

d)

Andes Mountains

2.

Which country’s landform is an isthmus that connects North America with South America?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Guatemala

c)

Panama

d)

Costa Rica

3.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
4.

The most populated country in South America is ___________

a)

Uruguay

b)

Venezuela

c)

Brazil

d)

Columbia

5.

Which Caribbean country is a commonwealth of the United States?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Haiti

6.
Native Americans known as excellent road and bridge engineers were called...
a)
Incas
b)
Mayas
c)
Aztec
d)
Iroquios
7.

Which country is this

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

8.
____________ is know worldwide for cattle ranching.
a)
Argentina
b)
Chile
c)
Suriname
d)
Peru
9.

Which country is this

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

10.

The largest country in South America in terms of size is _________

a)

Venezuela

b)

Uruguay

c)

French Guiana

d)

Brazil

11.
Most people in South America live
a)
in the rain forest
b)
in the Andes
c)
near rivers
d)
along the coast
12.
In general, the further you go from the equator the colder it gets.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

The Andes Mountains can be found along the _____coast of South America.

a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
14.

The two main languages spoke in South America are ___ and ____.

a)

English and Spanish

b)

Spanish and French

c)

Spanish and Portuguese

d)

Portuguese and English

15.

Which country is this

a)

Barbados

b)

Bahamas

c)

Bonaire

d)

Bermuda

16.

What is name of the Mountain Range that stretches the entire western coast of South America.

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Amazon Mountains

d)

The Inca Mountains

17.
What are the conservationists and local residents of South America arguing about?
a)
How to best manage the rainforest and preserve as much as possible.
b)
The amount of roads in each town
c)
Who can have how many cattle
d)
How to handle all the economic growth the rainforest has brought them
18.

True or False: The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Chile

a)

True

b)

False

19.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Peru
c)
Chile
d)
Brazil
20.

Which country is this

a)

Dominica

b)

St Lucia

c)

Barbados

d)

Grenada

21.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile
22.
What Caribbean island is circled? This is not an independent country- it is a self-governing territory, or commonwealth, or the United States.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Bahamas
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
23.

What is the currency that is used in Brazil?

a)

Peso

b)

Real

c)

Dollar

d)

Yen

24.

What Ocean borders South America to the west?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

e)

The Southern Ocean

25.

Which European country claimed Haiti as a colony?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Spain

26.

Which country is this

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

27.

What country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily found in South America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

28.
?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia
29.

Which country is this

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

30.

WHAT DOES "ARGENTINA" MEAN?

a)

Gold

b)

Land of Indians

c)

Silver

d)

Land of Sun

31.
What feature does NOT cross through the rain forest?
a)
rivers
b)
equator
c)
hills
d)
mountains
32.
The area of the highest elevation in South America is
a)
the Brazilian Highlands
b)
the Guiana Highlands
c)
the Andes Mountains
d)
the Patagonia Grasslands
33.

Which country is this

a)

Haiti

b)

Cuba

c)

Jamaica

d)

Dominican Republic

34.

True or False: The Andes Mountains are the longest continuous mountain range in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The Largest Rainforest in the world is the __________

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

South America Rainforest

c)

Amazon Rainforest

d)

The Andes Rainforest

36.
Which issue in Brazil has the greatest global (worldwide) impact?
a)
deforestation
b)
land ownership reform
c)
abundance
d)
crime
37.

Which country is this

a)

Barbados

b)

Bahamas

c)

Bermuda

d)

Bonaire

38.
What religious group influenced Brazilian art? 
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Spanish Catholic
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
39.
Carnival is a mix of European and ____ traditions.
a)
African
b)
Asian
c)
Australian
d)
Canadian
40.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

41.

What Ocean borders South America to the east?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Arctic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

e)

The Southern Ocean

42.

Which Caribbean country is known for its reggae music?

a)

Cuba

b)

Haiti

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Jamaica

43.

Toussaint L’Ouverture led the revolution for which country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Haiti

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Jamaica

44.
What Caribbean island nation is highlighted? It's capitol is Kingston.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Haiti
c)
Barbados
d)
Belize
45.
What Caribbean nation is highlighted? This country experienced a devastating earthquake in 2010.
a)
Dominican Republic
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
46.

Which is the largest Caribbean island?

a)

Grenada

b)

Jamaica

c)

St. Lucia

d)

Cuba

47.

WHAT IS ARGENTINA'S MOST TRADITIONAL DANCE?

a)

Rap

b)

Flamenco

c)

Bachata

d)

Tango

48.
What is the capital city of Brazil?
a)
Sao Paulo
b)
Rio de Janeiro
c)
Brasillia 
d)
South America
49.

Like many disputes throughout the history of Central America, __________ was at the center of a 2010 conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Petroleum

d)

Water

50.

When highly educated and highly skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native countries suffer a(n):

a)

immigration problem

b)

brain drain

c)

rural-to-urban migration

d)

population implosion

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