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Midterm exam Feb

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Venezuela is located west of Columbia and shares a border with Panama?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Orinoco River has more than 400 tributaries.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Colombia's coastal Choco region is one of the driest places on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Colombia is the world's leading producer of emeralds.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Bolivia and Peru have a large population of what type of people?
a)
Native American
b)
Russian
c)
Hawaiian
d)
Canadian
6.
____________ is the most popular sport in the Andean and Midlatitude regions of South America.
a)
Baseball
b)
Soccer(football)
c)
Golf
d)
Rock Climbing
7.

What Native American tribe once built a large empire in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Apache

b)

Incans

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

8.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Rio de Janeiro

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Salvador

9.

The main language spoken in Brazil is......

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

Brazilian

10.

Which statement is not true about Favelas?

a)

Favelas are illegal

b)

Favelas are built on steep slopes

c)

Residents can apply to gain ownership to their land

d)

Favelas must be painted bright colours

11.

In Brazil we find people are moving from the countryside into cities. What do we call this?

a)

Immigration

b)

Urban to rural migration

c)

Rural to urban migration

d)

city migration

12.
Mexico is _______ (what direction) of the United States?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
13.
The largest city in Mexico, and one of the largest in the world is _________.
a)
Mexico City
b)
Yaztze 
c)
China Lily
14.
The river that is the border between the United States and Mexico is the ______.
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Turpintime
c)
Servitude 
15.

What is Popocatepetl

a)

an active volcano in Mexico

b)

Mexico's tallest mountain

c)

a flat region in Mexico

d)

a Mayan pyramid in Mexico

16.
What type of landform is Central America
a)
peninsula
b)
isthmus
c)
archipelago
d)
tectonic plate
17.
An isthmus is:
a)
wide section of land 
b)
an island
c)
narrow strip of land between 2 larger land areas surrounded by water
d)
a Mayan holiday
18.
Deforestation means:
a)
planting lots of trees
b)
spraying the forests for bugs
c)
cutting down the forests to use the land for other things
d)
A new kind of air freshener
19.

What word means: the original people of an area?

a)

pilgrims

b)

indigenous people

c)

people

d)

men

20.

Between North America and Asia there is a body of water called the Bering _________.

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

ocean

d)

river

21.

The Inca developed a highly sophisticated civilization, first settling in what is now _____.

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Bolivia

d)

Paraguay

22.

What was the capital of the Inca Empire?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Tawantinsuyu

c)

Moche

d)

Cuzco

23.

Spanish conquistador _____ conquered the empire of the Inca.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

Hernando DeSoto

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

24.

Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín were important in the history of the region because they _____.

a)

called for political reforms

b)

fought for a fairer distribution of wealth between rich and poor

c)

helped to industrialize the region

d)

led the fight against Spanish rule

25.

Who ruled Argentina after Juan Perón was overthrown?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Argentina's military government

c)

Salvador Allende

d)

Eva Perón

26.
The two official languages of Peru are __________ and ___________.
a)
French and English
b)
Spanish and Quechua
c)
 French and Spanish
d)
English and Dutch
27.
Peru is located by which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
28.
Identify Peru's flag.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
____________ is very popular in Peru and matadors are seen as heroes.
a)
Hunting
b)
Fishing
c)
Bullfighting
d)
Skydiving
30.
Which zone had sheep and cattle?
a)
Tierra Templada
b)
Tierra Caliente
c)
Tierra Fria
31.
During the centuries of Spanish colonization, the ______________ Church was one of the most important institutions in the Andean region.
a)
Baptist
b)
Luthern
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Methodist
32.
____________ is the most popular sport in the Andean and Midlatitude regions of South America.
a)
Baseball
b)
Soccer(football)
c)
Golf
d)
Rock Climbing
33.
A series of parallel mountain ranges is known as ____________
a)
Peron
b)
Estuary
c)
Altiplano
d)
Cordillera
34.
An area where the ocean tide meets a river current is known as what?
a)
Basin
b)
Altiplano
c)
Cordillera
d)
Estuary
35.
How are the practices of the Kallawaya healers of Bolivia different from those of most U.S. doctors?
a)
Kallaway healers do not charge for their services.
b)
Kallawaya healers rely solely on manipulation of the spine.
c)
Kallawaya healers perform surgery without using anesthetics.
d)
Kallaway healers us herbs and rituals in their cures.
36.
"Heaven on Earth" is located in the salt mines of what country?
a)
Peru
b)
Bolivia
c)
Paraguay
d)
Chile
37.
What is the largest export of Chile?
a)
Sugar Cane
b)
Gold
c)
Alpaca wool
d)
Copper
38.
The _________ desert is one of the driest places on earth.
a)
Gobi
b)
Arabian
c)
Atacama
d)
Sahara
39.
What mountain range can be found in Chile?
a)
The Appalachian
b)
The Atlas
c)
The Andes
d)
The Alps
40.
Which color is not on the Chilean Flag?
a)
Red
b)
Black
c)
Blue
d)
White
41.
What type of money/currency is used in Chile?
a)
U.S. Dollar
b)
Peso
c)
Colon
d)
Euro
42.
Chile is home to nearly 100 volcanoes.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Who is this?
a)
Julia Gillard, first female Prime Minister of Australia.
b)
Dilma Rousseff, first female president of Brasil.
c)
Park Geun-hye, first female president of South Korea.
d)
Michelle Bachelet, first female president of Chile.
44.

In what modern-day country is Machu Picchu located?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Colombia

e)

Peru

45.

In Peru, the Inca language of _____ is still widely spoken, along with Spanish.

a)

Quito

b)

Quechua

c)

Sirionó

d)

Guyana

46.

When they get sick, many Bolivians seek the help of _____ healers.

a)

Kallawaya

b)

Aymara

c)

Guarani

d)

Andean

47.

Highest Mountain Peak

a)

Acancagua

b)

Maradona

c)

Messi

48.

Gauchos are Argentine

a)

Soccer Players

b)

Cowboys

c)

People from the Gaucho Valley

49.

Wealthy South Americans would be unlikely to live in pueblos jovenos.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

What is the population of Argentina?

a)

95,000

b)

45,000,000

c)

18,000,000

d)

100,000,

51.

What language do the people in Argentina speak?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

52.
a)

Peru

b)

Bolivia

c)

Uruguay

d)

Chile

53.
a)

Bolivia

b)

Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

54.
a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Bolivia

d)

Peru

55.
a)

Argentina

b)

Chile

c)

Uruguay

d)

Paraguay

56.

Peru

a)

Lima

b)

Sucre

c)

Santiago

d)

Montevideo

57.

Chile

a)

Santiago

b)

Lima

c)

Asuncion

d)

Buenos Aires

58.

Argentina

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Lima

c)

Santiago

d)

Sucre

59.

WHAT IS ARGENTINA'S MOST TRADITIONAL DANCE?

a)

Rap

b)

Flamenco

c)

Bachata

d)

Tango

60.

WHAT IS THE ARGENTINIAN CURRENCY?

a)

Peso

b)

Sol

c)

Bolivar

d)

Real

61.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS FAMOUS PLACE IN BUENOS AIRES?

a)

San Telmo

b)

Palermo SoHo

c)

Plaza de Mayo

d)

La Boca

62.

THE COLORS OF THE ARGENTINIAN FLAG ARE...

a)

Light Blue and Black

b)

Light Blue and White

c)

Light Blue and Yellow

d)

Light Blue, Yellow and White

63.

ARGENTINIANS LOVE...

a)

Badmington

b)

Bike races

c)

Swimming competitions

d)

Soccer

e)

WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT!

64.

What is the lowest climate zone?

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Templada

c)

Tierra Fria

d)

Lowest meaning lowest to the ground NOT lowest temperature!

65.

Which climate zone grows coffee, wheat and beans?

a)

Tierra Templada

b)

Tierra Fria

c)

Tierra Caliente

d)

The only one we talked about was wheat This is NOT an answer choice but HINT

66.

Which climate zone grows barley and coca?

a)

Tierra Fria

b)

Tierra Caliente

c)

Tierra Templada

d)

We only talked about Barley- this is just a HINT

67.

What food item grows in the Tierra Fria and Tierra Helada?

a)

Cacao

b)

Potatoes

c)

Wheat

d)

Choose TWO answers on this question~~~

68.

The number of provinces is

a)

23

b)

24

c)

32

69.
Which country has coastline on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? 
a)
Venezuela
b)
Colombia
c)
Brazil
d)
Peru
70.
Fishing is major activity in the Tropical North's economy.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
What physical features in Ecuador and Colombia allow them to grow bananas and coffee?
a)
high arid plains
b)
differing elevations and climates
c)
acidic soils
d)
rich river valleys
72.
Most people in South America are what religion?
a)
Islamic
b)
Jewish
c)
Catholic
d)
Protestant
73.

What country would I travel to in order to see the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls?

a)

Chile

b)

Venezuela

c)

Guyana

d)

Uruguay

74.

What is the official language of Suriname?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Dutch

75.

Which country controls the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Argentina

b)

Bolivia

c)

Chile

d)

Ecuador

76.

Which term is a group of languages widely spoken by enslaved people?

a)

tepuis

b)

Chibcha

c)

creole

d)

Quito

77.

On which three bodies of water does the Tropical North region have coastlines?

a)

Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

c)

Black Sea, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea

d)

Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea

78.

Which of the following statements describes the goal of the first Spaniards who came to Tropical North?

a)

They came seeking the rich coffees of the area

b)

They came to quickly conquer the Native American peoples.

c)

They wanted gold but found none at first.

d)

They wanted to convert the Native American peoples to the Christian faith.

79.

Why were some Tropical North countries torn by conflict after independence?

a)

Businesspeople and wealthy landholders competed for power.

b)

Roman Catholic priests revolted against injustice

c)

Spain stirred up landless workers against the upper classes

d)

Native American peoples formed armies and fought for self-rule.

80.

Why is there little farming in French Guiana?

a)

The government places high taxes on farms.

b)

There is not enough water for irrigation.

c)

Much of the land is covered in rain forests.

d)

The people prefer not to farm.

81.

What event caused tension between Ecuador and Colombia in 2008?

a)

Ecuadorian rebel groups took control of a Colombian waterway

b)

Colombian rebel groups attacked the Ecuadorian embassy

c)

Colombian forces attacked a Colombian rebel camp in Ecuador

d)

Ecuadorian forces attacked an Ecuadorian rebel camp in Colombia.

82.

When was the Tropical North Discovered?

a)

1600's

b)

1500's

c)

Mid 1600's

d)

1970's

83.

Which term is the person who led resistance to Spanish rule in the north?

a)

Cotopaxi

b)

Rafael Correa

c)

Devil’s Island

d)

Simón Bolívar

84.

In what locations did the Spanish like to place their colonial capital cities?

a)

on hills above the Native American villages

b)

on the coastlines

c)

on flatlands

d)

where the Native Americans already had settlements

85.

Which of the following statements about the culture of South America‘s Tropical North is most accurate?

a)

People speak only Spanish in all countries.

b)

No one culture unifies the Tropical North.

c)

Venezuelans have carefully preserved the purity of the Spanish language.

d)

Roman Catholicism is the only religion practiced in the region.

86.

The volcano named Cotopaxi, the highest in the world can be found in _____.

a)

Guyana

b)

Ecuador

c)

Columbia

d)

Brazil

87.

The Galapagos Islands were the site of _____.

a)

Ecuador's largest volcanic eruption

b)

Charles Darwin's study that resulted in the theory of evolution

c)

Christopher Columbus's second landing in the Americas

d)

an outpost of the Incas

88.

Trade winds are steady winds that blow from higher latitudes toward the _____.

a)

Andes mountains

b)

Guiana Highlands

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Equator

89.

_______ is the world's leading producer of emeralds.

a)

Brazil

b)

Columbia

c)

Venezuela

d)

French Guiana

90.

______ is Venezuela's main cash crop.

a)

coffee

b)

rice

c)

cassava

d)

corn

91.

Many Native American people died form European diseases because their bodies had no natural _______.

a)

susceptibility

b)

impunity

c)

liability

d)

immunity

92.

During the colonial period, the Spanish made _____ the capital of Colombia.

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Quito

c)

Caracas

d)

Bogotá

93.

The system that forced Native Americans to work for the Spanish.

a)

command economy

b)

encomienda

c)

Chibcha

d)

hacienda

94.

_____ was the first president of the independent republic called Gran Colombia.

a)

Simón Bolívar

b)

José de San Martin

c)

Hugo Chávez

d)

Juan Perón

95.

The Tropical North's largest indigenous population is found in which country?

a)

Colombia

b)

Guyana

c)

Venezuela

d)

Ecuador

96.

The city in which the greatest number of people in the Tropical North live.

a)

Guyana

b)

Caracas

c)

Bogotá

d)

Cartagena

97.

Of the many languages spoken in the Tropical North countries, Spanish is used in its purest form in _____.

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Guyana

98.

In Suriname, the official language is _____, but English is spoken more frequently.

a)

Creole

b)

Dutch

c)

Spanish

d)

French

99.

One of the most popular instruments of Andean music is the _____.

a)

guitar

b)

maracas

c)

pan flute

d)

piano

100.

The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) would like to end _____ (tax on imported goods) for participation countries.

a)

boycotts

b)

tariffs

c)

currencies

d)

referendums

101.

After his election, Hugo Chávez promised to use Venezuela's income from _____ to improve life for the country's poor.

a)

gold

b)

bauxite

c)

emeralds

d)

oil

102.

Most of the ranching in South America's Tropical North takes place in the _____.

a)

Guiana Highlands

b)

Magdalena River valley

c)

Llanos

d)

Amazon lowlands

103.
The most important river in Mexico
a)
Rio Gusto
b)
Rio Bravo del Norte
c)
Tierra fria
d)
Chihuahua
104.
Most Mexicans speak _______.
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Cantonese 
105.
Mexico celebrates their Independence Day on _______
a)
January 1st 
b)
September 16th
c)
November 3rd 
106.
a)

Tacos

b)

Churros

c)

Ensalada

d)

Tortillas

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