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North and South America Study Guide

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies

a)

jazz

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

hurricane

d)

foreclosure

2.

a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters

a)

jazz

b)

hurricane

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

foreclosure

3.

a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

foreclosure

c)

hurricane

d)

jazz

4.

What country is this?

a)

Dominca

b)

Cuba

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Canada

5.

What country is this

a)

Dominica

b)

Cuba

c)

Canada

d)

Costa Rica

6.

What country is this?

a)

Dominica

b)

Cuba

c)

Canada

d)

Costa Rica

7.

What country is this?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Dominica

c)

Cuba

d)

Canada

8.

English is a commonly spoken language in the Caribbean island nations

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Organized crime is not a major issue in the Central American nations

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Pictured here, this is the largest mountain in North America

a)

Pico de Oriziba

b)

Sierra Nevada

c)

Sierra Madre

d)

Denali

11.

Pictured here, this is the longest river in North America and the 4th longest river in the world.

a)

Gulf of St. Lawrence

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Labrador Sea

12.

legal proceeding in which a borrower’s rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

foreclosure

c)

jazz

d)

hurricane

13.

What country is this?

a)

Peru

b)

Argentina

c)

Vene

d)

Guyana

14.

What country is this?

a)

Guyana

b)

Arg

c)

Peru

d)

Venezuela

15.

What country is this?

a)

Peru

b)

Venezuela

c)

Guyana

d)

Argentina

16.

True or false: all South American nations only have one capital.

a)

Tru

b)

False

17.

True or false: the Guianas (eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil) are some of the largest states in South America and also some of the poorest.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or false: the official language of Brazil is Portuguese.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or false: control of the Falkland Islands has never been contested.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What South American physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Cerro Aconcagua

d)

Amazon River

21.

What South American physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Cerro Aconcagua

b)

Amazon River

c)

Lake Titicaca

d)

Atacama Desert

22.

What South American physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Cerro Aconagua

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Amazon River

23.

What South American physical feature is pictured here?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

Amazon River

d)

Cerro Aconcagua

24.

What country is this?

a)

Peru

b)

Argentina

c)

Guyana

d)

Venezuela