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WorksheetsLatin America, Government, and Econ
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An economic system of trade that's based on traditions and customs
a)
Traditional Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
2.
An economic system of trade in which the government determines everything
a)
Traditional Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
3.
An economic system of trade in which private individuals and businesses determine what to produce
a)
Traditional Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
4.
Economic system that relies on competition with some level of government control
a)
Traditional Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
5.
Idea that resources, goods, and services are limited; there is not enough for everyone to have everything they want.
a)
Scarcity
b)
Barter
c)
Supply and Demand
d)
Economics
6.
Economic principle that prices are set based on the availability of resources and the desire for those resources
a)
Scarcity
b)
Barter
c)
Supply and Demand
d)
Economics
7.
The total value of ALL the goods and services produced by an entire country.
a)
Per Capita
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Quota
d)
Supply and Demand
8.
The total values of all goods and services in a country DIVIDED by the number of people in the population
a)
Per Capita
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
GDP Per Capita
d)
Supply and Demand
9.
Equipment, factories, and other physical tools used to produce goods and services; money or wealth that can be invested.
a)
Physical Capital
b)
Human Capital
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Labor
10.
The skills, ability, and education of workers
a)
Physical Capital
b)
Human Capital
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Labor
11.
Materials from nature that can be used for economic gain, including minerals, water, trees, and fertile land
a)
Physical Capital
b)
Human Capital
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Labor
12.
Workers and their output
a)
Physical Capital
b)
Human Capital
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Labor
13.
A person who starts or owns a business
a)
Physical Capital
b)
Entrepreneur
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Labor
14.
When countries "do what they do best"
a)
Specialization
b)
Entrepreneurship
c)
Supply and Demand
d)
Voluntary Trade
15.
Taxes on imports
a)
Tariff
b)
Quota
c)
Embargo
d)
Trade Block
16.
Allowing only a limited quantity of certain imports
a)
Tariff
b)
Quota
c)
Embargo
d)
Trade Block
17.
A total ban on trade with other countries
a)
Tariff
b)
Quota
c)
Embargo
d)
Trade Block
18.
Form of government in which citizens hold ultimate power end exercise it by voting
a)
autocracy
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
capitalism
19.
Form of government in which one person holds total power; may be a dictatorship or monarchy; a dictatorship
a)
autocracy
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
capitalism
20.
Branch of government responsible for writing and passing laws
a)
legislative
b)
judicial
c)
executive
d)
lawyers
21.
Type of democracy in which citizens vote for members of the legislative branch AND the executive branch
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
presidential democracy
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
autocratic monarchy
22.
Type of democracy in which citizens only vote for members of the legislative branch
a)
parliamentary democracy
b)
presidential democracy
c)
constitutional monarchy
d)
autocratic monarchy
23.
Country of roughly 212 million people. Includes cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Panama
24.
Country south of the United States. Home of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
a)
Brazil
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Panama
25.
Country 90 miles south of Florida. Home to cities like Havana.
a)
Cuba
b)
Colombia
c)
Chile
d)
Mexico
26.
Isthmus country that contains a man-made body of water that's about 50 miles long
a)
Cuba
b)
Barbados
c)
Panama
d)
Brazil
27.
Country in northwestern South America; shares a border with Panama.
a)
Brazil
b)
Colombia
c)
Cuba
d)
Chile
28.
Body of water off the east coast of Brazil
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Atlantic Ocean
29.
Body of water off the west coast of Mexico
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Caribbean Sea
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Atlantic Ocean
30.
Longest mountain range in the world
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Alps
d)
Pyrenees Mountains
31.
Set of three mountain ranges in Mexico
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Alps
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Pyrenees Mountains
32.
Body of water shared between the United States and Mexico
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Amazon River
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Lake Texcoco
33.
Man-made body of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Amazon River
c)
Lake Texcoco
d)
Panama Canal
34.
Body of water that begins in the Andes Mountains and flows through Colombia and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Amazon River
c)
Nile River
d)
Panama Canal
35.
The driest place on earth. Found in Chile.
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Arizona Desert
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Amazon Desert
36.
Culture region in the western hemisphere where Romance languages are spoken
a)
Latin America
b)
Roman America
c)
South America
d)
Central America
37.
Family of languages spoken in Latin America
a)
Latin languages
b)
Romance languages
c)
Spanish languages
d)
Hispanic languages
38.
Capital of Brazil
a)
Curitiba
b)
Sao Paulo
c)
Rio de Janeiro
d)
Brasilia
39.
Capital of Cuba
a)
Curitiba
b)
Santiago
c)
Havana
d)
Cuba City
40.
Most populated city in Brazil
a)
Sao Paulo
b)
Rio de Janeiro
c)
Curitiba
d)
Brasilia
41.
Capital of Chile
a)
Chile City
b)
Santiago
c)
Havana
d)
Havana
42.
Location of the Aztec Empire
a)
Peru
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Panama
d)
Mexico
43.
Center of the Inca Empire
a)
Peru
b)
Mexico
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Cuba
44.
Queen who unified Spain and financed Columbus' voyage
a)
Elizabeth II
b)
Anastasia
c)
Isabella
d)
Rosalia
45.
Indigenous empire of central Mexico
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Olmec
d)
Toltec
46.
Indigenous empire of Peru and western South America
a)
Maya
b)
Quechua
c)
Nahautl
d)
Inca
47.
Ancient Inca city
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Pizarro
d)
Cortes
48.
Inca system of record-keeping using braided knots
a)
knottu
b)
quipu
c)
quechua
d)
nahuatl
49.
Language of the Inca
a)
Toltec
b)
Nahuatl
c)
Quechua
d)
Quetzal
50.
Language of the Aztec
a)
Mayan
b)
Nahuatl
c)
Quechua
d)
Olmec
51.
Religions of the Aztec and Inca believing in many gods
a)
monotheistic
b)
Catholic
c)
Protestant
d)
polytheistic
52.
Branch of Christianity spread by the Spanish
a)
Catholicism
b)
Protestantism
c)
Polytheism
d)
Cathedralism
53.
Responsible for killing the majority of indigenous Americans
a)
disease
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
crossbows
54.
Most powerful empire of the 16th century
a)
British Empire
b)
Spanish Empire
c)
Inca
d)
Aztec
55.
This was a cash crop in Latin America driven by slave labor.
a)
citrus
b)
tomatoes
c)
sugarcane
d)
potatoes
56.
This country received more enslaved persons during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade than any other country.
a)
Panama
b)
Cuba
c)
Dominican Republic
d)
Brazil
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