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Latin America

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This building could be called a

a)

Cathedral

b)

Strip Mall

c)

Office Building

d)

Private School

2.

This image shows

a)

ranching

b)

strip mining

c)

terrace farming

d)

commercial agriculture

3.

Terrace farming is done in ____

a)

plains

b)

mountainous areas

c)

savannahs

d)

tundras

4.

Which Latin American country was the first country to break away from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Haiti

d)

Mexico

5.

What religion and language are prominent in Latin America?

a)

French and Catholicism

b)

Spanish and Islam

c)

Spanish and Catholicism

d)

English and Catholicism

6.

Futbol (or soccer) can be called a

a)

individual sport

b)

global sport

c)

local sport

d)

American only sport

7.

Port-au-Prince is a city in Haiti. What language are you more likely to hear in Port-au-Prince?

a)

French

b)

Portugese

c)

Japanese

d)

English

8.

In what country do people speak Portugese?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Brazil

c)

Haiti

d)

Costa Rica

9.

What country did Mexico gain independence from?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

10.

What climate pattern can cause droughts?

a)

El Nino

b)

Tundra

c)

High latitude

d)

Ocean currents

11.

The governement of Venezuela can be described as

a)

democratic

b)

corrupt

c)

fair

d)

stable

12.

True or False: The economy of Venezuela has collapsed, causing high levels of poverty.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

Logging companies planting trees is an example of

a)

government regulation

b)

companies trying to make more money

c)

unsustainable development

d)

sustainable development

14.

Sustainable development can be defined as

a)

companies informing customers about where their product is made

b)

economic development that is conducted without depletion of natural resources.

c)

economic development that uses all the natural resources it can

d)

Governments charging more taxes on using natural resources

15.

An example of ecotourism is

a)

a hiking tour of the rainforest

b)

visiting a museum in Barcelona, Spain

c)

going to a fancy restaurant in France

d)

pretending to be a lumberjack on vacation and chopping down trees

16.

What economic activites are found most in the Caribbean and Central America?

a)

service jobs and ranching

b)

agriculture and tourism

c)

agriculture and engineering

d)

manufacturing and ecotourism

17.

The Amazon River and Rainforest is found in

a)

Panama

b)

Chile

c)

Costa Rico

d)

Brazil

18.

Which climate zone would be the coldest and have tundra?

a)

Tierra Fria

b)

Tierra Helada

c)

Tierra Caliente

d)

Tierra Templada

19.

Which of these countries has the weakest economy?

a)

Haiti

b)

Brazil

c)

Panama

d)

Mexico

20.

The dark green circled area is

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Andes Mountains

21.

The shortcut for boats that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean is the

a)

Caribbean Canal

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Strait of Gibralter

d)

Panama Canal

22.

The Panama Canal

a)

saves money, fuel and time on shipping

b)

causes ships to use more fuel

c)

connects railroads

d)

connects Europe and Latin America

23.

Letter M is pointing to the

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Mexico

c)

Uruguay

d)

Panama

24.

Letter I is pointing to

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Tierra del Fuego

c)

Amazon Rainforest

d)

Andes Mountains

25.

Latin America encompasses

a)

North America and South America

b)

North and South America

c)

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America

d)

Only Mexico and Central America

26.

The artist of this painting is

a)

María Izquierdo

b)

Diego Rivera

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Mrs. Garza

27.

How much was grown on a farm is often called

a)

crop yield

b)

crop realization

c)

crop surplus

d)

crop rotation

28.

Which group of people came up with the idea of terrace farming?

a)

Mayans

b)

Inca

c)

Comanche

d)

Europeans

29.

What organization created these sustainable development goals?

a)

NATO

b)

United States

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)

European Union (EU)

30.

Droughts can cause

a)

fewer crops to grow

b)

more crops to grow

c)

lush rainforests to be created

d)

diverse biomes

31.

Wanting timber (wood) and land for farming causes

a)

deforestation

b)

devolution

c)

reforestation

d)

increase in species diversity

32.

Large farms that use machines and grow cash crops are examples of

a)

manufacturing

b)

cottage industries

c)

commerical agriculture

d)

subsistence agriculture

33.

True of False: Under Spanish rule and after independence there was a hierarchy of social power in Latin America ( some people had more power than others)

a)

True

b)

False

34.

In which climate zone would you grow fruit and sugar cane?

a)

Tierra Helada

b)

Tierra Fria

c)

Tierra Templada

d)

Tierra Caliente

35.

What climate zone grows potatoes (tubers)?

a)

Tierra Caliente

b)

Tierra Fria

c)

Tierra Templada

d)

Tierra Warm

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