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Middle America- Test Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Regional Atlas- page 146 and 147

What is the largest country in this region?

a)

Mexico

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Panama

d)

Cuba

2.

Regional Atlas- page 148 and 149

Which is one of the famous mountain ranges Middle America?

a)

Sierra Madre Oriental

b)

Sierra Madre Occidental

c)

Alps

d)

Sierra Madre Del Sur

3.

Regional Atlas- page 150 and 151

Cuba has an (a)   type of climate.

4.

Lesson Three

A (a)   is a Spanish explorer who conquered territory.

5.

Lesson Three

What were Spanish in search of?

a)

Famous people

b)

Gold and riches

6.

Lesson Three

Who helped Cortes recruit thousands of native warriors?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Moctezuma

c)

Malinche

d)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

7.

Lesson Three

Why did Spanish conquistadors go to war with the native peoples of Middle America?

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8.

Lesson Three

Many American Indians died due to diseases from Europe. What fraction?

a)

6/10

b)

7/10

c)

8/10

d)

9/10

9.

Lesson Three

Describe the encomienda system.

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10.

Lesson Three

Draw out the social classes (hint: American Indians and people of African descent were at the very bottom)

11.

Lesson Three

What cultural changes did the Spanish bring to Mexico and Central America?

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12.

Lesson Three

The Colombian Exchange carried (a)   , plants, animals, diseases and ideas between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.

13.

Lesson Three

How did the Colombian Exchange change the lives of people in both hemispheres?

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14.

Lesson Five

Who were the first Caribbean people?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Arawak and Carib

c)

The Americans

d)

The European

15.

Lesson Five

How did the Arawak and the Carib adapt to the environment of the Caribbean islands?

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16.

Lesson Five

Which was a rival of Spain?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Netherlands and Denmark

17.

Lesson Five

What did they call the trade, which had three legs?

a)

Square Trade

b)

Circle Trade

c)

It had no name

d)

Triangular Trade

18.

Lesson Five

What was the name of the enslaved man who led a revolt in Haiti?

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

19.

Lesson Five

What do you call "governments controlled by a single leader"?



(a)  

20.

Lesson Five

How did the government of Cuba change after Fidel Castro took power?

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21.

Lesson Six

What is the most densely settled area in Mexico?

a)

Northern Section

b)

Sierra Madre mountain ranges

c)

Central Plateua

d)

Southern Section

22.

Lesson Six

What percentage of Mexicans live in cities?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

23.

Lesson Six

Where do most people live at in Central America?

a)

The lower, hotter altitudes

b)

Higher altitudes that are lower

c)

Tropical coasts

24.

Lesson Six

What is a diaspora?

a)

The movement of people from their homelands to other places.

b)

having a large population

c)

spread of cultural traits

d)

the arrival of a large number of people.

25.

Lesson Six

Which is a reason that some people leave Mexico and Central America?

a)

poverty

b)

violence

c)

unhappiness with the government

d)

nice weather

26.

Lesson Six

What is the most common language in Mexico?

a)

English

b)

American Indian

c)

Spanish

d)

French

27.

Lesson Six

What is the most popular religion in Mexico and Central America?

a)

Judiasm

b)

Buddhism

c)

Roman Catholic

d)

Christianity

28.

Lesson Six

How does the food of Mexico and Central America show cultural diffusion?

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29.

Lesson Seven

Which country, in Central America, has a parliamentary democracy?

a)

Cuba

b)

Mexico

c)

Belize

d)

Costa Rica

30.

Lesson Seven

How is Mexico's government LIKE the United States?

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31.

Lesson Seven

Which country, in Central America, has the most stable democracy?

a)

Costa Rica

b)

Honduras

c)

Cuba

d)

El Salvador

32.

Lesson Seven

Where are Mexico's oil and gas deposits located?

a)

south-west

b)

south-east

c)

north-west

d)

north-east

33.

Lesson Seven

Mexico ranks in the top _ largest economies.

(a)  

34.

Lesson Seven

What is Mexico's top most important export?

a)

Oil

b)

Tourism

c)

Manufactured goods

35.

Lesson Seven

What fraction of workers in Mexico, work in service industries?

a)

1/3

b)

2/3

c)

3/3

36.

Lesson Seven

What does Panama's economy rely on?

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37.

Lesson Seven

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North American Free Trade Agreement

b)

North American Fair Trade Agreement

c)

Central America- Dominican Republic- United States Free Trade

38.

Lesson Seven

Which one is a word that describes a challenge to trading?

a)

Tariff- fees charged by a country on imports

b)

Quotas- limits on goods that can come into a country

c)

Embargo- total ban on imports

39.

Lesson Nine

How many active volcanoes does Middle America have?

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

100

40.

Lesson Nine

What are some of the issues of urban sprawl?

a)

Lack of housing

b)

Lack of water

c)

Sewage issues

d)

Public transportation cannot meet the demands

41.

Lesson Nine

Which country is the poorest?

a)

Haiti

b)

Honduras

c)

Mexico

d)

Belize

42.

Lesson Nine

What are some of the ways that poverty hurts an economy?

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43.

Lesson Nine

Why have countries increased spending on education?

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