WorksheetsCuba and Brazil
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of physical feature is Cuba?
a)
Island
b)
Mountain
c)
Peninsula
d)
landlocked
2.
Which of the following BEST describes most of the terrain in Cuba?
a)
dry deserts
b)
flat plains
c)
rolling hills
d)
tropical rainforest
3.
What is one negative consequence for Cuba’s location?
a)
tornados
b)
hurricanes
c)
landslides
d)
earthquakes
4.
What types of industries do people in the urban areas of Cuba have?
a)
mining
b)
services
c)
agriculture
d)
carpet making
5.
Which two groups of people had a large impact on Cuba during the colonial era?
a)
Natives and Spanish
b)
Portuguese and British
c)
Spanish settlers and African slaves
d)
Portuguese and African slaves
6.
What was the result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba became a colony of Spain.
b)
Cuba became a colony of the United States
c)
Cuba was divided between Spain and the United States
d)
Cuba gained its independence with the help of the United States
7.
What type of government did Cuba have after the Cuban Revolution?
a)
socialism
b)
dictatorship
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
8.
Who was the leader of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Fulgencio Batista
d)
Christopher Columbus
9.
What is an embargo?
a)
tax on imports from another country
b)
complete stop to trade between two countries
c)
limit on the number of imports from another country
d)
set standard that imports from another country must meet
10.
What type of government does Cuba have today?
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
11.
Brazil has a long coastline on which body of water?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Caribbean Sea
12.
Why is Brazil in both the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
The Prime Meridian crosses through Brazil.
b)
The Equator crosses through Brazil.
c)
The division is a legacy of colonial rule
d)
The Amazon River divides Brazil in half.
13.
What is a tributary?
a)
the main river that flows into the ocean
b)
streams that flow into larger streams or rivers
c)
series of streams that fan out from a large river at a delta
d)
river that forms from melted glacier snow and ice and flows downstream
14.
What type of climate does most of Brazil have?
a)
temperate
b)
humid tropical
c)
moderate temperate
d)
temperate highlands
15.
What is the most important environmental issue facing Brazil?
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Air Pollution
c)
Water Pollution of the Amazon
d)
Deforestation in the rain forest
16.
Where do most people live in Brazil?
a)
at the base of the Andes
b)
near the Amazon River
c)
along the Atlantic Coast
d)
in rural farms throughout the country
17.
Why is Portuguese the most commonly spoken language in Brazil?
a)
Brazil was colonized by Portugal.
b)
Brazil is ruled by the Portuguese royal family
c)
There are large numbers of immigrants from Portugal
d)
Brazil and Portugal have a very strong trade relationship.
18.
Why were slaves brought from Africa to Brazil?
a)
to work in the copper mines
b)
to work in the ports and shipyards
c)
to replace the natives that had died
d)
to plant trees to prevent deforestation
19.
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
a)
end the African slave trade in Portugal
b)
end the war between Spain and Brazil
c)
divide the New World between Spain and Portugal
d)
establish a strong trade relationship between Spain and Portugal
20.
How do the sizes and populations of Brazil and the United States compare?
a)
Brazil is a larger country with a smaller population.
b)
Brazil is a smaller country with a larger population.
c)
The United States is a larger country with a larger population
d)
The United States is a smaller country with a smaller population.
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