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WorksheetsLatin America Study Guide
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
The area along the Equator in northern Brazil has a tropical rainforest climate
True
False
Portugal's rule of Brazil lasted only about 50 years
True
False
Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela have all been ruled at times by dictators
True
False
First indigenous president of Bolivia
Evo Morales
Rafael Correa
Juan Manuel Santos
José Mujica
Revolutionary leader who led fight against Spanish rule
José de San Martín
Francisco de Miranda
Simón Bolivar
Antonio José de Sucre
Socialist Chilean president killed in a coup
Juan Perón
Salvador Allende
Evo Morales
Simón Bolívar
In which country do about half of all South Americans live?
Peru
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
Until the late 1800s, nearly all European immigrants to Brazil were from which country?
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Germany
What is the name of the group of islands owned by Ecuador that was the location of important studies by British naturalist Charles Darwin?
Azores Islands
Galápagos Islands
Canary Islands
Darwin Islands
Which country in South America is the only one with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
What is the largest country in South America (population & land size)?
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Which 2 and only countries in South America are landlocked?
Suriname
Guyana
Bolivia
Venezuela
Paraguay
By the early 1500s, what people had become the dominant indigenous group in the Andean region?
Incas
Aztecs
Mayans
Spaniards
Quechuas
In the 1980s, Argentina fought a brief war with what country over ownership of the Falkland Islands?
Britain
France
Chile
Spain
How is Brazil different (think heritage) than another country in South America?
Brazil has mainly Portuguese heritage while other countries have Spanish heritage
Brazil has mainly Spanish heritage while other countries have Portuguese heritage
Brazil has a larger population than every other country
Brazil has a more diverse cultural landscape than other countries
What was the main occupation of the Tupi people?
Hunter gatherers
Mining
Agriculture
Industrializing
By the 1600’s what became Brazil’s number one crop?
Corn
Sugar
Coffee
Cotton
What kept Portugal from paying much attention to Brazil for more than 20 years after they arrived there?
A lot of it was covered by rural areas and the rainforest
The Portuguese were focused on colonies and trade in Asia
They were busy colonizing other parts of the world
The Portuguese were preoccupied with political struggles
Define 'Encomienda'
A form of taxation impressed by the Spanish during the colonial period
A type of labor contract used by the Spanish
A form of tribute paid by the indigenous people
A system established by the Spanish during initial colonization efforts undertaken upon the Americas and the Philippines
When did Colombia gain independence?
1918
1819
1817
1718
When did Panama gain independence?
1903
1902
1809
1904
What native people lived in the “tropical north’ region of South America? (List the two major ones)
Cara, Arawak
Carib, Arawak
Cara, Carib
Incas, Carib
What colony became known as Suriname?
Dutch Guiana
French Guiana
Guyana
British Guiana
Who was the first president of Gran Colombia?
Salvador Allende
Peron
Simon Bolivar
San Martin
Who are the Maroons?
Europeans who sailed across to the Americas
Formerly enslaved Africans who fled to the Americas
Native Indians who fled to South America
Native Americans who came down to South America
What is a Hacienda?
Big buildings built by landowners called Hacendados
Small towns controlled by people known as Hacendios
Small houses owned by mediocre landowners called Haciendados
Huge estates owned by a wealthy landowner called a Hacendado
In what locations did the Spanish like to build their settlements?
Mountains
Flat areas
Rural areas
Urban areas
What is the chief cause of conflict among the north South American nations?
Slavery
Inflation
Protests
Corruption, unstable governments, etc
