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WorksheetsLatin America Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which physical feature is NOT located in the region of Latin America?
Andes Mountains
Amazon River
Amazon Basin
Lake Superior
What physical feature extends along the western edge of South America?
Andes Mountains
Amazon River
Amazon Basin
Appalachian Mountains
What is this?
Atacama Desert
Cuba
Cape
Amazon Rainforest
What is this?
Amazon River
Parana River
Nile River
Mississippi River
What is this?
Andes Mtns.
Rocky Mtns.
Sierra Madre Mtns.
Ecuador
What is this?
Amazon Rainforest
Atacama Desert
Angel Falls
Cape Horn
What does the blue line represent?
Panama Canal
Amazon Rainforest
Andes Mtns.
Gulf of Mexico
What is this?
Sierra Madre Mtns.
Your Madre Mtns.
Amazon River
Andes Mtns.
Which body of water is shown here?
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Guadalupe
Brazilians speak what language?
German
Spanish
English
Portuguese
What language is the most popular in most Latin American countries?
French
Spanish
English
Creole
Which two countries colonized most of South America?
Spanish and French
Italian and English
Spanish and Portuguese
French and Irish
Mestizos are descendants of what two groups?
European and Natives
African and European
African and Native
Asian and Native
Mulattoes are descendants of what two groups?
Asian and Native
European and Native
African and Native
African and European
Indigenous means what?
Native or original
Foreigner
Immigrants
Descendants of natives
What sport is the most popular in Latin America?
Tennis
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Day of the Dead is mainly celebrated in what country?
Mexico
Haiti
Jamaica
Brazil
The movement of people from rural areas into cities.
urbanization
movement
urban sprawl
tsunami
Deforestation
part of the earth where life exists.
process in which arable land is turned into desert.
the mixing of cultures
loss or destruction of forest: ex. logging & farming
traditional farming method in which all trees and plants in a n area are cut and burned to add nutrients to the soil.
slash and burn farming
step farming
terrace farming
farm cooperative
The major Native American empires in Latin Amerca were...
Cherokee, Maya and Jumano
Maya, Tigua and Cherokee
Inca, Maya and Aztec
Aztec, Comanche and Apache
The exchange of animals, plants, disease and people from the Old World to the New World is called...
Columbian Exchange
Great Migration
World War I
Manifest Destiny
Which country is landlocked?
Brazil
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
What country has a the physical features of a isthmus and a canal?
Panama
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
What country is marked in orange?
Mexico
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Chile
Definition: The overall level of comfort and well-being of a group of people.
Rural Decline
Spatial Inequality
Standard of Living
Urbanization
Which ancient civilization was in modern day Mexico?
Aztec
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Rome modeled its society and culture after what civilization?
Aztec
Egypt
China
Greece
Cutting into a hillside to make levels for planting/farming is called a what?
Dig
Terrace
Wall
Harvest
Which civilization built these stone heads?
The Aztec
The Mayans
The Inca
The Olmec
What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Quetzacoatl
Tenochtitlan
Oaxaca
El Mirador
What are chinampas?
The main crop that Aztec farmers grew
Deadly Aztec weapons
A title given to Aztec emperors
Artificial fields created by the Aztec
What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador that defeated the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Charles V
Ferdinand Ayala
What did the Incas use to link the various tribes?
the internet
money
roads
cellular phone technology
What city was known as the city of the clouds?
Los Angeles
Bolivia
North America
Machu Picchu
Many historians believe that people first came to the Americas by crossing the ________.
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Bering Strait
Rocky Mountains
Which kingdom was the biggest in the Americas, based in the Andes Mountains of Peru?
the Olmec
the Inca
the Maya
the Aztec
The Maya were well known for their -
knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.
many conquests and warlike culture.
part in the Atlantic slave trade.
inability to keep written records.
This principle divides power among different branches of the Gov't.
Republicanism
Popular Soverneignty
Separation of Powers
Bill Of Rights
This form of gov't gives the power to the people.
Dictatorship
Socialism
Fascism
Democracy
This form of gov't is run by elected representatives.
Dictatoship
Republic
Judicial
Legislative
form of government where one person has unlimited power
Democracy
Autocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Power is held by a single person whose rule is based on birth (born into a royal family of king and queens)
Democracy
Autocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Means the rule of few and generally means the people in charge are rich and powerful
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Socialism
Leaders in this government may be elected, born into their positions or may have a certain amount of money or land which allows them to be part of the ruling group.
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Socialism
Cuba has an _____________ government controlled by the ___________party.
autocratic, republican
democratic, communist
autocratic, communist
autocratic, monarchy
In the 1960s most Latin American countries were governed by their military or dictators.
True
False
Which of the following describe the governments of Mexico and Brazil? (Select 3)
Citizens are not allowed to criticize the government
Voting is an important
Citizens can express their opinions freely.
A written constitution protects the rights of citizens.
One leader or political party controls the government
The government system found in Mexico and Brazil?
Presidential Democracy
Autocracy
Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
