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Latin America 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a)
An Exchange between North America and South America
b)
Trade between the Old World and the New World
c)
Trade between Spain and Mexico
d)
Trade between Africa and Asia
2.
What did Europeans bring to America that caused death and destruction
a)
Coffee
b)
Fruits
c)
Animals
d)
Diseases
3.
What was things that were transferred through the Columbian exchange? Choose 2 correct answers
a)
Plants
b)
diseases
c)
vehicles
d)
monarchy
e)
land
4.
What problems did the Columbian exchange cause? Choose 2 correct answers
a)
Death of millions
b)
a war between Africa and Mexico
c)
Death of all the animals
d)
loss of land for the natives
e)
Russia bombs the aztecs
5.
What type of landform is Panama
a)
peninsula
b)
continent
c)
canal
d)
isthmus
6.
Where is Panama found?
a)
between Europe and Africa
b)
between North America and South America
c)
between Africa and Asia
d)
between Europe and the Americas
7.
How did the Europeans impact the religion of Latin America?
a)
Islam was introduced to Latin America
b)
Buddhism was introduced to Latin America
c)
Judaism was introduced to Latin America
d)
Catholicism was introduced to Latin America
8.
What is Deforestation?
a)
the act of planting trees
b)
the act of growing crops
c)
the act of building houses
d)
the act of cutting down trees
9.
What are influences on Mexican culture today
a)
Spanish Influence
b)
Aztec Influence
c)
Catholic Influence
d)
All of the Above
10.

Label the map

11.

define cultural diffusion

a)
The spread of cultural beliefs, practices, and customs from one society to another.
b)
The spread of political ideologies within a single community
c)
The spread of technological advancements between countries
d)
The spread of cultural beliefs within the same society
12.

Match the following

a)

Ruled by a King or Queen

1.

Monarchy

b)

Ruled by the people who are able to vote

2.

Democracy

c)

Ruled by a singular person who has all control

3.

Dictatorship

13.

What is the process of cutting down forests

a)
Harvesting
b)

Farming

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

14.

Match the following

a)

1.

Brazil

b)

2.

Mexico

c)

3.

Panama

d)

4.

United States

e)

5.

Spain

15.

Match the following

a)

1.

Europe

b)

2.

North America

c)

3.

South America

d)

4.

Africa

e)

5.

Asia

16.

One effect of migration from Mexico to the United States is -

a)

Signs and services are not often offered in Spanish.

b)

Spanish is becoming a language that many people in the US speak.

c)

Spanish speakers are hard to find in the US.

d)

French is becoming a language that many people in the US speak.

17.

What makes Brazil different then the majority of Latin America

a)

Aztec Empire

b)
Spanish language
c)
Inca civilization
d)
Portuguese language
18.

Landforms of Latin America​

Isthmus of Panama

Yucatan Peninsula

Andes Mountains

What landform best completes the list above?

​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Amazon Rainforest
Ural Mountains
Alps Mountains
Sahara Rainforest
Gobi Desert
Rio Grande
19.

What landform?

a)

Delta

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Hills

20.
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)

delta

d)
valley
21.

Which latin american country did spain not colonize

a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
Argentina
d)
Chile
22.

What is the columbian exchange

a)
The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of goods, ideas, and people between the Americas and the Old World.
b)
The Columbian Exchange was a form of currency exchange between continents.
c)
The Columbian Exchange was a religious movement in the Americas.
d)
The Columbian Exchange was a military alliance between European countries.