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Latin America Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mountains are in the western part of South America?

a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Himalayas
d)
Andes Mountains
2.

Which one of these is not an island in the Greater Antilles?

a)
Bahamas
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Jamaica
d)
Cuba
3.

How many countries make up Central America?

a)
5
b)
7
c)
10
d)
12
4.

Which country is not a country in Central America?

a)
Panama
b)

Belize

c)

Colombia

d)
Costa Rica
5.

What ocean is located to the west of Latin America?

a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
6.

Dia de los Muertos is an example of what in Latin America?

a)
A traditional dance
b)
A cultural celebration or holiday.
c)
A religious ritual
d)
A historical event
7.

What is NOT one of the groups that helps make the culture of Latin America?

a)

Indigenous

b)

European (Spanish and Portuguese)

c)

African

d)

American

8.
Which of the following Latin American countries borders the United States? 
a)
Guatemala
b)
Mexico
c)
Colombia
d)
Jamaica 
9.

This body of water is located to the east of South America

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

English Channel

d)

Atlantic Ocean

10.
Which of the following regions make up Latin America?
a)
Mexico, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
b)
Canada, United States, and Mexico
c)
South America
d)
Portugal and Spain
11.

What is the largest country in South America?

a)

Mexico

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

12.

What large river is found in Brazil?

a)
Amazon River
b)
Nile River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Yangtze River
13.

What river creates part of the border between Mexico and the United States?

a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Rio Grande
d)
Rio de la Plata
14.

True or false: Latin America is a blended culture of Indigenous, European, and Africans

a)

True

b)

False

15.

How is Brazil different from other Latin American countries?

a)

Speaks portuguese

b)

Celebrates carnival

c)

Protestant religion

d)

No education

16.

The countries in Latin America share a similar ______

a)

clothes and land

b)

styles and features

c)

culture and history

17.

Check all the countries that are part of Latin America.

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

United States

d)

Brazil

e)

Canada

18.

Which country in Latin America has a communist government?

a)
Brazil
b)
Cuba
c)
Argentina
d)
Chile
19.

In Brazil voting is compulsory, meaning what?

a)
Voting is optional for citizens over 18.
b)
Only certain regions require voting participation.
c)
Voting is only mandatory during presidential elections.
d)

Voting is mandatory for all citizens 18 - 70 years old.

20.

Most countries in Latin America are what type of government?

a)
Dictatorships
b)
Theocracies
c)

Republics

d)
Monarchies
21.

The primary industry in the Caribbean is what?

a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Fishing
d)
Tourism
22.

What is NOT an agricultural product that South America is a leading supplier of?

a)
Soybeans
b)
Coffee
c)

Beef

d)

Corn

23.

What does the term "natural resource" mean?

a)
Natural resources are only man-made products.
b)
Natural resources are materials or substances found in nature that can be used for economic benefit or to sustain life.
c)
Natural resources are exclusively found in urban areas.
d)
Natural resources refer to financial assets owned by individuals.
24.

A natural resource that can be used more than once or can be easily replenished is called what?

a)
Non-renewable resource
b)
Renewable resource
c)
Finite resource
d)
Depleting resource
25.

Rainforests are home to:

a)

the largest shoe factory in the world

b)

Millions of plants and animals .

c)

the worlds longest river

26.

Hernan Cortes conquered what indigenous tribe in Mexico?

a)
Olmec Society
b)
Inca Empire
c)
Aztec Empire
d)
Maya Civilization
27.

What is NOT one of the three things helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs?

a)

Better Weapons

b)

European Diseases

c)

Indigenous Allies

d)

Better Food

28.

What Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire?

a)
Juan Ponce de León
b)
Diego de Almagro
c)
Hernán Cortés
d)
Francisco Pizarro
29.

What is the most popular sport in Latin America?

a)
Tennis
b)
Baseball
c)
Basketball
d)
Soccer
30.

What city in Mexico is the capital city of Mexico?

a)
Guadalajara
b)
Mexico City
c)
Monterrey
d)
Cancún
31.

The western part of Latin America lies in the thin band of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean called the what?

a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Great Plains
c)
Amazon Rainforest
d)
Ring of Fire
32.

What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?

a)
Congo Rainforest
b)
Taiga Forest
c)
Sundarbans Mangrove
d)
Amazon Rainforest
33.

The southern part of South America, in Argentina and Chile, what area is found there?

a)
Patagonia
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Atacama Desert
d)
Andes Mountains
34.

The longest continental mountain range in the world is what mountain range?

a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Alps
c)
Andes
d)
Himalayas
35.

A natural resource that is used only one time is called a what?

a)
recyclable resource
b)
sustainable resource
c)
renewable resource
d)
non-renewable resource
36.

In what year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the new world?

a)
1500
b)
1490
c)
1485
d)
1492
37.

Which one of these is NOT one of the major indigenous groups of Latin America we discussed?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Huron

38.

What does the term poverty mean?

a)

Very rich.

b)

Very smart.

c)

Very poor.

d)

Very funny.

39.

The exchange of goods, plants, animals and diseases between Europe, Africa and the Americas was called what?

a)
Triangle Trade
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Transatlantic Trade
d)
Silk Road Exchange
40.

What body of water is north of South America and east of Central America?

a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Caribbean Sea
d)
Gulf of Mexico
41.

What indigenous group of Latin America was found in the Andes mountains?

a)
Aymara
b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

d)

Inca

42.

What was the capital city of the Aztec?

a)
Mexico City
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)

Machu Pichu

d)
Chichen Itza
43.

What ended the Mayan civilization?

a)

No one really knows, but it might have been a combination of environmental factors, drought, and social unrest

b)
Rise of the Aztec Empire.
c)
Discovery of gold in the region.
d)
Invasion by the Spanish conquistadors.
44.

How many countries are in South America?

a)
15
b)
8
c)
12
d)
10
45.

Which Latin American country is known for its tango dance?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

46.

What is the largest rainforest in Latin America?

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Sundarbans

47.

Which of the following countries is part of the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Chile

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Uruguay

48.

What is the primary language spoken in most of Latin America?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

49.

Which ancient civilization is known for building Machu Picchu?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

50.

Which Central American country is known for the Panama Canal?

a)

Guatemala

b)

Belize

c)

Honduras

d)

Panama