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Unit 4: Latin America

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?
a)
Sierra Madre Mountains
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Amazon River
d)
Andes Mountains
2.

All of the following islands are located in Latin America EXCEPT

a)

Falkland Islands

b)

Galapagos Islands

c)

Greater Antilles

d)

Hawaii

3.
A body of water bordering Mexico and the southeastern part of the U.S.
a)
Caribbean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Amazon River
4.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Colombia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Chile

5.

Name the country in red.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Ecuador

d)

Suriname

6.
a)

Ecuador

b)

Peru

c)

Colombia

d)

Bolivia

7.

What formed the Atacama Desert?

a)

A decade of drought

b)

Global warming

c)

It is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains

d)

The Desert King

8.
What is the purpose of the Panama Canal?
a)
to improve relations among South & Central America
b)
to provide a shorter route for trade
c)
to avoid ocean currents that could destroy ships
d)
to use all of South American ports for trade
9.

The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Orinico River

c)

Caribbean Sea

d)

Nile River

10.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
11.
What continent is The Bahamas apart of?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
None 
d)
Africa
12.

What is the name of the purple continent?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Antarctica

d)

Europe

13.
What continent is letter E?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
14.
What continent is letter G?
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
North America
15.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
16.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

17.

Look at the picture, which climate zone is in red?

a)

Temperate zone

b)

Polar zone

c)

Tropical zone

18.

The YELLOW climate is...

a)

Temperate zone

b)

Polar zone

c)

Tropical zone

19.

The climate zone on the map is called the

a)

tropical zone

b)

temperate zone

c)

polar zone

d)

taiga zone

20.

Land where farmers can grow crops is called _________.

a)

extraction

b)

aquifer

c)

deciduous

d)

arable

21.

Which of the following is an example of how people use land?

a)

to harvest wood

b)

to grow crops

c)

to preserve native species

d)

All of the above

22.

Regardless of where people live, they are dependent on resources produced in

a)

wilderness areas.

b)

urban areas.

c)

national parks.

d)

rural areas.

23.

Which of these groups is responsible for deforestation of the rainforest?

a)

rubber tappers

b)

native peoples

c)

logging companies

d)

environmental groups

24.

A broadleaf evergreen forest found in wet and hot regions near the equator is called a

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

mixed forest

c)

coniferous forest

d)

deciduous forest

25.

Check all that apply.


Where is the largest tropical rain forest located?

a)

South America

b)

The Amazon

c)

most of it is found in Brazil

26.
What is shown in the following picture?
a)
conservation
b)
desertification
c)
deforestation
d)
erosion
27.

Which country is home to most of the Amazon rainforest?

a)

Brazil

b)

Congo

c)

England

d)

Indonesia

28.

Is the Amazon Rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

What percent of the Amazon Rain Forest is in Brazil?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

30.

Which of the following is an economic impact that resulted from the forced migration of enslaved Africans to Latin America?

a)

Agricultural estates were created throughout Latin America.

b)

Latin America became dominated by African Americans

31.

The Amazon Rainforest is located in a tropical climate region, which indicates that it is located in latitudes that are —

a)

near the equator

b)

far from the equator

32.

Increasing demand for beef exports from Brazil has resulted in increased deforestation and a higher the standard of living for ranchers in the Amazon region. Which of the following processes is most responsible for causing these changes?

a)

Globalization

b)

Urbanization

33.

The forced migration of millions of Africans to Latin America resulted in cultural patterns that are characterized by —

a)

blended customs

b)

seperated customs

34.
Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?
a)
horses and major diseases
b)
squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
c)
cocoa and horses
d)
cocoa and llamas
35.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
a)
major diseases
b)
horses
c)
potatoes and corn
d)
slaves
36.

When did the Columbian Exchange take place?

a)

Before AD Rome

b)

During the European Dark Ages

c)

After WW2

d)

After 1492

37.
How did potatoes and corn help Europeans?
a)
Increased their life spans and health
b)
Lowered their life spans and health
38.
The intentional trading of goods for Europe to make a profit
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
39.
The unintentional mixing of crops, animals, diseases, and more between the Old and New World
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
40.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 
a)
people/cultures 
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
41.
As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness and overwork, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving the ____________.
a)
Africans
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
42.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Squash, pineapples, potatoes, and turkey were foods that were introduced to .....
a)
the Native Americans
b)
Asians
c)
Africans
d)
the Europeans
44.
How did sugar-cane contribute to the formation of the Atlantic slave trade?
a)
Slave trading ships were made out of sugarcane stalks
b)
Only african slaves knew how to grow sugarcane
c)
African slaves were needed to work on sugarcane plantations
d)
Sugarcane was the main currency used in the Atlantic slave trade
45.
Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Horses are still used for transportation in many parts of Europe 
b)
Corn remains s staple of many North American diets
c)
Smallpox can now be prevented with vaccines
d)
Spanish is the main spoken language in may South American countries
46.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
47.

Identify the level of economic activity: Logging

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

48.

Identify the level of economic activity: Gold mining

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

49.

Identify the level of economic activity: making furniture

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

50.

Identify the level of economic activity: selling furniture

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

51.

Identify the level of economic activity: accounting for a firm that sells crab and fish products

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

52.

Vocabulary: economic activities involve taking or using natural resources directly from Earth.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

53.

Vocabulary: economic activities use raw materials to make a product that is new and more valuable.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

54.

Vocabulary: economic activities provide services to people and businesses.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

55.

What does NAFTA stand for?

a)

North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

b)

North American Free Trade Agreement

c)

North American Fundamental Trading Agreement

d)

North Atlantic Fundamental Trading Agreement

56.

Which of the following were some advantages about the agreement?

a)

Agricultural trade increased

b)

Free trade

c)

Loss of higher- wage US jobs

d)

Improvement quality of products

57.

NAFTA eliminated tariffs on all the U.S. and Mexico trade items within 15 years

a)

True

b)

False

58.

What did NAFTA improve?

a)

health

b)

safety

c)

standards

d)

nothing

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