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World Geography: Latin America and Caribbean

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which of these countries are the highlands located?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Suriname

d)

Argentina

2.

Where are the llanos?

a)

Argentina and Paraguay

b)

Colombia and Venezuela

c)

Uruguay and Bolivia

d)

Brazil

3.

Which one of these is under-developed?

a)

Cerrado

b)

Llanos

c)

Pampas

d)

Abiertos

4.

To where does the Amazon River flow to?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

5.

Where does the Paraná River start and end?

a)

Brazil to Uruguay and Bolivia

b)

Colombia to Venezuela

c)

Argentina to Chile and Peru

d)

Brazil to Argentina and Paraguay

6.

Which one is impossible to do on flat land?

a)

Slope farming

b)

Terraced farming

c)

Plantations

d)

Deforestation

7.

How many acres of rainforest is being destroyed every year?

a)

50 million acres

b)

40 million acres

c)

5 million acres

d)

60 million acres

8.

Which one of these are issues that high-populated cities face?

a)

Tourism

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Slums

d)

More jobs

9.

Which of these are disadvantages of tourism?

a)

Debts

b)

Reducing income gap

c)

Congestion

d)

More jobs

10.

What is the dominant religion in Mexico?

a)

Potestant

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Eastern Orthodoxy

d)

Baptist

11.

Which civilisation came 2nd?

a)

Olmecs

b)

Incans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Mayans

12.

Who took over the Aztecs?

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

FranciscoPizarro

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Hernando de Soto

13.

After the PRI lost power, who was elected to be President?

a)

Pancho Villa

b)

Hidalgo

c)

Porfirio Diaz

d)

Vicente Fox

14.

Who are Creoles?

a)

Spaniards Born in Spain

b)

Born of Spanish parents and Native American Indian parent

c)

Born in New Spain of Spanish parents

d)

Native American Indians

15.

Which people influenced Central America?

a)

Africans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Spanish

d)

French

16.

Why does the Caribbean suffer from poverty?

a)

Colonialism

b)

Income gap

c)

Sugar Market's decline

d)

Depletion of natural resources

17.

What does reggae deal with?

a)

Economic problems

b)

Social problems

c)

Jobs

d)

Political problems

18.

Which of these were leaders in gaining Spanish speaking South American countries independent?

a)

Simon de Bolivar

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Dom Pedro

d)

Porfirio Diaz

19.

Tango came from which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

20.

Whose coup led to the undermine of education in Chile?

a)

Porfirio Diaz

b)

Salvador Allende

c)

Augusto Pinochet

d)

Education was always undermined

21.

What is the economic, political and cultural center of Brazil respectively?

a)

Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro

b)

Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia

d)

Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo

22.

What is the government in Brazil?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Parliamentary Republic

23.

What was the main goal of the Portuguese?

a)

Land and colonies

b)

Gold and resources

c)

Agriculture

d)

Cotton

24.

Who declared Brazilian Independence?

a)

Don Pedro

b)

Pedro

c)

Napoleon

d)

Dom Pedro

25.

Brazil has been a famous producer of what?

a)

Rubber and Coffee

b)

Vegetables and Rubber

c)

Coffee and Gold

d)

Fish and Cotton

26.

What is the national dance of Brazil?

a)

Salsa

b)

Flamenco

c)

Samba

d)

Ferdango