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WorksheetsUnit 3 Latin America Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
It is a festive, colorful, and meaningful time — not simply a sad or scary holiday, but one of remembrance and celebration
Diwali
Día de los Muertos
World Cup
Easter
The Inca lived in the mountains, so therefore flatlands were rare. To address this problem, they created flat land by building steps of land for agriculture down the mountainside. They were great farmers with clever solutions to their farming problems.
What invention of the Inca is described in the passage?
Salsa
Terrace farming
Plantations
Hieroglyphics
During the Columbian Exchange what was one of the major crops to make it to Europe from the New World?
Grapes
Pineapple
Potatoes
Olives
Which Group represents the correct country
Portugal
Cuba
United States
Aztec
Incas, Aztecs, Mayans
Created terrace farming in the Andes Mountains of what is now known as Peru
Incas
Built pyramids, which can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula
Mayans
Introduced a system of irrigation to help with farming the land in northern Mexico
Aztecs
The Panama Canal has impacted economies around the world, how did it do this?
Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly
Forced countries to create a traditional economy
Extended the amount of time it takes to travel around North America
Raised all countries level of economic development to level 3
“When the late Cuban President, Fidel Castro, took power by force, and later when he became ill, he passed on the country's government to his brother, Raul, in 2006. Now, Raul Castro is widely expected to hand the presidency either to his son, or to Cuba's current First Vice President. Either way, it will be Castro's decision, with zero real input from the Cuban people.” - Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2017
What conclusion can you draw from the news article above?
The governments of the United States and Cuba are similar
Cuba is protected from corruption.
The people of Cuba celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Cuba is a “rule by one” dictatorship.
Group 1: Fishing, Whaling
Group 2: Mining, Agriculture
Group 3: Banking, Retail
Group 4: Health, Education
Which group number represents the main economies of Latin American countries?
Group 3
Group 2
Group 4
Group 1
• Large crowds watch games played in major Latin American cities
• Most popular sport in Latin American countries
• Many Latin American countries have won several World Cup titles
Basketball
Swimming
Baseball
Fútbol
What does this Statue represent?
Economics
justice
Religion
Nature
What is this body of water called?
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of America/Mexico
Gulf of Tonkin
Hot Sea Tot Sea
Which Cities are in Latin America?
(a) (b) (c)
• Some Latin American leaders gaining unexplained wealth
• Some Latin American leaders enjoying privileges not given to their citizens
• Some Latin American leaders allowing drug trafficking and money laundering within their countries
What are these bullet points an example of?
A multicultural society
Opposing political parties
Governmental corruption
Improvements to society
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What does the art of Frida Kahlo and Diago Rivera convey?
music with the use of steel drums
the importance of Christianity
myths of the ancient Mayans
Mexican culture and history
• African slaves brought food, music, and art to Latin America.
• Europeans spread Catholicism to Latin America.
These bullet points are an example of
abandoning culture
abandoning culture
cultural diffusion
European surrealism
Gothic cathedrals reflect the influence of __________________ in Latin America. T
Spanish politics
European culture
Roman architecture
_______________ religion was spread as a result of colonization
Muslim
Muslim
Christian
The Mayans have had a lasting influence on society today in what way
By spreading Catholicism
By developing the Pan-American Highway
By introducing cattle ranching
By creating a 365-day calendar
Europeans started cattle ranching and plantations, but did not have enough people to work the land
How did the ranchers solve the problem of not enough people to do the work?
Used Spanish priests and debtors
Used Native Americans and African slaves
Abandoned ranching and farming in the area
Developed machines to harvest the land
Due to European colonization which is the correct statement?
Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages
There is a lot of ethnic conflict between tribal groups
. Hinduism and Buddhism have spread to the region
Latin American governments have unlimited powers
