WorksheetsLatin America and more Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
What Mexican celebration is illustrated in the picture above?
Diwali
World Cup
Día de los Muertos
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?
Hieroglyphics
Salsa
Plantations
Terrace farming
Which major Latin American staple crop spread to Europe due to colonization and trade through the Columbian Exchange?
Pineapples
Potatoes
Olives
Grapes
Who best represents Group 2?
Cuba
United States
Aztec
Portugal
Row 1: Built pyramids, which can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
None of the above
Match Native American Contributions with Native American Civilizations
Mayans
Created 365 Day Calendar
Aztecs
Discovered Chocolates
Incas
Created terrace farming
Who built Pyramids that were found in the Yucatan Peninsula
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
None of the above
Who introduced a system of irrigation to help with farming the land in Northern Mexico?
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
None of the above
How has the Panama Canal impacted economies around the world?
Forced countries to create a traditional economy
Raised all countries level of economic development to level 3
Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly
Extended the amount of time it takes to travel around North America
Which group number represents the main economies of Latin American countries?
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
What theme does the statue above illustrate?
justice
economics
nature
religion
Which of the following represents the Gulf of Mexico?
A
B
C
D
The box above demonstrates -
Opposing political parties
Improvements to society
Governmental corruption
A multicultural society
Different cultures mixing together in a certain area
The statement above is an example of -
European surrealism
abandoning culture
human rights
cultural diffusion
Gothic cathedrals reflect the influence of ______________ in Latin America. The best selection is -
European culture
Asian art
Spanish politics
Roman architecture
African traditions
These cathedrals are examples of how the ______________ religion was spread as a result of colonization. The best selection is -
Christian
Muslim
Buddhist
Jewish
Hindu
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
Developed machines to harvest the land
Used Spanish priests and debtors
Abandoned ranching and farming in the area
Used Native Americans and African slaves
Which of the following is true regarding Latin American countries due to European colonization?
Hinduism and Buddhism have spread to the region.
Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages.
Latin American governments have unlimited powers.
There is a lot of ethnic conflict between tribal groups.
Where did the Spanish primarily explore and settle?
Click the box where this should go on the Venn Diagram:
Europeans bringing diseases to Native Americans.
Technological advantage
What did the Spanish bring to the New World?
Disease
What was the resulted in 90% loss of Indian life?
Smallpox
95% of the native population of Indian died because of what disease?
Aztecs
Conquering other tribes and making alliances caused which Empire to be powerful and wealthy?
Force
Aztecs ruled over a multi empire with ____?
What led to the drastic reduction in the Native American population in North and South America?
Diseases that were brought to the New World by both European conquistadors and African slaves for which the Native Americans had no immunity against.
The superior fighting tactics and firearm technology employed by English, French, and Spanish invaders.
The rapid exportation of food like corn and other grains and raw materials like cotton and sugar from the New World, which caused great famines among the native tribes.
The overhunting, fishing, and trapping done by greedy European explorers, which left few options for food for the natives.
What language does most of Brazil speak?
(a)
Which of the following crops, native to the Americas, became a staple food in Africa and Asia after the Columbian Exchange?
Barley
Rice
Wheat
Maize (corn)
What was a major effect of European colonization on the languages spoken in Latin America today?
Latin is widely spoken
English is the official language everywhere
Spanish and Portuguese became dominant languages
Most people speak indigenous languages
Which ancient civilization is known for building Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains?
Mayan
Olmec
Inca
Aztec
What is another way to describe the native people of Latin America?
Agriculture
Compulsory
Traditions
Indigenous
The process and science of farming is known as?
Mechanization
Mestizo
Agriculture
Traditions
The type of government where one person seizes and holds all the power.
Republic
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Indigenous
Which of the following is the best definition for traditions?
Terrace farming and the building of large stone buildings, such as Machu Picchu was done by the ______________________.
Aztec
Mayan
Inuit
The ancient Mexican civilization that discovered chocolate was the _______________________ .
Mayan
Inca
Mexican indians
Americans who believed in (a) wanted to control all the land from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are considered by Americans to be (a) received at birth.
Portuguese and (a) are most commonly spoken in Latin America due to European colonization.
A large part of northern Brazil is covered by the (a) .
What was the deadliest weapon the Spanish conquistadors had against the Native Americans?
