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Latin America and more Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Mexican celebration is illustrated in the picture above?

a)

Diwali

b)

World Cup

c)

Día de los Muertos

d)

Easter

2.

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?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Salsa

c)

Plantations

d)

Terrace farming

3.

Which major Latin American staple crop spread to Europe due to colonization and trade through the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Pineapples

b)

Potatoes

c)

Olives

d)

Grapes

4.

Who best represents Group 2?

a)

Cuba

b)

United States

c)

Aztec

d)

Portugal

5.

Row 1: Built pyramids, which can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

None of the above

6.

Match Native American Contributions with Native American Civilizations

a)

Mayans

1.

Created 365 Day Calendar

b)

Aztecs

2.

Discovered Chocolates

c)

Incas

3.

Created terrace farming

7.

Who built Pyramids that were found in the Yucatan Peninsula

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

None of the above

8.

Who introduced a system of irrigation to help with farming the land in Northern Mexico?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

d)

None of the above

9.

How has the Panama Canal impacted economies around the world?

a)

Forced countries to create a traditional economy

b)

Raised all countries level of economic development to level 3

c)

Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly

d)

Extended the amount of time it takes to travel around North America

10.

Which group number represents the main economies of Latin American countries?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 3

d)

Group 4

11.

What theme does the statue above illustrate?

a)

justice

b)

economics

c)

nature

d)

religion

12.

Which of the following represents the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

The box above demonstrates -

a)

Opposing political parties

b)

Improvements to society

c)

Governmental corruption

d)

A multicultural society

14.

Different cultures mixing together in a certain area

The statement above is an example of -

a)

European surrealism

b)

abandoning culture

c)

human rights

d)

cultural diffusion

15.

Gothic cathedrals reflect the influence of ______________ in Latin America. The best selection is -

a)

European culture

b)

Asian art

c)

Spanish politics

d)

Roman architecture

e)

African traditions

16.

These cathedrals are examples of how the ______________ religion was spread as a result of colonization. The best selection is -

a)

Christian

b)

Muslim

c)

Buddhist

d)

Jewish

e)

Hindu

17.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

a)

Developed machines to harvest the land

b)

Used Spanish priests and debtors

c)

Abandoned ranching and farming in the area

d)

Used Native Americans and African slaves

18.

Which of the following is true regarding Latin American countries due to European colonization?

a)

Hinduism and Buddhism have spread to the region.

b)

Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages.

c)

Latin American governments have unlimited powers.

d)

There is a lot of ethnic conflict between tribal groups.

19.
Why do the majority of people in Latin America speak Spanish and practice Catholicism?
a)
language and beliefs come from one indigenous group
b)
colonized by same European country
c)
established by leaders of independence
d)
colonized by the same African country
20.

Where did the Spanish primarily explore and settle?

21.

Click the box where this should go on the Venn Diagram:

Europeans bringing diseases to Native Americans.

22.

Match the following

a)

Technological advantage

1.

What did the Spanish bring to the New World?

b)

Disease

2.

What was the resulted in 90% loss of Indian life?

c)

Smallpox

3.

95% of the native population of Indian died because of what disease?

d)

Aztecs

4.

Conquering other tribes and making alliances caused which Empire to be powerful and wealthy?

e)

Force

5.

Aztecs ruled over a multi empire with ____?

23.

What led to the drastic reduction in the Native American population in North and South America?

a)

Diseases that were brought to the New World by both European conquistadors and African slaves for which the Native Americans had no immunity against.

b)

The superior fighting tactics and firearm technology employed by English, French, and Spanish invaders.

c)

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.

d)

The overhunting, fishing, and trapping done by greedy European explorers, which left few options for food for the natives.

24.
What indigenous people lived in Peru?
a)
Incan
b)
Mayan
c)
Mexican
d)
Indian
25.

What language does most of Brazil speak?

(a)  

26.

Which of the following crops, native to the Americas, became a staple food in Africa and Asia after the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Barley

b)

Rice

c)

Wheat

d)

Maize (corn)

27.

What was a major effect of European colonization on the languages spoken in Latin America today?

a)

Latin is widely spoken

b)

English is the official language everywhere

c)

Spanish and Portuguese became dominant languages

d)

Most people speak indigenous languages

28.

Which ancient civilization is known for building Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Mayan

b)

Olmec

c)

Inca

d)

Aztec

29.

What is another way to describe the native people of Latin America?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Compulsory

c)

Traditions

d)

Indigenous

30.

The process and science of farming is known as?

a)

Mechanization

b)

Mestizo

c)

Agriculture

d)

Traditions

31.

The type of government where one person seizes and holds all the power.

a)

Republic

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Indigenous

32.

Which of the following is the best definition for traditions?

a)
Personal preferences that change over time
b)
Cultural practices that are no longer relevant
c)
Superstitions that have no basis in reality
d)
Customs or beliefs passed down from generation to generation
33.

Terrace farming and the building of large stone buildings, such as Machu Picchu was done by the ______________________.

a)
Inca
b)

Aztec

c)

Mayan

d)

Inuit

34.

The ancient Mexican civilization that discovered chocolate was the _______________________ .

a)
Aztec
b)

Mayan

c)

Inca

d)

Mexican indians

35.

Americans who believed in (a)   wanted to control all the land from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.

36.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are considered by Americans to be (a)   received at birth.

37.

Portuguese and (a)   are most commonly spoken in Latin America due to European colonization.

38.

A large part of northern Brazil is covered by the (a)   .

39.
The Aztec capital is now called:
a)
Mexico City
b)
Rio de Jenerio
c)
Panama City
40.

What was the deadliest weapon the Spanish conquistadors had against the Native Americans?

a)
Swords
b)
Horses
c)
Disease
41.
Which Latin American nation is an American territory?
a)
Costa Rica
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Cuba