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WorksheetsUnit #5 Latin America Assessment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. Which natural feature acts as a boundary between the United States and Mexico?
The Mississippi River
Hudson Bay
The Rio Grande
The Colorado River
At first, coffee was only grown for domestic consumption, but it grew to Brazil being the largest producer of coffee in the world. From the early 1800s to the early 1900s, Brazil's share of the world coffee market grew from 30 percent to a whopping 80 percent. What does this tell us about Brazil’s economy at that time?
Brazil relied on other nations for food
Brazil’s resources helped it lead a global export industry
Coffee was mainly imported into Brazil
Coffee production caused Brazil’s economy to fail
The success of the Inca civilization was closely connected to which landform?
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
Amazon River Basin
Yucatán Peninsula
Why did building the Panama Canal have such a strong impact on world trade?
It increased agricultural land
It shortened travel between two major oceans
It connected three continents
It stopped sea travel completely
After becoming independent, why did many Latin American nations adopt constitutions?
To give rulers complete authority
B. To eliminate elections
To limit government power and protect citizens’ rights
To strengthen the military
Which past event has had the greatest influence on economic inequality in Cuba today?
Long-term separation from global trade
High literacy rates
Abundant natural resources
Rapid industrial growth
Which location in South America is known for having extremely dry conditions?
Amazon Rainforest
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains
Pampas
Match the landform to the corresponding locations
Amazon Rainforest
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4
Match the landform to the corresponding locations
The Pampas
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4
Match the landform to the corresponding locations
Sierra Madres
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4
Which Maya achievement continues to influence how people organize time today?
Road construction
Floating gardens
Calendar systems
Terrace farming
Most people in Argentina live in which area of the country?
Patagonia
Buenos Aires region
Tierra del Fuego
Mesopotamia region
Economic interdependence is the mutual reliance between countries or entities for goods, services, resources, and capital, creating a global network where one nation's economic activities significantly affect others, fostering cooperation but also creating vulnerabilities through interconnected supply chains and shared economic destinies.
What best describes economic interdependence?
Countries operate without foreign trade
Nations rely on each other through trade and resources
Governments control all businesses
Trade benefits only wealthy nations
Why would banana exports have mixed effects created by Economic Interdependence on Central American countries in the late 1800s?
They created wealth only for farmers
They improved life equally for everyone
They created jobs but also increased land prices
They ended poverty in the region
Match the Country to it corresponding location.
Brazil
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4
Match the Country to it corresponding location.
Mexico
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Match the Country to it corresponding location.
Peru
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Match the Country to it corresponding location.
Argentina
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