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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Andes Mountains run down the western side of South America. How this mountain range affect trade?
Trade is very productive in the country
It makes it difficult and limits trade
It enhances trade significantly
No trade exists
- 2. Multiple Choice
Cuba's location on the ocean benefits which industries?
Tourism and fishing
Fishing and tobacco
Sugar and healthcare
Tourism and tobacco
- 3. Multiple Choice
The climate of Brazil allows farmers to export all of these crops EXCEPT
Coffee
Wheat
Oranges
Sugar Cane
- 4. Multiple Choice
In both Brazil and Cuba, the majority of the population ...
live in rural areas
live in urban areas
live near deserts
live near the mountains
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where do most Brazilians live in their country?
In the interior
Along the Amazon River
In the Amazon Rainforest
Along the eastern coast
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why do most people in Latin America live in urban areas?
Rural areas do not have good climates
There much more arable land in these countries
There are more jobs in the factories and businesses of the cities
Rural areas have more opportunity for good education and healthcare
- 7. Multiple Choice
What are three important natural resources of Mexico?
Oil, Silver, and Gold
Gas, Oil, and Sugarcane
Wheat, Fishing, Salt
Timber, Sugarcane, Wheat
- 8. Multiple Choice
What country is being described by the following:
- Gulf of Mexico to the northwest
- Atlantic Ocean to the east
- Sugarcane is a major natural resource and export
- Predominant climate is tropical
Mexico
Venezuela
Haiti
Cuba
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which country is described by the following?
- Ocean access
- Mostly mountainous with a large central plateau
- Major producer of oil
- Borders the USA
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Cuba
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the main source of air pollution in Mexico City?
Intense sunlight
high altitude
factories and cars
cars that produce little or no air pollution
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following problems is associated with Mexico City?
Algae bloom
breathing problems
cooler air trapped at Earth's surface
oil slicks at the Caribbean coastline
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why does deforestation INCREASE when the value of crops and cattle INCREASES?
The value of timber goes up
Laws are not enforced
People think they can make more money selling cattle and crops
Environmental groups work with the government only when prices are down
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is a problem associated with deforestation?
More oxygen is available on the planet
Poor people earn money from selling trees
Native people have too much forest for their needs
There is less forest habitats for plants and animals
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does GEOGRAPHY play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem?
It is one of the world largest cities
The city has a view of snowcapped mountiains
Nearby mountains trap the air pollution due to the low elevation
It is next to the ocean
- 15. Multiple Choice
How does the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest have a global impact?
The Amazon Rainforest provides food for people in more than 40 countries
Timber from the Amazon Rainforest is used to build homes in almost every country in Latin America
The Amazon Rainforest contributes to approximately 20% of the oxygen in earth's atmosphere
The destruction of the Amazon Rainforest has no global impact
- 16. Multiple Choice
Deforestation is an important environmental concern in Canada. To which of the following Latin American environmental problems is it most similar?
Air pollution in Mexico City
Oil pollution in Venezuela
The destruction of the rainforest in Brazil
Acid rain in Panama
- 17. Multiple Choice
What issue is affecting the region within the circle?
Air pollution
over-extraction of natural resources
Deforestation
Oil Pollution
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which problem below is most likely to pose the greatest threat to the environment of Brazil's Amazon region?
Over population
Drilling for Oil
Logging
Growth of large industries
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are possible solutions to Mexico City's significant air pollution?
Reducing the number of cars being used in the city
Improving the fuel efficiency and emissions of the cars being used in the city
Citizens using public transportation or walking instead of driving
All of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which solution is a way that the government is trying to reduce pollution in Mexico City?
Ignoring cars with exhaust problems
Reducing the number of buses and trains
Making sure the population continues to grow
Encourage people to drive cars that produce little to no air pollution
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why is the Panama Canal significant?
It makes international trade more accessible
It helped raise money for the Olympics
It gave jobs to men so they wouldnt have to fight WWI
It started a fight between Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
- 22. Multiple Choice
What does it mean to be literate?
They can read and write
They get a good job
They have a greater standard of living
They pay for his or her child's education
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is often an effect of a high literacy rate?
Lower levels of education
A higher literacy rate
A lower standard of living
A higher standard of living
- 24. Multiple Choice
The Andes Mountains run down the western side of South America. How this mountain range affect trade?
Trade is very productive in the country
It makes it difficult and limits trade
It enhances trade significantly
No trade exists
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why is the Panama Canal significant?
It makes international trade more accessible
It helped raise money for the Olympics
It gave jobs to men so they wouldnt have to fight WWI
It started a fight between Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which problem below is most likely to pose the greatest threat to the environment of Brazil's Amazon region?
Over population
Drilling for Oil
Logging
Growth of large industries
- 27. Multiple Choice
What issue is affecting the region within the circle?
Air pollution
over-extraction of natural resources
Deforestation
Oil Pollution
- 28. Multiple Choice
Deforestation is an important environmental concern in Canada. To which of the following Latin American environmental problems is it most similar?
Air pollution in Mexico City
Oil pollution in Venezuela
The destruction of the rainforest in Brazil
Acid rain in Panama
- 29. Multiple Choice
How does GEOGRAPHY play a role in Mexico City's air pollution problem?
It is one of the world largest cities
The city has a view of snowcapped mountiains
Nearby mountains trap the air pollution due to the low elevation
It is next to the ocean
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is the main source of air pollution in Mexico City?
Intense sunlight
high altitude
factories and cars
cars that produce little or no air pollution
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which country is described by the following?
Ocean access Mostly mountainous with a large central plateau Major producer of oil Borders the USA
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Cuba
- 32. Multiple Choice
What country is being described by the following:
Gulf of Mexico to the northwest Atlantic Ocean to the east Sugarcane is a major natural resource and export Predominant climate is tropical
Mexico
Venezuela
Haiti
Cuba
- 33. Multiple Choice
What are three important natural resources of Mexico?
Oil, Silver, and Gold
Gas, Oil, and Sugarcane
Wheat, Fishing, Salt
Timber, Sugarcane, Wheat
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why do most people in Latin America live in urban areas?
Rural areas do not have good climates
There much more arable land in these countries
There are more jobs in the factories and businesses of the cities
Rural areas have more opportunity for good education and healthcare
- 35. Multiple Choice
Where do most Brazilians live in their country?
In the interior
Along the Amazon River
In the Amazon Rainforest
Along the eastern coast
- 36. Multiple Choice
In both Brazil and Cuba, the majority of the population ...
live in rural areas
live in urban areas
live near deserts
live near the mountains
- 37. Multiple Choice
The Andes Mountains run down the western side of South America. How this mountain range affect trade?
Trade is very productive in the country
It makes it difficult and limits trade
It enhances trade significantly
No trade exists
- 38. Multiple Choice
The climate of Brazil allows farmers to export all of these crops EXCEPT
Coffee
Wheat
Oranges
Sugar Cane
- 39. Multiple Choice
Cuba's location on the ocean benefits which industries?
Tourism and fishing
Fishing and tobacco
Sugar and healthcare
Tourism and tobacco
- 40. Multiple Choice
People who disrupt class receive....
candy
money
a strike
their way
- 41. Multiple Choice
Part of the Wildcat Way is being respectful. What does that look like in conversations with peers and adults?
Choosing words carefully and speaking with kindness, even when discussing a difficult subject
Disrupting class
Using rude or ugly words
arguing instead of calmly stating your position
- 42. Multiple Choice
Mr. Brink thinks I am awesome!
True
False
- 43. Multiple Choice
Roosevelt formed a military group to fight in Cuba. The group was called:
the Adventurers
the Police Commissioners
the Bull Moosers
the Rough Riders
- 44. Multiple Choice
President Roosevelt had a canal built in which country?
Spain
Cuba
Panama
Mexico
- 45. Multiple Choice
What did Roosevelt and his group do in Brazil?
Fought a war.
Started a farm.
Started a new country.
Mapped out a river.
- 46. Multiple Choice
What happened to Roosevelt on his trip to Brazil?
He was attacked by a wild animal.
He hurt his leg and got a tropical disease.
He did not finish mapping the river
He killed 512 animals.
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