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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where do most people live in Brazil?
Along the Amazon River
In the Amazon Rainforest
Along the coast
In the west
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where do the majority of the people live in both Brazil and Cuba?
They live on farms
They live on mountains
They live in cities
They live in scattered areas evenly across the country
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which industry would benefit MOST from Cuba's location in the ocean?
Tobacco
Healthcare
Sugar
Fishing
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would make trading harder?
Mountain
River
Ocean
Canal
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a major natural resource of Cuba?
Coffee
Soybeans
Sugar
Tobacco
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which country leads the world in coffee production?
Brazil
Cuba
Mexico
Panama
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a reason for deforestation in Brazil?
Need for many roads
Need for living space
Demand for cheap lumber
Need for farmland
- 8. Multiple Choice
What has Brazil's government done to reduce deforestation?
Nothing
Passed laws to limit logging
Created programs to replant trees
Both B and C
- 9. Multiple Choice
What causes the air pollution to be so bad in Mexico City?
Factories
Car exhaust
Low elevation and surrounding mountains
All of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following has the Mexican government NOT done to battle the air pollution problem in Mexico City?
Encourages people to use public transportation
Stopped allowing people to move to Mexico City
Put in place stricter emissions inspections
Limits the number of days a person can drive their vehicle
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did so many people emigrate to Mexico City?
To get a job
To be closer to family
To learn Spanish
None of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an important natural resource for Mexico?
Timber
Oil
Silver
Gold
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an effect of the air pollution problem in Mexico City?
Plants and animals loosing their habitats
Car exhaust and factory smoke
Breathing problems
More sunlight
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an effect of deforestation?
More oxygen in the atmosphere
Slash and burn farming
Plants and animals loosing their homes
All of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
What percentage of the oxygen in the earth's atmosphere is the Amazon Rainforest responsible for?
10%
20%
25%
50%
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does the Panama Canal do?
Makes trade easier from different sides of the world
Allows ships to pass from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea
Limits the amount of goods sold from one country to another
Both A and B
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which term means "the knowledge, skills, and relative health of a nation's labor force"?
Commodities
Entrepreneur
Literacy rate
Human capital
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does the practice of compulsory voting in Australia mean?
Citizens are not allowed to vote
Citizens must vote no matter what
Citizens must vote unless they have a good reason, such as illness
Anyone can vote- even if they are not a citizen
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which term means "those who risk their own money and resources to create a new business or service"?
Human capital
Entrepreneur
Arable
Commodities
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms means "the percentage of people in a country who know how to read and write"?
Entrepreneur
Commodities
Literacy rate
Urban
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the relationship between literacy rate and standard of living?
As the literacy rate increases, the standard of living increases
As the literacy rate increases, the standard of living decreases
The literacy rate has no effect on the standard of living
None of the above
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which term means "suitable for farming"?
Urban
Rural
Lumber
Arable
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which term means "an industrialized area of a city or town"?
Urban
Rural
Lumber
Arable
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