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- 1. Multiple Choice
Knowing the primary language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. Which of the following reasons best explains why this is the primary language?
In recent years, Brazil has had many immigrants from Portugal
Brazil was colonized by Porugal
The Native Americans in Brazil spoke Portuguese
Most of the countries around Brazil speak Portuguese
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following factors best explains the architecture, language, and religion in Central America?
Colonization by Spain
A lack of trade and travel routes in the area
Radio and TV were introduced
Migration patterns of Native Americans
- 3. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, what headline might appear in a newspaper published in Brazil?
Rainforest Flourishes Due to Growth
Ranchers and Farmers Protest to Limit Deforestation
Deforestation Destroys Natures Medicinal Cures
Trees Chopped Down Due to North American Fire
- 4. Multiple Choice
To reach the Pacific Coast from the Atlantic Coast of the United States, travelers could go either on a long overland journey or on an ocean trip around South America. A waterway was created in 1914 to shorten this journey called the -
Panama Canal
Strait of Magellan
The Amazon River and Basin
Caribbean Sea
- 5. Multiple Choice
All of the following are important reasons why to preserve the rainforest except....
Plants from the rainforest provide us with many foods and medicines.
Rainforests recycle huge quantities of water, feeding rivers, lakes, and irrigation systems.
The abundance of trees allows logging companies to increase the need for deforestation.
Thousands of animal species depend on the rainforest to live.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What 2 bodies of water create the East and West coastlines for Central American countries?
Pacific and the Arctic Oceans
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea and the Southern Ocean
Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mexico's culture was most influenced by the colonization of what country?
Spain
England
France
United States
- 8. Multiple Choice
What area is best being shown by the dark green area on the map?
Brazil
Amazon River and Basin
South America
Peru
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?Andes MountainsRocky MountainsUral MountainsHimalayan Mountains
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMost Latin American countries were settled by which two European countries?France and EnglandSpain and PortugalDenmark and the NetherlandsSpain and Germany
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDue to being on or near the equator, much of Latin America has a which type of climate?tropicalsteppetemperate forestMediterranean
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho were the indigenous groups that lived in Latin American more than 500 years ago?Pueblo, Cheyenne, LakotaMaya, Incas, AztecsIroquois, ShawneeCherokee, Seminole, Navajo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the major religion of Latin America?IslamBuddhismProtestantRoman Catholic
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of natural disaster often occurs in the Caribbean Island in the fall months?earthquakeshurricanesvolcanoestornadoes
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat ancient Incan farming technique do people living in the Andes Mountains still use today?plowingirrigation canalsterracingfloating gardens
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow has the Panama Canal impacted Latin America?It makes overland travel fasterIt makes ocean travel fasterIt has made travel faster and trade more efficientit hasn't impacted Latin America
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a United States territory?JamaicaVenezuelaFrench GuianaPuerto Rico
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the most common type of vegetation in Latin America?
Desert
Humid continental
Desert Scrub
Broad leaf evergreen forest
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which is the largest city found north of the equator?
Sao Paulo
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janiero
Mexico city
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the most common land use of Central America?
Farming
Hunting
Fishing
Manufacturing
- 21. Multiple Choice
What mountains are found in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Occidental
Andes
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian
- 22. Multiple Choice
What country has a the physical features of a isthmus and a canal?
Panama
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
- 23. Multiple Choice
What physical feature is on the map?
Atacama desert
Amazon basin
Amazon river
Pampas
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Columbian Exchange affect European life?introduced American foods to Europebrought African livestock animals to Europespread disease from Africa to Europecaused large migration from America to Europe
- 25. Multiple Choice
What causes the Atacama Desert to be so dry?
Andes Mt prevent moist winds from reaching the coast of Chile
Amazon basin is too wide for wind currents to reach the desert
Andes Mt in Brazil current keeps moisture away from the coast of Chile
Brazil Current drops almost all its moisture in the Amazon Basin.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Inca able to farm on the slopes of the Andes Mountains?connecting roadscrop rotationssuspension bridgesterraced fields
- 27. Multiple Choice
True/False: Cuba is one of the largest islands in the Caribbean.
True
False
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of government does Cuba have?communistdemocraticparliamentaryfederation
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen did Fidel Castro take control of Cuba?1961195919022008
- 30. Multiple ChoiceBecause many Cubans were poor and unhappy after Fidel took over, they ________changed religionsfled to the USchanged jobsfled to Soviet Union
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