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World Geography- South America Test Review
World Geography- South America Test Review
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This is a review of Latin American countries
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1
The Spanish and the native people of Mexico blended together, creating the _____ people.
taino
pardo
mestizo
mariachi
2
Which Latin American country is shown in the following map?
Colombia
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
3
Which of the follow is a technique used by native people of S.A. to grow crops?
slash-and-burn
alpha-and-omega
push-and-pull
to-and-fro
4
Which Latin American country is shown in the following map?
Panama
Peru
Paraguay
Portugal
5
Spain and Portugal split the land of South America between them in the Treaty of ___________.
Versailles
Tordesillas
Paris
Madrid
6
Cattle and wheat grain are most likely found in the _________ of Argentina.
llanos
cerrado
quechua
pampas
7
Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the western edge of South America?
Andes
Appalachians
Rockies
Sierra Madre
8
Which of the following countries is smallest?
Equador
Argentina
Peru
Mexico
9
Tenochtitlan was the name of the capital city of the __________ Empire.
Carib
Inca
Aztec
Quechua
10
Which Latin American country is shown in the following map?
Brazil
Guyana
Colombia
Venezuela
11
What is the name of the South American equivalent of NAFTA?
Mercosur
NASA
United Provinces of Central America
NATO
12
True or False: Capoira is a form of martial arts brought by African slaves to Brazil
True
False
13
Infrastructure would include all of the following EXCEPT for what?
tourism
housing
transportation systems
electricity
14
Which Latin American country is shown in the following map?
Bolivia
Suriname
Costa Rica
Chile
15
Which Latin American country is shown below?
Bolivia
Chile
Equador
Peru
16
Push and pull factors refer to things that cause people to...
perpetuate
instigate
contemplate
migrate
17
True or False: Relatively few African slaves made it to the Caribbean. Most went to the U.S.
False
True
18
In which city would you find the world's biggest festival, Carnival?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caracas, Venezuela
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Mexico City, Mexico
19
What is the most populous country in Latin America?
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
20
Which Latin American country is shown in the following map?
Venezuela
Panama
Cuba
Jamaica
21
The economies of Caribbean nations are primarily made of __________ and _________.
nuclear power and services
tourism and agriculture
birthday parties and silly hats
manufacturing and weapons trading
22
Which Latin American country is shown here?
Argentina
Paraguay
Bolivia
Uruguay
23
What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?
terraces
rain forests
llanos
pampas
24
If a tomato is a fruit, does that mean that ketchup is a smoothie?
You know, I never thought of it that way.
Yes
Eww, gross
What?
25
Which of the following combines Brazilian dance with African influence?
ballroom
capoiera
paso doble
samba
26
What was the PRIMARY reason for the Portuguese bringing slaves to the New World?
to work sugar plantations
to help fight the native people
to work in mines
to set them free
27
What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountian slopes?
terroir farming
terraced farming
terrestrial farming
terrorist farming
28
Which is NOT a group of people that helped build the culture of Central America?
Europeans
Native people
Australians
Africans
29
Which industry is considered to be a mixed blessing for the people of South America?
manufacturing
agriculture
tourism
services
30
In which South American country is most of the Amazon found?
Peru
Venezuela
Bolivia
Brazil