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Latin America Unit Test
Latin America Unit Test
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A #geography review over #Latin #America unit!
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1
Cuba has a government based on the principles of
a free market economy
communism
democracy
mountains
2
The southern tip of Argentina stretches almost to
the Equator
China
Antarctica
the Andes
3
In which altitude zone is Mexico City located?
sea level
tierra templada
tierra caliente
tierra fria
4
After independence, Colombia became part of
Central America
New Granada
Spain
Bolivia
5
A kind of banana grown in Peru
Plantain
Chiquita
Yellow
Dwarf
6
"the land of the shaking earth"
Buenos Aires
Mexico
Cuba
Brazil
7
Early Mexican civilization included the
Aztec, Olmec, and Maya
Maya, Inca, and Olmec
Inca and Spanish
Aztec and Inca
8
Major industry of the Caribbean islands
oil
manufacturing
tourism
coal
9
Large island that is located about 90 miles south of Florida
Tierra Del Fuego
Galapagos Islands
Cuba
Hawaii
10
Type of factories found in Mexico's border cities
Casablanca
Carne Asada
Haciendas
Maquiladoras
11
Based on this diagram, which of the following sentences best describes Mexico?
Much of the central part of Mexico lies at high altitudes
the Sierra Madre are located next to the coasts
People who live in Mexico City experience a hot climate
Low-lying plains cover most of the country
12
Capital of Argentina
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Belize
Mexico City
13
The United States gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama in
1970
1999
1895
1945
14
In terms of land area, Brazil is the world's
third-largest country
tenth-largest country
fifth-largest country
largest country
15
Highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
Machu Pichu
Aconcagua
Mt. McKinley
Mt Everest
16
According to the diagram, which altitude zone ranges from 2,500
sea level
tierra templada
tierra caliente
tierra fria
17
Where Central American farmers grow corn and beans for their families
Steppe Farm
Subsistence farms
Land Plots
Plantations
18
The British, Dutch, and French had colonies in
Colombia
Argentina
the Guiana's
Brazil
19
Incan city discovered in 1911
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Tikal
Tenochtitlan
20
The country of Mexico is threatened by
volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
hurricanes
all of the above
21
Landform in Mexico
Brazilian Highlands
Altiplanos
Yucatan Peninsula
Llanos
22
Which of these countries is more than 2,600 miles long but averages only 110 miles wide?
Argentina
Peru
Chile
Colombia
23
Cape Horn is South America's
northernmost point
westernmost point
easternmost point
southernmost point