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6th Grade Social Studies. Latin America & Canada quiz.
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1
What is causing the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil?
mining
new settlements
road building
all the above
2
What is the largest country in South America?
Venezuela
Chile
Peru
Brazil
3
Four out of five Brazilians live in...
cities
apartments
Amazon Rainforest
villages
4
Mexico sends most of its exports to:
Colombia
Haiti
United States
Brazil
5
Who is this man?
King of IOH
Teacher
Skrait G Rapper
Clown Prince
6
Which ancient civilization had a city with a palace, lots of homes, and a zoo?
Incas
Indians
Aztecs
Mayans
7
Which body of water has many islands that draw tourists?
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Amazon River
8
The rate of entrepreneurship is high in Latin America because of:
companies aren't hiring
high unemployment
it's a way out of poverty
both A and B
9
What is the most spoken language in Latin America?
French
Spanish
English
Portuguese
10
Why did European settlers prefer Africans to work on their land?
they were better farmers than Native Americans
they lived longer than Native Americans
they had more immunity to European diseases
they were stronger than Native Americans
11
What Catholic priest started the independence movement in Mexico?
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
Fidel Castro
Toussaint L'Ouverture
12
Which ancient civilization built intricate stone roads and buildings?
Mayans
Indians
Aztecs
Incas
13
Which is the largest of the world's five oceans?
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
14
What is the mountain range in Mexico?
Ural
Alps
Sierra Madre
Andes
15
Which country has the healthiest economy in South America?
Peru
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
16
What country did Mexico want its independence from?
England
Spain
Portugal
France
17
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Montezuma
18
What is Mexico City's major environmental problem?
ocean pollution
nuclear waste
air pollution
destruction of the rainforest
19
Who conquered the Incas?
Montezuma
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
20
In what year did the Zapatista guerrilla movement begin?
1987
1954
2002
1994
21
What country shares a border with the United States?
Mexico
Venezuela
Cuba
Panama
22
What connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Isthmus of Panama
Panama Canal
Latin America
Caribbean Sea
23
Who defeated Batista and established a communist government in Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Miguel Hidalgo
24
Which country has a federal-republican government, a president, and personal freedoms?
Cuba
Both A and C
Mexico
Brazil
25
What can you invest your money in to make it grow?
stocks and bonds
business
all the above
real estate
26
What is the name of Mexico's currency?
real
dollar
euro
peso
27
What do you use to buy something now and pay for it later?
income
credit
savings
spending
28
What was a major effect of the Columbian Exchange?
decline of indigenous population
agriculture change
introduction of the horse
all the above
29
One of the largest urban areas in the world is centered around:
Caracas
Panama
Brasilia
Mexico City
30
What type of government does Cuba have?
parliamentary
democratic
theocratic
communist
31
Who brought independence to Columbia, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia?
Fidel Castro
Miguel Hidalgo
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
32
Which Latin America country has a COMMAND economy?
Mexico
Both A and C
Brazil
Cuba
33
Which country is the number one producer of coffee in the world?
Colombia
Haiti
Brazil
Cuba
34
Where is oil pollution a serious problem?
Haiti
Cuba
Venezuela
Brazil
35
What was the first Latin American colony to gain independence?
Jamaica
St. Domingue
Mexico City
Brasilia
36
What were children of black slaves and Europeans called?
mestizos
indigenous people
black Europeans
mulattoes
37
What is the main religion of Latin America?
Islam
Buddhism
Catholicism
Judaism
38
What is an important natural resource for Mexico and Venezuela?
oil
fertile soil
iron ore
coal
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What helped Spanish explorers defeat the Incas and Aztecs?
they had more men
diseases
they were smarter
they had better food
