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1
Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?
llanos
pampas
river basins
highlands
2
What is the negative side effect of slash and burn?
soil exhaustion
all of the above
nutrients die
shrinking land
3
Which of the following was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Yucatán
Quetzalcoatl
Tenochtitlán
Mexico City
4
Which of the following is a growth industry throughout Latin America?
technology
farming
fishing
tourism
5
What is PRI?
a political party in the Carribean to introduce democracy
a political party in Mexico to introduce democracy
a political party in Spain to introduce democracy
a political party in Brazil to introduce democracy
6
What country generates the most hydroelectric power?
Peru
Belize
Brazil
Mexico
7
Which country has both the largest territory and population of any country in Latin America?
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Brazil
8
Where were the Inca located?
Chile
all of the above
Bolivia
Peru
9
Which two countries gained control of South America as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Germany and Italy
Spain and Portugal
United States and Portugal
Spain and France
10
What are Brazils major exports?
cocoa
bananas
all of the above
sugar cane
11
Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the Pacific coast of South America?
Andes
Appalachians
Sierra Madre
Rockies
12
Who are the mestizo’s?
a blended ethnicity of Mexicanand African American
a blended ethnicity of Spanish and African American
a blended ethnicity of Mexicanand Native American
a blended ethnicity of Spanish and Native American
13
What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?
terraced farming
push-and-pull
crop rotation
Slash-and-burn
14
What body of water surrounded Tenochtitlan?
Lake Texcoco
The Panama Canal
Lake Superior
The Amazon River
15
In 1823, this area declared its independence from Mexico
united Providences of south america
united Providences of central america
united Providences of central america
united Providences of the carribean
16
Which is a technique used by native peoples of Latin America to clear fields to grow crops?
push-and-pull
cerrado
slash-and-burn
terraced farming
17
What is the name given to a city’s sewers,transportation systems, electricity,and housing?
infastructure
push-and-pull factors
urbanization
tourism
18
Which identifies the reason why the Portuguese brought Africans to the colony of Brazil?
to build cities
to work on the sugar plantations
to clear land
to mine gold and sliver
19
Which of the following combines a Brazilian dance with African influences?
cariocas
carnival
capoeira
samba
20
What is a Maquliadora?
a goods factory in Belize
a goods factory in Mexico
a K-12 school in Mexico
A K-12 school on Belize
21
Savanna with flat terrain and moderate rainfall, found in Brazil
cerrado
orinoco river
llanos
pampas
22
A Brazilian dance with African influencs
reggae
capoeira
samba
calypso
23
What name is given to the grassy,treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?
pampas
rainforest
terraces
llanos
24
Which are the major groups that shaped the cultures of Central America and the Caribbean?
native peoples, Spanish,Portuguese
native peoples, Europeans,Africans
Spanish, French, Dutch
Inca, Maya, Spanish
25
Who defeated the Aztecs?
De Cortez
Pizarro
Napoleon
Fox
26
Where were the Aztecs located?
Guatemala
all of the above
Mexico
Belize
27
What years were the Inca around from?
1000BC - 1000AD
none of the above
1300AD - 1500AD
1200AD - 1533 AD
28
What is the name given to a city’s sewers,transportation systems, electricity,and housing?
push-and-pull factors
tourism
urbanization
infastructure
29
What is dept for nature swap?
The Govt. pays to protect the rain forest
a countries govt. buys out rural land
debt reducing deal between organizations and government
non of the above
30
What is a Favella?
A slum in Bolivia
A slum in Mexico
A slum in Brazil
A slum in Peru
31
The economies of Central America and the Caribbean are primarily based on which two factors?
trade and industry
tourism and industry
agriculture and industry
agriculture and tourism
32
Music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960's
quechua
samba
calypso
reggae
33
Most of the Amazon rain forest is found where?
Venezuela
Belize
Brazil
Peru
34
Who defeated the Inca?
Pizarro
Hernan
De Cortez
the French
35
Where is the cerrado located?
Mexico
Brazil
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Mountains
36
What are the economic struggles in Mexico?
all of the above
Job security
gap between rich and poor
education
37
Which river begins in the Andes and flows east across South America to the Atlantic Ocean?
Amazon
Mississippi
Panama
Orinoco
38
How many acres of the rain forest are destroyed each year?
50 million
30 million
60 million
40 million
39
What is the capital of Brazil?
Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
Rio De Janeiro
40
Where is Carnival held?
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
all of the above
41
What is the southern most tip of South America called?
Tierra Del Fuego
Andes mountains southernrange
Tierra Del Peru
all of the above
42
Which of the following was developed to make member economies more stable?
Quechua
Treaty of Tordesillas
United Provinces of CentralAmerica
Mercosur
43
Which two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?
Spanish and African
Maya and Aztec
native peoples and Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese
44
Which of the following is expected to contribute to Mexico’s economic prosperity?
human environment interaction
rising population
National Action Party
NAFTA
45
What years were the Maya around from?
1300ad - 1500ad
1000bc - 1533ad
1000bc - 1000ad
1200ad - 1522ad
