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A quiz based on information from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEvx1o4wo_M and from class notes
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1
The main religion in South America is Islam
True
False
2
European guns killed more Natives than germs such as small pox
False
True
3
What type of climate does the Amazon River Basin have
Tropical
Mild
Arctic
Temperate
4
What was a name for Spanish explorers that destroyed many native tribes
Knights
Conquistadors
Conquerers
Destoyers
5
Latin America contains South America, Caribbean, Mexico and which of the following
United States of America
Africa
Asia
Central America
6
What is the longest river in South America
Nile
Rhine
Amazon
Mississippi
7
What two countries colonized most of South America
Spain and Portugal
England and Spain
France and Spain
Portugal and England
8
Christopher Columbus accidentally "discovered" the New World
True
False
9
What type of government does Cuba have
Democratic Republic
Communist Dictatorship
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
10
All of the following are Urban challenges EXCEPT
Lack of Jobs
Collapse of infrastructure
Lack of Housing
Wealth of natural resources
11
Guyana is located in north eastern South America
False
True
12
Unlike major cities in the US, Santiago is a clean city with no pollution
False
True
13
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
Vasco Balboa
Hernan Cortez
14
What was the Inca capital called
Tenochtitlan
Andes
Cusco
Rio de Janeiro
15
Brazil is located on the very southern tip of South America
False
True
16
People of Colombia mine for gold
True
False
17
The Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands belong to the US
False
True
18
Before they had a constitution who ruled Mexico
Pope
President
Caudillo
Prime Minister
19
Chile is the longest most narrow country in the world
True
False
20
The Panama Canal created a shortcut between what two oceans
Atlantic and Pacific
Atlantic and Indian
Pacific and Indian
Pacific and Southern
21
Which Peninsula was important to Europeans settlers to Central America
Yucatan Peninsula
Latin Peninsula
Florida Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
22
The Rocky Mountains block rain from entering the Atacama Desert
True
False
23
What was the exchange of goods and resources between the old and new world called
Columbian Exchange
European Exchange
Panama Exchange
Cuban Exchange
24
The Pampas is a region in South America that would look the most like what US region
Great Plains region
Pacific Northwest region
Coastal Plains region
Rocky Mountain region
25
Where does the Amazon river begin
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Amazon River Basin
Great Lakes
26
What were Latin Americans of mixed heritage called
Creole
Mullatoes
Mestizo
Mudbloods
27
The Andes Mountains block rain from reaching the Atacama Desert
True
False
28
How long did Spain control Mexico
300 years
100 years
400 years
200 years
29
Most of South America is located in the Northern Hemisphere
True
False
30
Latin America is diverse because tourist from every country in Europe move there permanently
True
False
31
What is the main religion throughout Latin America
Buddhism
Catholicism
Islam
Judaism
32
Simon Bolivar and Napoleon Bonaparte were two freedom fighters in South America
True
False
33
Francois Toussaint Louverture was a former slave that led a rebellion that defeated the English
True
False
34
What was the Aztec's capital called
Tenochtitlan
Yucatan
Cuzco
Mexico City
35
The ancient people of present day Argentina mummified dead bodies
True
False
36
The Anaconda can only be found in South America
False
True
37
Ecuador got its name because it is located on the Prime Meridian
False
True
38
The "gaucho" is a South American cowboy
True
False
39
Mexico has three branches of government just like the US government
False
True
40
What means "a country establish settlements in foreign countries and takes their resources"
Matriarchal
Communism
Catholicism
Colonization
41
Which Native Tribe lived in South America
Aztec
Maya
Sioux
Inca
42
Columbus discovered the land that is now modern day Peru
False
True
43
Why are the islands more densely populated than the countries on the continents
Because islands have less land area
Because islands of a lot of land area
Because islands are populated only by tourist
Because countries of less land area
44
The people of Brazil speak Portuguese
True
False
45
Brazil holds an annual celebration called "Carnival" just before Lent begins
False
True
46
The English were the first Europeans to use Africans as slaves in South America
True
False
