Latin America Quiz Review

The Panama Canal goes through which 2 lakes?

What is the cause for the downfall of Venezuela's economy?

How many days does the Day of the Dead Festival last?

Which was not a way the Ecuadorian Government wanted to minimize human impact after the oil spill in the Galapagos?

T or F : The Bay of Pigs invasion was the CIA’s failed attempt to overthrow Castro

Which day do people honor the adults during Dia De Los Muertos?

 ________ was the first country in the world to give nature constitutional rights.

The tango is more lively and upbeat while the samba is more nostalgic and slow.

Indigenous people often face greater poverty than others.

What is the most common language in Latin America?

The West Indies is a predominantly free-enterprise market region, with the exception of ___.

Which of the following was not a problem Cuba faced?

South America’s geological structure consists of two symmetric parts: a western portion and a eastern portion.

In the 1980s, deforestation started to appear most prominently on the ____ of the Amazon.

Iguazu Falls is located on the border of ____ and ____.

Which phrase is true to Mercosur?

What was the name of Cuba’s dictator

Which of the following was not a conquistador?

Dia De Los Muertos is Mexico's Halloween

About how much of the population in Latin American countries consider themselves to be of fully European descent?

Define right-wing government

T or F : The Football War was also known as the “100 Days War”

Central America relies solely on fossil fuels due to its lack of ability to successfully export other goods.

The Panama Canal goes from the ____ to the _____.

What was the policy that targeted anyone of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic and deported them?

What can bring heavy rains, hurricanes, and flooding to the western coast of Latin America?

_____ has the longest standing democracy in Central America.

As of 2014, Argentina has the largest underground reserve of oil in the whole world.

Which country exports the most coffee, sugar, and orange juice in the world?

Which country brought the main religion of Latin America?

Who won the Falklands War?

 States under the Pacific Alliance...

 Why is Brazil so big?

Tourism has many negative effects on the environment such as pollution, car emissions, and decreasing fish stocks.

Which of the following is not one of the three major physiographic divisions that constitute the West Indies?

Which two countries was the football war between?

In 1914, which ship made the first transit through the canal?

Stories about the fountains of youth and cities or gold spurred more Spanish captains to set out to the New World.

The tango is from Argentina and the samba is from Brazil.

In order to combat the economic dependency and vulnerability in the West Indies, they…

The majority of the population of Latin America is...

Which day do people reunite with their deceased children?

More than one-third of Latin America is dedicated to food production.

Dominican Republic is much more wealthy than Haiti.

In ____, wet tropical zones feature rainforests with extraordinary plant and animal biodiversity.

The Panama Canal was worked on by…

What difficulties were faced while working on the Panama Canal?

There are over 50 million inhabitants in Sao Paulo, making it one of the world’s largest cities.

What were the opposing sides in the Falkland War?

Bolivia is known for its ___, and Colombia is famous for its ___.

The cattle-herders in the Pampas are also known as…

The first civilization in Belize were the...

A majority of the population is Mestizo, meaning...

Air is ___ and ___ in the mountainous regions.

Why is Chile so narrow?

Why does Bolivia have 2 capitals?

Which of the following was not an outcome of the Football War?

What year did the Falkland Wars happen in?

Which of the following was not a reason for the Football War?

Which country were the conquistadors from?

 Haiti was colonized by the Spanish while Dominican Republic was colonized by France.