Duplicate of Latin America Test Review

Question 1

Panama has many different climate zones due to its proximity to the ocean and drastic changes in latitude and elevation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Which country has been devastated by hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

Puerto Rico

Question 3

What is the pooret country in the Western hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 4

They speak Spanish in Brazil

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Venezuela&#x27;s most valuable asset was/is oil

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

In South America, the rainforest is being cut down to build roads

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What area is the most densley populated in South America?

Accepted Answer

Eastern coast

Question 8

Countries in Central America and the Carribean are often called

Accepted Answer

bannana republics

Question 9

This is referred to as the "Rooftop of South America"

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Question 10

Why was the Panama Canal built?

Accepted Answer

Faster shipping

Question 11

What are the Andes Mountains called in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Madres

Question 12

Most Latin American countries have what types of economies

Accepted Answer

Mixed or Free Market

Question 13

A maquiladora is a person of mixed Spanish and Indigenous heritage

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

This is the "artery" to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Accepted Answer

Panama Canal

Question 15

This is the largest denomination of Christianity in Latin America

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 16

What is known as the exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe

Accepted Answer

Columbian Exchange

Question 17

Which crop is a major cash crop in Central America and the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

Coffee

Question 18

The Lungs of the Earth refer to...

Accepted Answer

Amazon Rainforest

Question 19

Texas, Chile, and Puerto Rico have winter during the months December-February.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Where was the Mayan civilization primarily located?

Accepted Answer

Southern Mexico

Question 21

Which is an example of spatial diffusion?

Accepted Answer

Columbian Exchange

Question 22

What country was the Incan Empire primarily located in?

Accepted Answer

Peru

Question 23

What is one factor that causes Paraguay to have such a low national GDP

Accepted Answer

it is landlocked, limiting some trade opportunities

Question 24

Who colonized Brazil?

Accepted Answer

The Portugese

Question 25

Which factor influences the climate in Central America even more than latitude?

Accepted Answer

Elevation

Question 26

This is a foreign owned factory that operates in Mexico due to cheaper labor costs

Accepted Answer

Maquiladora

Question 27

The Banana Republics are an example of commercial farming

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Which sector of the economy is most important to Central and South America?

Accepted Answer

Primary

Question 29

These are important elements to many Central American and Caribbean economies

Accepted Answer

Cottage Industries

Question 30

Which native group founded Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

Aztecs

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