Mount Aconcagua has what distinction?

Highest mountain in the Americas

is a term for U.S. factories built in Mexico

The National Cathedral in Brasillia

the Latin America equivalent to Mardi Gras

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Estimated to have been formed 35 million yrs ago and is actually an inlet of the Caribbean Sea
Lake Travis
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Titicaca
2
World's longest mountain range
Appalachian
Himalayas
Andes
Mid-Atlantic
3
Conquistador made famous by his defeat of the Aztecs
Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture
Francisco Pizarro
Columbus
Hernando Cortes
4
What country, according to The Treaty of Tordesillas "got" the eastern half of Latin America?
France
Portugal
Mexico
Spain
5
What country in Latin America/Caribbean was first to gain its independence?
Haiti
Brazil
Mexico
Columbia
6
Mount Aconcagua has what distinction?
Newest mountain in the Americas
Oldest mountain in the Americas
Highest mountain in the Americas
The only active volcano in the Americas
7
What is the arrow pointing to?
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Travis
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
8
Bob Marley's music is an example of which genre? (This genre originated in Jamaica)
Calypso
Reggae
Samba
Salsa
9
Who is famous for his defeat of the Incas?
Columbus
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pissarro
10
Means "strong men" in Spanish also name given to a military dictator or political boss in LA
Cordillera
Caudillo
Capoeira
Guacho
11
What body of water is the arrow pointing to?
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Travis
12
What group lived in and around the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mayas
Incas
Aztecs
Tiano
13
Who is known as "the liberator"?
Columbus
Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Fidel Castro
14
The largest religious group in Latin America
Roman Catholic
Methodists
Lutherans
Baptist
15
What does Tierra Caliente mean?
Hot Dog!
Hot land
Spice land
HOT TUB!!
16
Capoeira is
A military dictator or political boss in Latin America
A marsupial
the name of the artificial islands created by the Aztecs
Brazilian martial arts/dance
17
A maquiladora
is the term for aquaculture in Mexico
A bull fighter
is a term for U.S. factories built in Mexico
is a term of endearment for a grandmother
18
Unequal distribution of wealth and resources over a geographic area is known as:
Class Structure
Spatial Inequality
Spatial Equality
A problem found only in LDCs
19
What country is "colored" red?
Honduras
El Salvador
Belize
Guatamala
20
What is the arrow pointing to?
Parana' River
Amazon River
Orinoco River
Rio de la Plata
21
A person of mixed native and European heritage
Creole
Maya
Mulatto
Mestizos
22
What is the second longest river in the world?
Amazon
Nile
Congo
Mississippi
23
System of government that began in Sparta in which a small group of people hold power
Monarchy
Cartel
Gang
Oligarchy
24
Who lived in the greater Antilles?
Caribe
Olmecs
Nazca
Taino
25
Parallel mountain ranges and plateaus
Cenote
Altiplano
Cordillera
Caudillos
26
Cenote is
a note found between A and E
A sinkhole in the Yucatan
A Brazilian martial art/dance
A $100 bill
27
Santeria, Voodoo, and Rastafarianism are all
Famous Latin American Bands
Syncretic Religions
Infamous Cartels
Native tribes of the Caribbean
28
Bolivia is a "slang homophone" that means ? in Spanish
Sink hole
Strong men
Gaucho
High Plain
29
According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, what country got the western half of Latin America?
France
Spain
Mexico
Portugal
30
Farming method found at Machu Picchu (and other places in the world :)
Shifting
Terrace
Commerical
Slash and Burn
31
What country is highlighted in pink?
Guyana
Suriname
Cuba
French Guiana
32
Why did the government of Brazil move the capital?
Both of these reasons
To help ease overcrowding along the coast
To move more people to the interior of the country
33
What body of water is marked by a star?
Gulf of California
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
34
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Congo
Nile
Mississippi
35
A term that means "high plain" in Spanish
Belize
Brazil
Bolivia
Brasillia
36
Mexico City is
All of the answers apply
A primate city
the largest city in Latin America
3rd largest city in the world
37
World's longest mountain range on land:
Mid-Atlantic
Appalacian
Himalayas
Andes
38
Angel Falls is:
the world's largest waterfall (by volume)
the world's most prolific waterfall
the world's highest waterfall
the world's only seasonal waterfall
39
What agriculture practices are found in the Tierra Helada?
farming bananas, sugarcane,and rice
herding Llamas and alpaca
farming potatoes, barley, and wheat
herding sheep and goats
40
Is considered to be the largest lake in South America
Lake Travis
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
41
Who did Columbus first come into contact with?
Nazca
Taino
Aztec
Caribe
42
The term used to describe the blending of 2 or more langauges
Creole
Syncretic
Strine
Dialect
43
What group lived in and around current day Mexico City?
Aztecs
Caribe
Incas
Mayas
44
The capital of Brazil since 1960
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brasillia
Parana
45
Slash and Burn farming is also known as:
Slash and Dash
Plunder and Pillage
Commercial Farming
Shift Farming
46
The first Latin America country to participate in a debt-for-nature program was
Brazil
Chilie
Mexico
Bolivia
47
What is shown below?
The National Cathedral in Cuba
The National Cathedral in Mexico
The National Cathedral in Brasillia
The Nation Cathedral in Ireland
48
What body of water is marked by the star?
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of California
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
49
What is Brasilia known for?
Their music
Its unique architecture
Its great food
The activities on Lake Parana
50
What country has the distinction of being 5th in land mass and 5th in world population?
Brazil
China
Bolvia
Mexico
51
Carnival is
a place to get funnel cakes
a fair with rides and games
the Latin America equivalent to Mardi Gras
A cruise line
52
What does Tierra Helda mean?
Mild Land
Highland
Hot Land
Frozen Land
53
Of the following, which is the most heavily settled?
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Helada
54
The only successful slave uprising in history occurred in
Brazil
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
55
All of the following EXCEPT are contributing factors to deforestation of the rain-forest in LA
Commercial Logging
Clearing of forest for housing and pasture land
An increased awareness of the importance of the rainforest
Shifting Farming
56
An areas where fresh water mixes with salt water (an area where the tide meets a river current)
Bay
A disaster
Port
Estuary
57
What does Tierra Templada mean?
Hot land
Terrible Land
Mild Land
Cold Land
58
Guantanamo Bay
All of the answers apply
is an American run jail for terrorists & other prisoners
is a land holding run by the United States Government
is located in Cuba
59
What three indicators are used to determine HDI?
Education, Wealth, Medical Services
Life Expectancy, Education, GDP per capita
Life Expectancy, Education, Infant Mortality Rate
GDP, Education, Life Expectancy
60
What body of water is highlighted?
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
61
Chicxulub is
An exclusive night club in Havanna
Crater on the Yucatan Peninsula formed by an ancient astroid
found off the Western coast of South America
A city found in Nicaragua
62
Location of Brazil's capital prior to 1960?
Brasillia
Parana
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janerio
63
The "writing system" of the Incas
Quill
Quipu
Quechua
Quglyphs
64
Who determined the division of Latin America in the Treaty of Tordesillas?
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
Kings of Europe
Kings of Latin America
The Pope
65
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Internal
Human Development Intelligence
Human Development Independence
Human Development Index
66
What is shown?
Tenochitilan
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Chichen Itza
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What group are credited with creating what you see?
Aztecs
Incas
Nazca
Mayas
68
Shoe shiners and street vendors are good examples of workers in
tertiary sector
secondary sector
informal economy
primary sector
69
What group is considered to be the Mother Civilization and for their giant stone heads?
Olmecs
Mayas
Incas
Taino
70
What body of water is marked with a star?
Caribbean Sean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
71
Quechua is
A wonderful cheese dip
the language spoken by the Incas & their descendants
the language spoken by the Mayans & their descendants
the language spoken by the Aztecs and their descendants
72
What caused the native populations to decline after the first contact?
measles
smallpox
all of these things
the natives lack of immunity

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