6th grade New World History Test # 13 Review

Question 1

the island group on which Columbus first landed

Accepted Answer

Bahamas

Question 2

the second largest island in the West Indies and home to two countries

Accepted Answer

Hispaniola

Question 3

What is a Mexican celebration of a special event called?

Accepted Answer

fiesta

Question 4

The two peninsulas that are part of Mexico are Baja California and the ?

Accepted Answer

Yucatan Peninsula

Question 5

The largest seashell found in the Americas

Accepted Answer

horse conch

Question 6

island whose name means Island of Springs it is the world leader in the production of bauxite

Accepted Answer

Jamaica

Question 7

the most mountainous country of the West Indies

Accepted Answer

Dominican Republic

Question 8

the volcano that erupted in 1902 destroying the town of St. Pierre

Accepted Answer

Mount Pelee

Question 9

The river that is a natural boundary between Mexico and Texas is what?

Accepted Answer

Rio Grande

Question 10

The corn field that became a volcano was what

Accepted Answer

Citlatepetl

Question 11

The most intelligent monkey of the Western Hemisphere is the ?

Accepted Answer

capuchin monkey

Question 12

Where Columbus first landed in the New World

Accepted Answer

San Salvador

Question 13

The largest lake in Central America is what?

Accepted Answer

Lake Nicaragua

Question 14

Who was the man that conquered malaria?

Accepted Answer

Colonel William Gorgas

Question 15

The Highest Peak in the West Indies is

Accepted Answer

Pico Duarte

Question 16

The center for Mexico's steel industry is what

Accepted Answer

Monterrey

Question 17

the second oldest independent nation in the Western Hemisphere

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 18

the first Communist dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 19

the island that is sometimes called the Isle of Spice

Accepted Answer

Grenada

Question 20

The fist found in Caribbean waters that has spearlike snout

Accepted Answer

Marlin

Question 21

When did Columbus discover the New World?

Accepted Answer

October 12. 1492

Question 22

The West Indian island whose residents are United States citizens

Accepted Answer

Puerto Rico

Question 23

Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Cortes

Question 24

fixed daily allowances of food or drinks is called what ?

Accepted Answer

rations

Question 25

The largest cat native to the Western Hemisphere is the?

Accepted Answer

jaguar

Question 26

What is the capital of Guatemala?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala City

Question 27

The Indians who established a powerful empire in Mexico were the?

Accepted Answer

Aztecs

Question 28

The first European city in the Americas

Accepted Answer

Isabela

Question 29

One of Mexico's main mountain ranges is the ?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Madre Occidental

Question 30

What is a tall hat with a wide brim worn by men in traditional Mexican dress called?

Accepted Answer

sombrero

Question 31

Who built the first great civilization in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Mayas

Question 32

One of Mexico's most important natural resources is ?

Accepted Answer

petroleum

Question 33

the only United States possession where people drive onthe left side of the road

Accepted Answer

U.S. Virgin islands

Question 34

What is the capital of Honduras ?

Accepted Answer

Tegucigalpa

Question 35

the smallest bird in the world

Accepted Answer

bee Humminbird

Question 36

The largest country of Central America is what?

Accepted Answer

Nicaragua

Question 37

Mexico leads the world in the mining and production of what?

Accepted Answer

Silver

Question 38

What is the capital of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 39

The spice of which Grenada is a leading producer

Accepted Answer

nutmeg

Question 40

the island that lies the farthest east of all the West Indian islands

Accepted Answer

Barbados

Question 41

What is the capital of Panama?

Accepted Answer

Panama City

6th grade New World History Test # 13 Review

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6th grade New World History Test # 13 Review

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