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USATestPrep Unit 2
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Which number on this map represents the Caribbean Sea?
8
5
2
3
2
Which number represents the Pacific Ocean?
2
1
4
3
3
Which number contains the Amazon Rainforest & the Andes Mountains?
1
2
3
4
4
Why do many people in the Canadian province of Quebec want the state to become independent from Canada?
Quebec has closer ties to the United States than does the rest of Canada.
Quebec has a distinctly different culture from the rest of Canada
Quebec does not participate in the same types of trade as the rest of Canad
Quebec wants to become part of the United Nations unlike the rest of Canada
5
Why would the French president include "Vive le Quebec libre!" ("Long live free Quebec!") in a speech?
The French support those who value the French cultural heritage in Quebec.
President de Gaulle hoped that Quebec would choose to become part of France
He hoped to win support of the United States government.
He was the leader of the separatist movement in Quebec.
6
The political cartoon illustrates the heated standoff between John F. Kennedy and __________, leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
Vladamir Putin
7
The flag shown represents Quebec's Independence Movement. Who would MOST LIKELY support this movement?
a businessman from San Francisco
a French speaking Catholic member of the Parti Québécois
the Governor of Saskatchewan
the fisherman living on the coast in Nova Scotia
8
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
Nile
Volga
Amazon
Thames
9
According to this image, what was one of the MOST IMPORTANT items of the Columbian Exchange?
rice
coffee
slaves
maize
10
Based on information from the drawing, what might be the result of European colonization on Native American culture?
communication breakdown
immunization
advanced medicine
death
11
Which nation began the large scale importation of African slaves into the New World?
Portugal
Great Britain
Spain
France
12
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between which two countries?
the United States and the Soviet Union
Cuba and the Dominican Republic
the Soviet Union and Cuba
Cuba and Venezuela
13
During the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, which area saw the greatest number of slaves brought over from Africa?
United States
Brazil
French-controlled Caribbean islands
British controlled Caribbean islands
14
What is the name of the body of water represented by the number
4
on this map?
The Gulf of Mexico
The Great Lake
Thunder Bay
Mississippi Bay
15
"99% of Brazilians speak Portuguese" would be MOST helpful for a student studying THIS topic:
"Capitals of South America"
"Speaking Multiple Languages in Modern Latin America"
"European Influence in Central and South America"
"Native Faiths in Central and South America"
16
Which is the main reasons for Spanish exploration of the "New World"?
"Rum, slaves, and molasses"
"Salt, silk, and spices"
"God, glory, and gold"
"Trade, silver, and jewels"
17
According to this map, which of these is the most wide-spread industrial activity in Cuba?
cattle ranching
footwear manufacturing
copper mining
textile production
18
Which BEST describes the traveling conditions of slaves coming from Africa to the Americas?
chained close together in the bottom of the ship
grouped by families staying in individual rooms
chained to beds close together on top of the boat
freely walking around the ship but in large numbers
19
Which industry would MOST LIKELY be found to be profitable in the area known as
the Canadian Shield
?
manufacturing
fishing
farming
mining
20
Which of these was a DIRECT result of the Bay of Pigs incident?
the Cuban government became more closely aligned with Soviet Union
the Berlin Blockade was broken by the U.S.
the world was almost plunged into a nuclear war
the United States sent troops into Vietnam to fight communist insurgents
21
Which North American industry requires workers to dig down into the earth to search for and recover natural resources?
forestry
mining
ranching
agriculture
22
What would be the MAIN reason the United States cut ties with Cuba during the Cuban Revolution?
because the US wanted to support Castro
because we decided Cuba did not need our help to fight Castro's army
because we felt threatened by Castro's army
because the US is a democratic nation and does not support communism
23
Using the information on this chart, one can assume that the BEST education system could be found in
Argentina
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Colombia
24
This term is generally used to describe producers of illegal drugs in Latin America:
monopoly
oligopoly
clan
cartel
25
Fidel Castro was the major figure in which of these events?
The Cuban Revolution
The Discovery of North America
The Discovery of South America
The Mexican Revolution
26
Which of these was the MOST important result of the deaths of much of the Indian population in South America?
The removal of the Jesuits from South America
The call for an end to colonization of the Americas
The importation of slaves from Africa
The search to enslave more Indians from North America
27
Based on the fact that Mexican citizens speak Spanish as their primary language, what can you conclude about Mexico?
It remained free from European influences.
It was influenced heavily by Brazil.
It has been the main influence on U.S. culture.
It was influenced heavily by Spain.
28
Which of these would be MOST impacted by acid rain falling in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States?
acid raid would slow transportation on the Great Lakes
the timber industry would cease to exist
water pollution would damage the fishing industry
pollution would cause the lakes to freeze in winter
