Latin America Review

Which Caribbean area had one of the most successful slave revolts in history?

True or false: The Brazilian Highlands are great for raising livestock.

What is the world's longest mountain chain?

Which of the following regions of Mexico is considered to be Mexico's breadbasket?

True or false: Many of the Aztec people were warriors.

T or F: The Panama Canal reduces the time needed for ships to travel from Atlantic to Pacific.

What is the type of climate found in Central America?

True or false: Urbanization is occurring in Mexico.

True or False: Mexico City has a lot of pollution.

What is an export?

Which of the following terms describes elevated, flat land?

True or false: The natural resource oil can be found in the Gulf of Mexico.

In what year did Panama declare their independence?

True or false: Tectonic activity is common in the Caribbean.

True or false: Hurricanes are not common in the Caribbean.

What is Central America's largest freshwater lake?

What year did Mexico win its independence?

Which European group colonized most of Central America?

Which of the following is an extension of the Rocky Mountains?

True or false: The Central Highlands of Central America are made up of mountains and volcanes.

Which part of Mexico was the Aztec empire in?

Which of the following rivers forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?

T or F: Much of Central America is united today as the United Provinces of Central America.

Which of the following terms means relating to or caused by an earthquake?

Which of the following describes a business that employs workers in their homes?

T or F: Much of the enslaved indigenous population died due to deadly work & disease.

Which of the following terms means a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses?

True or false: The natural resources of Mexico attracted the Spanish to the region.

True or false: Northern Mexico has more permanent waterways than any other region in Mexico.

Which of the following is NOT true about Patagonia?

What describesthe exchange of people, crops, diseases, & culture b/w the Old World & New World?

True or false: There are more than 350 indigenous groups in South America.

What does the term conquistador mean?

Why are water systems in Central America & the Caribbean important?

What term means a system of colored knots and cords used by the Inca to keep records?