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5th Grade Caribbean and Atlantic South America
5th Grade Caribbean and Atlantic South America
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1
The celebration of ________________ is an example of cultural borrowing in Brazil.
Mardi Gras
Macumba
Carnival
Jarapo
2
Which of the following is true about the Amazon River?
It is 2,000 miles long
20% of the Earth's water flows down the Amazon
It flows from the Atlantic ocean to the mountains
there is little wildlife
3
A majority of Venezuela’s population is made up of which of the following ethnicities?
European
Mestizos
Indians
African
4
Which country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela
Colombia
5
Cowboys that work on the ranches in Venezuela
llaneros
favelas
referendum
Caracas
6
A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges is ____________________
favela
cordillera
Pampas
estuary
7
What killed thousands of Colombians in the 1800s and 1900s?
earthquakes
drought
outbreaks of violence
illness
8
As elevation increases in the Andes Mountains the temperature lowers by 14° every 1,000 feet.
true
false
9
One of the most popular sports in Colombia is ___________________.
soccer
baseball
football
basketball
10
What is the largest city in Brazil?
Rio de Janeiro
Manaus
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
11
Venezuela's capital and cultural and economic center is _________________
Cartagena
Caracas
Manaus
Bogota
12
A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs is a ___________________.
favela
cordillera
megacity
huge city
13
The Pampas in South America are
located in Brazil
dry plateaus
Wide, grassy plains
in the mountains
14
People refusing to work until their demands are met is ________________
referendum
cordillera
strike
llaneros
15
Why did the Spanish come to Venezuela?
In search of gold and pearls
Their families wanted them to go there
They had heard about the fertile farmland
16
The Amazon rain forest covers more than _______ of South America.
1/2
2/3
1/3
3/4
17
The ___________ were the first Europeans to settle Brazil.
Irish
Italians
Portuguese
Spanish
18
Another question about the Amazon- choose the answer that is true
It was not discovered until the 1900's
South American Indians live far away from the Amazon
It is the world's largest river system
It is the smallest river system in the world
19
What was the Chibcha culture known for? (choose any correct answer)
fine gold objects
cattle ranching
large sugar plantations
covering their rulers with gold dust
20
Which of the following are true of Venezuela’s agriculture?
all of the answers are true
Northern Venezuela has large commercial farms
there are many small family farms
Some Indians practice traditional agriculture
21
He led the Venezuelan revolution against Spain
Hugo Chavez
Simon Bolivar
The President of Brazil
Mr. Caracas
22
The interior region of Brazil is considered to be_______________.
popular with tourists
the place with the biggest cities
the richest region
Frontier land
23
One thing that the countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana have in common?
they all have rich people
many of their people are of African descent
their capitals are located in the same place
all three countries are landlocked
24
Venezuela gained their independence from Spain in __________
1830
1821
1430
1822
25
In which two countries of Caribbean South America are the resources and economies similar?
Colombia and Guyana
Venezuela and French Guiana
French Guiana and Suriname
Guyana and Suriname
