Unit 3 test- Latin America

Question 1

Why is the Panama Canal an important man-made waterway?

Accepted Answer

Shorten the travel of ships from Europe to the western coast

Question 2

This is a great city that is made up of several large and small cities.

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megacity

Question 3

Parallel mountain ranges found in the Andes Mountains are…

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Corderillas

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the major languages spoken in Latin America?

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Chinese

Question 5

The rainforests of Central America and the Amazon have more _____________ than anywhere else on the planet.

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biodiversity

Question 6

The longest mountain range in the world is

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andes

Question 7

The process by which fertile land becomes desert is known as…

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desertification

Question 8

What is the longest river in South America?

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amazon

Question 9

This is a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses- connecting people before it was disconnected.

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land bridge

Question 10

A business that employs workers in their home is referred to as…

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cottage industry

Question 11

What part of Latin America employs more people in the agricultural sector than any other?

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Central America

Question 12

This is the loss or destruction of forests.

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Deforestation

Question 13

The number of people living within a certain area (square miles) is…

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population density

Question 14

The highest elevated lake in the world is…

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Lake Titicaca

Question 15

important food for several European people after it was brought over to Europe from the Americas by the Columbian Exch.

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potatoes

Question 16

This is the action or process of forming or depositing sediment.

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sedimentation

Question 17

The cultivation or growth of a single crop over a wide area for a consecutive number of years is called?

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Monoculture

Question 18

This is a group or chain of islands

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archipelago

Question 19

The river that divides the United States and Mexico.

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Rio Grande

Question 20

______________ lived in central Mexico. Their capital was called Tenochtitlan and it was located on islands in a lake.

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Aztecs

Question 21

This is a local form of a language used in a particular palace by a certain group.

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dialect

Question 22

This is the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries.

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brain drain

Question 23

A physical landform that has two bodies of water on each side and connects two large landmasses is called a…

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isthmus

Question 24

People in the Caribbean who have mixed European, Native, and African ancestry are often referred to as…

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Mestizo

Question 25

Land that is communally owned by farmers in Mexico is referred to as…

Accepted Answer

ejitos

Unit 3 test- Latin America

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Unit 3 test- Latin America

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