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1
What two countries gained control of South America with the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
United States and Portugal
France and Great Britain
Spain and France
2
What are the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela called?
rain forest
pamapas
llanos
cerrados
3
What country had a economic rebellion ended by harsh military response?
Brazil
Mexico
Paraguay
Chile
4
The culture of Central America and the Caribbean was inspired by
French and Dutch
Africans
native peoples, Spanish, other Europeans and Africans
native peoples and the Spanish
5
What inspired the Central American region to declare independence?
War in South America
Mexico declaring independence
Population changes
War between Mexico and Central America
6
Why did Brazil create Brasilia?
to encourage people to move inland
to allow immigrants to build a city
to change the region
to blend cultures
7
What is at the southern mort tip of Latin America?
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Tierra del Fuego
8
What was built to connect the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean?
Grand Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Caribbean Sea
9
What is a lasting legacy of the Inca?
Quechua, their language
their form of government
Quechua, their religion
their system of law
10
In the Amazon, demand for hardwoods, clearing land for farming & cattle ranching have lead to
slash-and-burn
deforestation
terraced farming
pampas
11
What is another name for the Caribbean islands?
the West Indies
Greater Antilles
Galapagos Islands
leeward islands
12
What technique is used to clear filed to grow crops?
push-and-pull
slash-and-burn
cerrado
terraced farming
13
Where do most people in Latin America live?
Coastal regions
Mountain regions
Peru
Inland regions
14
What two cultures blended the shape of Mexico?
Spanish and African
Maya and Aztec
native people and Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese
15
What is a major export of Trinidad and Tobago?
Lead
methanol
silver
oil
16
What type of music from Jamaica has become world famous?
Reggae
Samba
Calypso
Tropical
17
What ancient civilization built their empire along the Andes Mountains?
Inca
Mayans
Aztecs
Toltecs
18
Which country has savannas?
Peru
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
19
Soil erosion is decreasing as a result of clearing the rainforest.
False
True
20
Tourism is growth industry in Latin America
False
True
21
In which country does over half of the population live below the poverty line?
Chile
Guatemala
Mexico
Brazil
22
What is the technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?
slash-and-burn
crop rotation
push and pull
terraced farming
23
The Portuguese brought enslaved Africans to Brazil to work on the sugar plantations
True
False
24
What countries belong to NAFTA
Canada
Brazil
Mexico
United States
25
Brazil is unique in its culture because it was colonized by the
British
Spanish
Dutch
Portuguese
26
Why are the river systems in South America more important that rivers in Central America
S. A. has longer rivers
Climate of Central America does not need rivers
Central America is closer to ocean, so rivers not as important
27
This river begins in the Andes & flows east across South America towards the Atlantic Ocean?
Parana
Orinoco
Mississippi
Amazon
28
Latin America has the same level of urbanization as Europe.
True
False
29
The goal of land reform is to redistribute land from the wealthy to the poor.
False
True
30
Why is the rain forest an important global resource?
Contains fertile soil
regulates the climate
contains large pastures
filters water supply
31
Inflation damaged the political reform efforts of which country in the 1980s?
Chile
Mexico
Argentina
Uruguay
32
What is a way that Latin American cities could improve their air quality?
Increase tourist resorts
Build large apartment complexes
Clear more of the rainforest
increase public transportation
33
Chile had a literacy rate of over 98% for young people.
True
False
34
Where is the Atacama Desert located?
Aregentina
Mexico
Chile
Peru
35
What mountain range runs along the Pacific Coast of South America?
Andes
Sierra Madre
Appalachian
Rockies
36
What is responsible for South America's cultural complexity?
Isolation after independence
Blended societies before colonization
Variety of music
Influence on world literature
37
Where did the first independence movement happen in the Caribbean?
Jamaica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
38
How do religious leaders view the income gap in Latin America?
environmental issue
political problem
moral issue
economic problem
39
Where is most of the South American rain forest located?
Brazil
Paraguay
Chile
Colombia
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Why were enslaved Africans brought to the Caribbean?
grow sugar cane
battle native peoples
construct buildings
work in the tourism industry