Latin America Review

Question 1

Which countries have both the largest territory and population of any country in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 2

Where is most of South America rain forest located?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 3

What is the southernmost tip of Latin America called?

Accepted Answer

Tierra del Fuego

Question 4

Why did the Portuguese bring Africans to the colony of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

to work on the sugar plantations

Question 5

Which of the following was developed to make member economies more stable?

Accepted Answer

Mercosur

Question 6

What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?

Accepted Answer

terraced farming

Question 7

Which of the following is expected to contribute to Mexico's economic prosperity?

Accepted Answer

NAFTA

Question 8

Which of the following combines a Brazilian dance with African influences?

Accepted Answer

samba

Question 9

Which technique is used by native peoples of Latin America to clear fields to grow crops

Accepted Answer

slash-and-burn

Question 10

Which mountain range extends down the Pacific coast of South America?

Accepted Answer

Andes

Question 11

Name given to a city's sewers, transportation systems, electricity, and housing?

Accepted Answer

infrastructure

Question 12

Which of the following two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

native peoples and Spanish

Question 13

Which two countries gained control of land in S. America as a result of Treaty of Tordesillas?

Accepted Answer

Spain and Portugal

Question 14

Which of the following was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Question 15

Which are groups of people that shaped the cultures of both Central America and the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

native peoples, Europeans, Africans

Question 16

Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?

Accepted Answer

pampas

Question 17

What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?

Accepted Answer

llanos

Question 18

Which of the following is a growth industry throughout Latin America?

Accepted Answer

tourism

Question 19

The economies of Central America and the Caribbean are primarily based on these two factors-

Accepted Answer

agriculture and tourism

Question 20

Which river begins in the Andes Mts. and flows east across S. America to Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Amazon

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