UNIT 3: Latin America Test Review

American involvement in the creation and management of the Panama Canal was seen as...

The most negative impact of the Colombian Exchange was...

This is one of the largest cities in the world and the capital city of Mexico...

Largest country in South America - people speak Portuguese - good at futbol

Mountain chain that runs along the "Spine of South America" north-to-south.

"When they arrived, European explorers were met by the native Aztec, who were skilled horsemen"

Which of the following is defined as a chain of small islands?

Largest island in the Caribbean; Communist state; site of a nuclear missile crisis in the 1960s

The most positive result of the Colombian Exchange would be...

Costa Rica and Panama are global _________ hotspots

How are South America's rivers important for it's economic advancement?

Most people in Latin America are ________, a lasting impact of colonization

The Panama Canal links what two oceans?

In Caribbean culture families are often led by a ______, or the head female

True or False - "A country had to be created to complete the Panama Canal"

Member Country of NAFTA, economic leader in Latin America

"Mexico is considered part of North America, AND Latin America"

What greeting would be most often appropriate to use in Latin America?

This sea played home to colonists/pirates/traders that made the New World an economic power

Largest river system in the world, drains the world's largest rain forest...

The single greatest construction project in the Western hemisphere is the _______ _______

______ is a strip of land that connects two landmasses enabling migration of animals and plants

The southernmost reaches of South America are in the high latitudes which makes their climate..

What is sustainable development?

The three regions that make up Latin America are...