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1
Brazil is the World’s leading producer of what?
Coffee
Fish
Corn
Copper
2
Families grow just enough for their families to survive on
Mixed Cropping
Slash and Burn
Subsistence Farming
None of these
3
sundried clay brick; used to build homes in Mexico
Favelas
Altiplano
Pampas
Adobe
4
Brazil has two major industrial/trade centers, what are they?
Sao Paulo, and Themes
Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro and Favelas
Chile and Peru
5
What country is
largest
in size, but also the poorest in Central America?
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Cuba
Brazil
6
80% of _______________ is mountainous.
Ecuador
Cuba
Venezuela
Chile
7
What river is the world’s
second
longest river?
Mississippi River
None of these
Amazon River
Nile River
8
Who was the Conquistador that first explored Mexico?
Miguel Hidalgo
Caudillo Lopez
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
9
A city that dominates a country’s economy; usually the capital
Mestizo
Mega City
Primate City
Altiplano
10
Who is the most populous country in Central America? – Their capital has over 1 million people.
Guatemala
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
11
The southern most tip of South America is known as what?
Cape Horn
Southern Horn
Ring of Fire
Cape of the South
12
Who discovered the Bahamas in 1492?
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Caudillo Lopez
Miguel Hidalgo
13
What will baby Stanley's name be?
Cole
Nathan
Colston
David
14
What country is the
smallest
in Central America?
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Cuba
15
mix of European and native blood
Gauchos
Pampas
Mestizo
Natives
16
Ecuador is Spanish for what?
Land of Abundance
Equator
World Power
None of these
17
A great city that is made up of several large and small cities
Primate City
Polystate
Mega City
State Capital
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"Slums"
Adobe
Favelas
Pampas
Gauchos
19
Treeless Plains
Adobe
Altiplano
Pampas
Gauchos
20
What country is the most stable in Central America?
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Brazil
21
Cowhands
Pampas
Mestizos
Gauchos
Altiplanos
22
What is the nickname for Costa Rica?
"Rich Coast"
"Poor Coast"
23
High Plain
Pampas
Altiplano
Mestizo
Favelas
24
What is Subsistence farming?
Crop supplies are limited to only those who are in command of the community
Families grow enough crops to sell and make a profit
Families grow just enough for their families to survive.
Families do not grow crops, they inherit the profits from the community
25
Cuba is a _____________________ state.
Mestizos
Communist
Monarchy
Democratic Republic
26
Who has the most oil in South America?
Ecuador
Venezuela
Chile
Brazil
27
Harsh Military Rulers in Venezuela
Gauchos
Pampas
Caudillos
None of these
28
What year did Mexico become independent from Spain?
1821
1831
1819
1776
29
What is the Capital of El Salvador?
Jamaica
San Salvador
Belize
Mexico City
30
What four islands make up the “Greater Antilles” in the Caribbean?
Bahamas, Cuba, Belize, and Guatemala
None of these
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
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What country is the
largest
in South America?
Venezuela
Chile
Peru
Brazil
32
What Percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic?
50%
90%
80%
75%
33
Chile is a world leader in _____________
Tin
Oil
Copper
Nickle
34
1. The poor seek work in urban areas, migrating to regional capitals or to ________________; the primate city in Mexico.
Mérida
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico City
Guadalajara
35
Cinco de Mayo is what holiday for Mexico?
Constitution Day
Revolution Day
None of the above
Independence Day
