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Latin America Review

Quiz by Ralph Zema

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  • Q1
    Descendants of settlers from Indian, Pakistan and other places in that region are most likely to be living in what countries of South America?
    Suriname and Guyana
    Bolivia and Peru
    Brazil and Paraguay
    Venezuela and Colombia
    10s
  • Q2
    Located in a valley that often traps emissions and causes air pollution, what is Mexico's primate city?
    Morelia
    Guadalajara
    Monterrey
    Mexico City
    5s
  • Q3
    Due to its cooler climates, adequate rainfall, and rich natural resources—water, volcanic soil, timber, and minerals—where have most people in Central America settled?
    Caribbean Lowlands
    Isthmus of Panama
    Central Highlands
    Pacific Lowlands
    5s
  • Q4
    El Salvador’s only navigable river, the Lempa River, is important for the nation's production of
    hydroelectricity
    tropical fruit
    steel and metals
    logging operatons
    5s
  • Q5
    The tierra caliente is most suited for the cultivation of what crops?
    potatoes and wheat
    wheat and rice
    bananas and sugarcane
    corn and vegetables
    5s
  • Q6
    Simón Bolívar and _____________ were important leaders South American independence from Spain
    José de San Martín
    Juan Peron
    Miguel Hidalgo
    Toussaint Louverture
    30s
  • Q7
    The Inca used quipus (KEE•poos) to account for financial and ____________records.
    farming
    historical
    industrial
    military
    30s
  • Q8
    The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries is known as
    depopulation
    emigration
    brain drain
    push-pull factors
    30s
  • Q9
    The Spanish and ______________ were the first Europeans in South America
    Portuguese
    British
    French
    Dutch
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following can result from centuries of intensive farming?
    eutrophication
    soil erosion
    soil enrichment
    flooding
    30s
  • Q11
    Who led the Spanish forces in the Conquest of the Aztec in the 16th century?
    Francisco Pizarro
    Pedro de Valdivia
    Vasco Núñez de Balboa
    Hernán Cortés
    30s
  • Q12
    ______________is celebrated in the week before the Roman Catholic observance of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer before Easter.(People from around the world come to Rio de Janeiro to participate the celebrations.)
    Gran Fiesta
    Semana Santa
    Carnival
    Mardi Gras
    30s
  • Q13
    The two main climates of South America are
    tundra and icecap
    tropical wet and tropical wet and dry
    highland and desert
    Mediterranean and humid subtropical
    30s
  • Q14
    One of the dryest places on earth, the ____________ Desert is the sparsely populated desert along the coast of Peru and Chile.
    Incan
    Atacama
    Patogonia
    Chiloe
    30s
  • Q15
    What land-form is most associated with the Inca?
    Pampas
    Sierra Madres
    Brazilian Highlands
    Andes Mountains
    30s

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