Latin America Review
Quiz by Ralph Zema
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- Q1Descendants 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 GuyanaBolivia and PeruBrazil and ParaguayVenezuela and Colombia10s
- Q2Located in a valley that often traps emissions and causes air pollution, what is Mexico's primate city?MoreliaGuadalajaraMonterreyMexico City5s
- Q3Due 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 LowlandsIsthmus of PanamaCentral HighlandsPacific Lowlands5s
- Q4El Salvador’s only navigable river, the Lempa River, is important for the nation's production ofhydroelectricitytropical fruitsteel and metalslogging operatons5s
- Q5The tierra caliente is most suited for the cultivation of what crops?potatoes and wheatwheat and ricebananas and sugarcanecorn and vegetables5s
- Q6Simón Bolívar and _____________ were important leaders South American independence from SpainJosé de San MartínJuan PeronMiguel HidalgoToussaint Louverture30s
- Q7The Inca used quipus (KEE•poos) to account for financial and ____________records.farminghistoricalindustrialmilitary30s
- Q8The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries is known asdepopulationemigrationbrain drainpush-pull factors30s
- Q9The Spanish and ______________ were the first Europeans in South AmericaPortugueseBritishFrenchDutch30s
- Q10Which of the following can result from centuries of intensive farming?eutrophicationsoil erosionsoil enrichmentflooding30s
- Q11Who led the Spanish forces in the Conquest of the Aztec in the 16th century?Francisco PizarroPedro de ValdiviaVasco Núñez de BalboaHernán Cortés30s
- 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 FiestaSemana SantaCarnivalMardi Gras30s
- Q13The two main climates of South America aretundra and icecaptropical wet and tropical wet and dryhighland and desertMediterranean and humid subtropical30s
- Q14One of the dryest places on earth, the ____________ Desert is the sparsely populated desert along the coast of Peru and Chile.IncanAtacamaPatogoniaChiloe30s
- Q15What land-form is most associated with the Inca?PampasSierra MadresBrazilian HighlandsAndes Mountains30s