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Unit 4 Review
Test Description: Latin America
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which ancient civilization did Hernando Cortes conquer?
A
Inca
B
Aztecs
C
Mayan
D
Olmec
2) Which of the following is a result of the European conquest of Latin America?
A
Europeans learned the indigenous people's language.
B
Many indigenous people were killed by small pox.
C
The Europeans were not successful and went back to Europe.
D
The indigenous people became wealthy trading partners with Europe.
3) Why are the majority of Latin Americans Catholic and speak Spanish or Portuguese?
A
The Spanish language originated in Latin America.
B
They have ancestors from Russia.
C
The region was colonized by Europeans that had these culture traits.
D
Roman Catholic has always been the religion in that area.
4) Which South American physical feature produces one third of the world's oxygen?
A
Amazon Rainforest
B
Atacama Desert
C
Andes Mountains
5) What is significant about the location of the Panama Canal?
A
It is located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
B
It increased travel time between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
C
It decreased shipping time from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
D
It made travel between New York and China more difficult.
6) Which physical feature is located in Chile?
A
Atacama Desert
B
Amazon River Basin
C
Iguazu Falls
D
Andes Mountains
7) What is the significance of Dia de los Muertos?
A
It is a time to remember deceased loved ones.
B
The children go trick or treating.
C
It is celebrated every other year.
D
It is a celebration that is no longer practiced.
8) Brazil was the only Latin American country claimed by which country?
A
Spain
B
Italy
C
Ireland
D
Portugal
9) What is the only Latin America country to have an unlimited government?
A
Panama
B
Haiti
C
Cuba
D
Peru
10) Why are the countries of Latin America considered a region?
A
The people of the region share a similar history and similar culture traits.
B
All of the countries were colonized by Spain.
C
All countries share the same resources
D
It is a multicultural region.
11) Which of the following was brought to Latin America through the Columbian Exchange?
A
railroads
B
agricultural products
C
computers
D
subway system
12) Which of the following is a problem for Haiti?
A
high literacy rate
B
strong health care system
C
surplus of resources
D
poverty
13) The Mayan culture spread throughout Central America.
A
False
B
True
14) Ancient Aztec sculptures represented ______________.
A
grace
B
intelligence
C
power
D
beauty
15) Port Au Prince is the capital of which Caribbean country?
A
Dominican Republic
B
Jamaica
C
Trinidad and Tobago
D
Haiti
16) How did the Spanish influence the culture of Latin America?
A
The Spanish began to practice the religions indigenous to the region.
B
The Spanish adopted the indigenous people's farming techniques.
C
Spanish and Christianity was introduced to the region.
D
Slaves became the highest ranking member of society.
17) Which country in Latin America does not speak Spanish?
A
Peru
B
Brazil
C
Venezuelka
D
Mexico
18) What did the Europeans bring with them that killed much of the native population?
A
flu
B
decaying food
C
smallpox
D
guns
19) an area that is surrounded on all sides by land
A
landlocked
B
isthmus
C
strait
D
island
20) the condition of not being able to have all of the goods/services one wants
A
capital
B
profit
C
surplus
D
scarcity
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