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1) What does life expectancy mean?
A
How long an individual will likely live
B
Outliving the dinosaurs
C
Being very old
D
How old someone is
2) These are Venezuela's two greatest exports.
A
Soy beans and cattle
B
Baseball players and oil
C
Baseball and beef
D
Cookies and Coke
3) Why are there so many unique animals on the Galapagos Islands?
A
Because there's a lot of them
B
Because they're super animals
C
Because it's isolated and their traits help them survive
D
Because they've always been there
4) What physical geography determines the clothing of Bolivian cholita luchadoras?
A
Rivers
B
Beaches
C
The city
D
Mountains
5) The Galapagos Islands are part of which country?
A
Bolivia
B
Ecuador
C
Guatemala
D
Venezuela
6) Most coffee growing countries are near which political geographic feature?
A
The Equator
B
The Arctic Ocean
C
Peru
D
The prime meridian
7) What is the main activity Argentinian gauchos do?
A
Farming
B
Cattle ranching/herding
C
Logging
D
Building cities
8) What are the three reason Europeans came to colonize the Americas?
A
Good food, good life, good opportunity
B
Family, fun and friends.
C
God, gold, and glory
D
Land, food, and wealth
9) What effect did Columbus' discovery of America have on indigenous (native) people?
A
They became good friends and developed the Americas together
B
They moved somewhere else
C
Many of them died due to war, disease and slavery
D
They decided to move to Europe
10) This man helped many South American nations gain independence.
A
Michael Jordan
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Simon Bolivar
D
Alfred Hitchcock
11) What effect did Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas have in Europe?
A
It sparked competition between European countries wanting to colonize
B
Europe's economy suffered
C
People were excited about making new friends in the Americas
D
It had little effect
12) Which country contains the majority of the Amazon rainforest?
A
Ecudaor
B
Peru
C
Brazil
D
Venezuela
13) How does the Amazon Rainforest benefit Brazil economically?
A
100% of the world's paper supply, a little ranching as well
B
All of the world's furniture is produced from the rainforest, and it meets to global demand for beef
C
It does not benefit Brazil's economy very much
D
20% of the world's oxygen supply, medicines produced by plants
14) In what two ways does the Amazon River benefit Brazil economically?
A
Trees and tours
B
Travel and drinking water
C
Hydroelectricity and farming
D
Trade and transportation
15) South America is ENTIRELY in which hemisphere?
A
Northern
B
Western
C
Eastern
D
Southern
16) Would a country with a high literacy rate have a high or low GDP?
A
Very low
B
High
C
Low
D
Not very high
17) Which direction is the Caribbean Sea from South America?
A
South
B
North
C
East
D
West
18) How does deforestation impact the creatures that live in the Amazon?
A
They become stronger
B
They lose their habitat
C
They aren't impacted
D
The animals contract diseases
19) Many people in South America have fought for human rights, women's rights and independence movements because
A
they had nothing better to do with their time
B
people love to fight
C
God told them to
D
the rights of the people are and have been an important issue in South America
20) As a result of colonization, one cause of ethnic diversity in the Americas is due to
A
People believing different things
B
Europeans exploring the world
C
a history of slavery
D
Years of war and conflict
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