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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 they're super animals
B
Because there's a lot of them
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
Beaches
B
The city
C
Rivers
D
Mountains
5) The Galapagos Islands are part of which country?
A
Venezuela
B
Bolivia
C
Ecuador
D
Guatemala
6) Most coffee growing countries are near which political geographic feature?
A
The Equator
B
The prime meridian
C
Peru
D
The Arctic Ocean
7) What is the main activity Argentinian gauchos do?
A
Cattle ranching/herding
B
Farming
C
Logging
D
Building cities
8) What are the three reason Europeans came to colonize the Americas?
A
Family, fun and friends.
B
God, gold, and glory
C
Good food, good life, good opportunity
D
Land, food, and wealth
9) What effect did Columbus' discovery of America have on indigenous (native) people?
A
They decided to move to Europe
B
They moved somewhere else
C
Many of them died due to war, disease and slavery
D
They became good friends and developed the Americas together
10) This man helped many South American nations gain independence.
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Simon Bolivar
C
Michael Jordan
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
It had little effect
D
People were excited about making new friends in the Americas
12) Which country contains the majority of the Amazon rainforest?
A
Venezuela
B
Ecudaor
C
Brazil
D
Peru
13) How does the Amazon Rainforest benefit Brazil economically?
A
All of the world's furniture is produced from the rainforest, and it meets to global demand for beef
B
100% of the world's paper supply, a little ranching as well
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
Hydroelectricity and farming
C
Travel and drinking water
D
Trade and transportation
15) South America is ENTIRELY in which hemisphere?
A
Western
B
Southern
C
Northern
D
Eastern
16) Would a country with a high literacy rate have a high or low GDP?
A
Not very high
B
Very low
C
High
D
Low
17) Which direction is the Caribbean Sea from South America?
A
South
B
West
C
North
D
East
18) How does deforestation impact the creatures that live in the Amazon?
A
They lose their habitat
B
The animals contract diseases
C
They aren't impacted
D
They become stronger
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
the rights of the people are and have been an important issue in South America
C
God told them to
D
people love to fight
20) As a result of colonization, one cause of ethnic diversity in the Americas is due to
A
Years of war and conflict
B
People believing different things
C
Europeans exploring the world
D
a history of slavery
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