Unit 3 Latin America Question Preview (ID: 44497)


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What cultural trait distinguishes Brazil from the rest of South America?
a) Spanish language
b) Portuguese language
c) English language
d)

Many people living in central America have modified physical environment by
a) planted crops to stop deforestation
b) burning trees to build houses
c) cutting down rainforest for farmland
d)

what 2 renewable resources have caused a lot of tension in the amazon river basin?
a) fertile soil and timber
b) gas and oil
c) gold and silver
d)

The Columbian exchange introduced what economic activity into South American culture?
a) horses
b) cattle
c) sheep
d)

Calypso music was brought to the Caribbean by whom?
a) Spanish
b) African slaves
c) native Indians
d) British

The origins of calypso music in the Caribbean region can be traced to the contributions of-
a) Africans brought as slaves
b) Mayans
c) British Colonists
d) Spanish

What is the greatest threat to the rain forest?
a) drought
b) deforestation
c) tourism
d) chemical warfare

How much of Brazil is covered by the Amazon Rain Forest?
a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 2/3
d) all of it

Mexico is _______of the U.S..
a) South
b) North
c) East
d)

Which country separates Central America and South America?
a) Colombia
b) Belize
c) Panama
d)

What is the Day of the Dead?
a) A day when loved ones who have died are remembered
b) Halloween
c) Aztec ceremony
d) a day of sacrifice

Why is Roman Catholic the dominant religion in South America?
a) migration
b) Spanish colonization
c) manufacturing
d)

What cultural things did enslaved Africans bring with them to South America?
a) dance,food,music
b) religion
c) art
d)

One negative effect of European colonization in Latin America is
a) expansion of slave trade
b) increase in wars
c) defeat of the Spanish
d)

What was the primary subject of Frida Kahlo's paintings?
a) animals
b) food
c) her family
d) herself

Which issue inspired Diego Rivera to produce his artwork ?
a) historical appreciation
b) political corruption
c) environmental conditions
d)

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