1.
Which is a key factor that affects the climate of mountainous Latin America? (2 points)
• snow
• El Niño
• elevation
• sea breezes
2.
Which statement best describes the economies of Central America? (2 points)
• Central America's economy is dependent on the fishing industry.
• Central America depends on oil as its major export.
• Central America is known for coffee, sugarcane, and cacao trees.
• Most countries in Central America depend on chicle.
3.
Which is common to both the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations? (2 points)
• They both spoke Nahuatl.
• Their civilizations peaked at the same time.
• They both lived in Middle America.
• They both defeated Spanish invaders.
4.
Which of the following is true of the religion of the Incas? (2 points)
• The Incas believed there was only one god.
• The Incas worshipped many gods.
• Incas believed spirits lived only in the temple of the sun.
• Incas believed that they should honor people, not gods.
5.
What did the Line of Demarcation show? (2 points)
• the land of the Mayas and Aztecs
• where water from rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean
• where Portugal and Spain could settle and trade
• where Central America ends and South America begins
6.
The most unusual thing about how Brazil gained independence was that (2 points)
• it was done without fighting.
• it took less than a year.
• three armies attacked land borders.
• it was the first time that horses and cannons were used in war.
7.
One major economic problem facing most Latin American countries is that (2 points)
• the majority of people are poor.
• the countries were ruled by caudillos.
• the haciendas cannot grow enough food.
• they cannot trade with other countries.
8.
Which of the following statements about the ancestry of most of the people of Central America is most accurate? (2 points)
• People in Central America are of African ancestry.
• People in Central America are of mestizo ancestry.
• People in Central America are of Spanish ancestry.
• People in Central America are of diverse ancestry.
9.
The two main cultures of the island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) are (2 points)
• mestizo and African.
• Arawak and Ciboney.
• Dutch and English.
• Chinese and Middle Eastern.
10.
Andean countries in South America include (2 points)
• Ecuador and Bolivia.
• Brazil and Guyana.
• Uruguay and Venezula.
• Paraguay and French Guiana
Answers
C
C
C
B
C
A
A
D
A
C
Please number your answers and put letters by the choices.
@Mrs.Sue
1 - 9 seem correct. Check your map for #10.
Sorry can't edit post A to D from top to bottom at Mrs.Sue
@Mrs.Sue please help
All are right except for 6 and 10. Also, I think 8 could be B.
New Answers
6B
10A
New Answers
6B
10A
Both are correct.