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Latin America Unit Test Review Part II


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
KEY CONCEPTS
 

1. 
A reason why many people move from small villages to Mexico City is to
a.
work as migrant farmworkers.
c.
reduce their commute to work.
b.
become squatters.
d.
earn more money.
 

2. 
Of all the countries in Central America, Nicaragua is
a.
the largest and least populated.
b.
the largest and most populated.
c.
the smallest and least populated.
d.
the smallest and most populated.
 

3. 
Mexico City is considered a megacity because it
a.
has a large university and good school system.
b.
is a place where people from the countryside come to find work.
c.
contains a large portion of Mexico’s population.
d.
contains many migrant farmworkers.
 

4. 
Which of the following statements about Guatemala is true?
a.
All people in Guatemala are of French ancestry.
b.
Most people in Guatemala are of Native American ancestry.
c.
All people in Guatemala are of Spanish ancestry.
d.
People in Guatemala are of Caribbean ancestry.
 

5. 
Most land in Guatemala belongs to
a.
a few rich families.
c.
Mayan farmers.
b.
foreign companies.
d.
national parks.
 

6. 
The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the Pacific Ocean and the
a.
Mediterranean Sea.
c.
Indian Ocean.
b.
Atlantic Ocean.
d.
Gulf of Mexico.
 

7. 
Why did the United States first need to negotiate with Colombia to build the Panama Canal?
a.
Colombia was a neighboring country.
b.
Part of the canal would be located in Colombia.
c.
Panama was part of Colombia.
d.
Panama did not have a diplomatic mission in the United States.
 

8. 
Which of the following statements describes a challenge builders of the Panama Canal had to solve?
a.
The water in the canal was frozen for most of the year.
b.
Many people who worked on the project became ill with malaria and yellow fever.
c.
Workers had to dig several miles beneath the Earth’s surface.
d.
There were not enough workers in the Caribbean.
 

9. 
Which of the following statements explains why it was necessary to build locks in the Panama Canal?
a.
There is a lot of traffic around the Panama Canal.
b.
Parts of the canal are at sea level, but other parts are above sea level.
c.
Ships move very quickly as they travel through the canal.
d.
Ships tend to drift out of the canal’s path.
 

10. 
One effect of the population increase in Mexico is
a.
an increase in the size of cities.
b.
a decrease in disease.
c.
a decrease in pollution.
d.
an increase in the use of modern farm equipment.
 

11. 
Mexico City’s pollution problem is made worse by its
a.
farmland.
c.
squatters.
b.
mass transit system.
d.
geography.
 

12. 
From the 1970s to the late 1980s, Nicaragua suffered violent warfare between two guerrilla groups, the
a.
Creoles and Miskitos.
b.
Sandinistas and Contras.
c.
ladinos and Mayas.
d.
squatters and migrant farmworkers.
 

13. 
Which of the following words best describes the role of the United States in Panama’s fight for independence?
a.
supportive
c.
uninvolved
b.
uninterested
d.
neutral
 

14. 
One obstacle to the building of the Panama Canal was removed when scientists discovered that malaria was carried by
a.
vaccinations.
c.
locks.
b.
yellow fever.
d.
mosquitoes.
 

15. 
In the original treaty signed by the United States and Panama, the United States was given control of the Panama Canal
a.
forever.
c.
for 150 years.
b.
for 99 years.
d.
until 1999.
 

16. 
The ancestry of most of Guatemala’s population is
a.
French.
c.
African.
b.
Native American.
d.
Portuguese.
 

17. 
Rain forests are important because they contribute to the Earth’s supply of
a.
water.
c.
food.
b.
oxygen.
d.
harbors.
 

18. 
The capital of Brazil was moved from the coast to the interior because the government wished to
a.
develop the interior by attracting people to it.
b.
provide services to people living in the rain forest.
c.
move from the flooding and heavy rains that plagued the coast.
d.
move the capital to where more people already lived.
 

19. 
Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti became the country’s leader when he was
a.
crowned king.
b.
democratically elected president.
c.
a general in Haiti’s military.
d.
elected to replace his father, Papa Doc.
 

20. 
In 1790, slave revolts on Haiti that eventually led to independence were led by
a.
Toussaint L’Ouverture.
c.
François Duvalier.
b.
Fidel Castro.
d.
Jean-Claude Duvalier.
 

21. 
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States?
a.
Puerto Rico is a state of the United States.
b.
Puerto Rico is an independent country.
c.
Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States.
d.
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States.
 

22. 
Before the Spanish-American War of 1898, Cuba was a colony of
a.
the United States.
c.
France.
b.
Spain.
d.
Cuba.
 

23. 
Chile is the world’s largest exporter of
a.
diamonds.
c.
copper.
b.
potatoes.
d.
oil.
 

24. 
In the early 1980s, Venezuela was the richest country in Latin America because of
a.
a booming tourist industry.
c.
vast supplies of oil.
b.
abundant rain forest resources.
d.
thriving agricultural production.
 

25. 
The heritage of Argentina is reflected in Buenos Aires’
a.
buildings of Spanish colonial design with Italian and French influences.
b.
cosmopolitan skyscrapers towering over homes built in the 1800s.
c.
great varieties of cultural activities, including opera and ballet.
d.
nomadic gauchos with their lassos, knives, and bolas.
 

26. 
Most of the people of Brazil live
a.
along the coasts.
c.
in the interior.
b.
in the rain forest.
d.
on the large plateau.
 

27. 
The Pampas was home to
a.
a rain forest.
c.
the gauchos.
b.
the campesinos.
d.
large copper mines.
 

28. 
In the colonial era, Spain did not permit Argentina
a.
to grow coffee.
b.
to trade with foreign countries.
c.
to develop its natural resources.
d.
to resolve the differences between the centralists and federalists.
 

29. 
Before Haiti gained independence, it was a colony of
a.
France.
c.
Cuba.
b.
the United States.
d.
Germany.
 

30. 
Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they cannot
a.
freely visit the United States.
b.
vote in U.S. presidential elections.
c.
have representation in the U.S. Congress.
d.
serve in the U.S. Army.
 

31. 
Argentina’s ethnic make up includes people of
a.
Native American, African, and European ancestry.
b.
Spanish, Italian, English, French, and German ancestry.
c.
Native American, African, and American ancestry.
d.
Eastern European, Western European, and Native American ancestry.
 

32. 
Santiago’s pollution problem is caused in part by
a.
increased agricultural production.
b.
luxury trains that crisscross the country.
c.
the city’s location in the Andes Mountains.
d.
winds from the Atacama Desert.
 

33. 
Most of Venezuela’s population lives
a.
in cities.
c.
on islands of floating reeds.
b.
in the countryside.
d.
in the rain forest.
 

34. 
After oil prices dropped in the mid-1980s, Venezuela’s government decided to
a.
diversify its economy.
b.
pour more money into oil production.
c.
take over privately-owned businesses.
d.
invest in building subways and highways.
 
 
SKILL: USING STANDARD ENGLISH
Identify each error in Standard English. If you do not find an error, use choice d as your answer.
 

35. 
The Panama Canal contain several locks.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

36. 
The Panama Canal was bilt by the United States.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

37. 
The Panama Canal includes a large lake.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

38. 
The Panama Canal is used by many boats, and ships.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

39. 
Some ships are too large to pass through the Panama Canal.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

40. 
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico?
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

41. 
Trolleys are part of Mexico City’s transport sistem.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

42. 
Pollution creates smog over the city.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

43. 
Mexico City have few skyscrapers.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

44. 
Mexico City’s Streets are narrow.
a.
spelling error
c.
punctuation error
b.
grammatical error
d.
no error
 

Matching
 
 
KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. Not all items will be used.
a.
ladino
b.
migrant farmworker
c.
strike
d.
political movement
e.
creole
f.
squatter
g.
lock
h.
guerrilla
 

45. 
A person who travels from one area to another farming other people’s land is called a ____.
 

46. 
To raise and lower a ship as it passes through the Panama Canal, a ____ is used.
 

47. 
A person who settles on someone else’s land without permission is called a ____.
 

48. 
A rich Guatemalan landowner is a ____.
 

49. 
A work stoppage, or ____, can be used as a form of protest.
 
 
KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. Not all items will be used.
a.
strike
b.
squatter
c.
migrant farmworker
d.
ladino
e.
dictator
f.
lock
g.
creole
h.
guerrilla
 

50. 
a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission
 

51. 
in Guatemala, a rich landowner
 

52. 
a section of a canal that has a double pair of huge gates
 

53. 
a person who travels from one area to another farming other people’s land
 

54. 
a work stoppage
 
 
KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. Not all items will be used.
a.
photosynthesis
b.
canopy
c.
boom
d.
cosmopolitan
e.
campesinos
f.
privatization
g.
pesticide
h.
porteños
i.
sierra
 

55. 
Poor farmers are called ____.
 

56. 
In the rain forest, the leaves of the highest trees form a dense roof-like cover called a ____.
 

57. 
The people who wanted to make Buenos Aires, Argentina a European city are sometimes called ____.
 

58. 
When government-owned industries are sold to private owners, the process is called ____.
 

59. 
The process by which green plants and trees use water and sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen is called ____.
 
 
KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. Not all items will be used.
a.
campesinos
b.
gauchos
c.
photosynthesis
d.
cosmopolitan
e.
estancias
f.
privatization
g.
canopy
h.
boom
 

60. 
the process of selling government-owned industries to private owners
 

61. 
the dense roof-like cover that the leaves of the highest trees in the rain forest create
 

62. 
a time of increased prosperity
 

63. 
a process by which green plants and trees use water and sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen
 

64. 
estates that have private owners
 



 
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