A medical problem that arises from air pollution involves the ______ system.
a. nervous
b. digestive
c. respiratory
d. skeletal
100
Cuba _______ with the USA
a. trades
b. does not trade
c. sometimes trades
d. rarely trades
100
The Spanish settlers moved into all of the following except:
a. Mexico
b. Central America
c. Caribbean
d. Brazil
100
Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?
a. Fulgencio Batista
b. Fidel Castro
c. Raul Castro
d. John F. Kennedy
200
Cuba and South America are connected by the _______ Ocean
a. Southern
b. Arctic
c. Pacific
d. Atlantic
200
The destruction of rainforests is called:
a. devastation
b. demolition
c. preservation
d. deforestation
200
Before the 1990s, Cuba mainly traded with
a. the USA
b. Canada
c. Soviet Union
d. Central America
200
The Aztec civilization lived in:
a. Peru
b. Central Mexico
c. Chile
d. Venezula
200
What type of government did Castro create in Cuba?
a. communist
b. confederacy
c. democratic
d. oligarchy
300
The Atacama Desert is in
a. Brazil
b. the Caribbean
c. Mexico
d. Chile
300
All of the following are destroying Brazil's rainforest EXCEPT:
a. cattle ranching
b. "slash & burn" farming
c. new settlements
d. conservation programs
300
Mestizos are a blend of these two groups.
a. Indians & Spanish
b. Indians & Africans
c. Africans & Europeans
d. Spanish & Europeans
300
The Inca Empire was located in:
a. Mexico
b. Tenonchtitlan
c. Chile
d. Peru
300
What was one reaction the USA had to Cuba taking over property by Americans?
a. USA threatened a nuclear attack
b. USA put an embargo on Cuban goods
c. USA wanted Cuba to trade with others
d. An agreement was reached to limit the # of Cubans entering the USA
400
The Panama Canal allows ship to pass between the
a. Gulf of Mexico & the Pacific
b. Pacific & Atlantic
c. Atlantic & Southern Ocean
d. Southern & Pacific
400
An important natural resource in Venezuela is
a. rare jewels
b. oil
c. fish
d. silver
400
Mulattos are a blend of these two groups.
a. Indians & Spanish
b. Indians & Africans
c. Africans & Europeans
d. Spanish & Euroeans
400
The Inca relied on ______ to get mesages to far-off locations.
a. pigeons
b. relay of runners
c. horses
d. boats
400
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a communist country?
a. Soviet Union
b. Mexico
c. USA
d. Venezuela
500
The mountain chain that lies along western South America is:
a. Sierra Madre
b. Rocky
c. Himalayan
d. Ande
500
Most areas of Mexico are not farmed because
a. the climate is too cold to grow anything
b. there is little rainfall
c. most of Mexico is too swampy
d. the people are not skilled at farming
500
Most of the countries that make up Latin America were conquered early on by
a. France
b. Britain
c. Spain
d. Portuguese
500
Who were the 4 people involved in the Aztec & Inca conquests?
a. Columbus, Cortez, Prince Henry, Montezuma
b. Montezuma, Cortez, Atalhuapa,Pizarro
c. Columbus, Castro, Hidalgo, Bolivar
d. L'Overture, Bolivar, Hidalgo, Prince Henry
500
What almost caused a nuclear war between the USA and the Soviet Union?
a. Kennedy didn't like the leader of the Soviet Union
b. The Soviet Union wanted to show the Cubans that they were strong friends
c. Castro allowed Soviets to build a nuclear missile launch
d. USA wanted the sugarcane crop that the Soviets were buying from Cuba