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He was the last Aztec emperor.
Montezuma
What is the name given to the South America cowboy of the Pampas?
Gaucho
They were the builders of one of the earliest Pre - Columbian empires in America; lived in the area of the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala
The Mayas
He established the Western Hemisphere's first Communist Dictatorship.
Fidel Castro
Brazil is the largest producer of …?
coffee
It is the name of a large Brazilian city in the heart of the Amazon Basin
Manaus
TRUE OR FALSE
It is the first European city in the Americas founded by Columbus on his second voyage to the New World - Isabela
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
An archipelago of the West Indies located off the east coast of Florida and North of Cuba - Bermuda
THE BAHAMAS
Which nation of the American continent has the longest coastline?
Canada
What is the driest desert in the world? It is located in Chile.
The Atacama
What is the name of the Western hemisphere's largest desert? It is located in Argentina.
The Patagonia
Most of Ecuador's population are descendants of this indigenous group
Quechuas
Name given to the French - speaking Canadians of Quebec province
Quebecois
It is the river that flows through the Grand Canyon.
The Colorado River
What was the name of the naval commander who discovered Brazil?
Pedro Cabral
It is the dominant religion of South America
Roman Catholicism
TRUE OR FALSE
Canadians of mixed French /Indian ancestry - Metis
TRUE
What is the name of an important river in Venezuela which runs north through the plains and highlands and eventually drains into the Atlantic Ocean?
The Orinoco
What is the name of the world's highest waterfall?
Angel Falls / The Angel Falls
TRUE OR FALSE
Spanish children born in the New World - Amerindians
FALSE
CREÓLES
Which South American Country has two capitals?
Bolivia
It is the name of the western islands of the West Indies; contains the larger islands in the archipelago
The Greater Antilles
What is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world?
Lake Titicaca
What is the nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
Why is the Panama Canal important to the United States? (10%)
The Panama Canal provides a much shorter route for U.S. ships traveling from coast to coast. It is important for the U. S. security because it allows naval vessels stationed in the Pacific to aid in the protection of the Nation´s Caribbean Possessions.