Latin America Geography
What is the biggest country in Latin America?
Brazil
Canada is made up of how many provinces and territories?
10 and 3
What was the purpose of human sacrifice in the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations?
Religious purpose. The sun will not rise without the sacrifice.
Why beaver is the national animal of Canada?
During the early colonial years fur trade was booming and beavers almost went extinct because of it.
What features did the Maya consider beautiful?
Small nose, flat forehead, crossed eyes
Where would you find the Llanos?
Colombia and Venezuela
Name two lakes in Canada
Winnipeg, Great Bear Lake.
Where was the Olmec civilization located?
Southern Mexico, Gulf of Mexico
What helped Canadians travel and settle in the western part of Canada?
Railway
Who were the first people who created chocolate drink?
Maya
A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and connects two larger bodies of land
Isthmus
Which mountain range runs from Alaska, through the western part of Canada, and all the way to the US?
Rocky Mountains
What does the word "xocolatl" mean? Who created it?
Chocolate
The Aztecs
What was the War of 1812 in Canada about? When did it finish?
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain (including British North America/Canada) primarily over American territorial expansion, British trade restrictions, and the impressment of American sailors. Key events in Canada included the failed U.S. invasions and the strengthening Canadian identity.
How French and British settlers in Canada were different?Name at least two differences.
Fur trade - colonization
Small population - bigger population
Catholics - Protestant
Which country in South America is not considered an independent country?
French Guiana
Which territory was the last one to join Canada? When did it happen?
Nunavut was the last territory to join Canada, officially created on April 1, 1999.
What was unique about the Maya's law system?
They did not have prisons
What was the French and Indian War about? When did it happen?
A conflict between Britain and France over land and power in North America, and it happened from 1754 to 1763.
How Canadian road to independence was different from the US? Provide examples using historical events.
Canada achieved independence gradually and peacefully through legislative acts like the British North America Act (1867) and Statute of Westminster (1931), while the US gained independence abruptly through the *Revolutionary War (1775-1783)* and the Declaration of Independence (1776).
What is the highest mountain in Latin America?
Mt. Aconcagua
This body of water was controlled by a trading company for 200 years before becoming part of Canada
Hudson Bay was controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company for about 200 years before becoming part of Canada
Compare the political organization of the Maya people and that of countries today. Are there any countries that are similar to the ancient Maya today?
City-states and bigger republics, kingdoms.
City-states nowadays - Vatican, Singapore, Monaco...
This agreement, signed in 1867, united Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into one country.
British North America Act?
Name 7 countries of Central America
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.