Setting
Where is Mexico Located?
South of the United States
What Mexican celebration includes decorative skulls and skeletons and honors the dead?
Dia de Los Muertos
(Day of the Dead)
Aztecs
Cuba has what kind of government?
communist
Which country has an economy where supply and demand determine what is produced and goods and services are sold all over the world?
United States
Canada
What physical feature is shared by both Mexico and the United States?
Gulf of Mexico
"Christ the Redeemer" statue represents what?
Religion
How have the Mayans had a lasting influence on society today?
they created a 365-day calendar
When the presidents passes his presidency to his son or the next person in line without input from the people, what conclusion can you draw from their government?
A. Cuba is "rule by one"
B. the government of the U.S. and Cuba are similar
C. Cuba is protected from corruption
A. Cuba is "rule by one"
In which country does the government determine what is produced and how much goods and services are sold?
Cuba
What is the mountain range called that runs along the west coast of South America?
Andes Mountains
Which major Latin American staple crop spread to Europe due to colonization and trade through the Columbian exchange?
potatoes
The Incas built steps and flat land into the side of the mountain in order to farm. What invention is this?
Terrace Farming
When Latin American leaders gain unexplained wealth, enjoy privileges not given to citizens, and allow drug trafficking and money laundering, these are examples of what?
A. Opposing political parties
B. Improvements to society
C. Governmental corruption
D. A multicultural society
C. Governmental corruption
Most Latin American countries are considered what economic level?
Level 2
The Amazon Rainforest is located on what continent?
South America
Which of the following reflects the influence of European culture in Latin America?
A. the salsa and tango
B. Gothic Cathedrals
C. Reggae and Calypso music
D. Carnival
B. Gothic Cathedrals
Problem: Europeans started cattle ranching and plantations, but did not have enough people to work the land.
What was their solution?
They used Native Americans and African Slaves.
What brothers h.ave had great power in Cuba since 1961
Castro brothers
The main economies (jobs) of Latin America are...
mining and agriculture
Name three major cities of Latin America.
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Panama City
Havana
African slaves bringing food, music, and art to Latin America; and the Europeans spreading Catholicism to Latin America are examples of...
Cultural Diffusion
Which is true regarding Latin American countries due to European colonization?
A. Hinduism and Buddhism have spread to the region.
B. Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages.
C. Latin American governments have unlimited powers.
D. There is a lot of ethnic conflict between tribal groups
B. Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages.
Though Cuba is a communist government, many Latin American countries have what kind of government?
democratic
How has the Panama Canal impacted economies around the world?
A. Forced countries to create a traditional economy
B. Raised all countries level of economic development to level 3
C. Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly
D. Extended the amount of time it takes to travel around North America
C. Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly