Unit 3-Geography

Unit 3-Geography

A quiz on Latin America. This is a very helpful quiz for before final exams.

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What is the capital of the Aztec Empire?

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What are the basis for Central America and Caribbean economies?

Hint: 6 choices
bananas
cocoa
spices
coffee
pineapple
sugar cane
tourism
citrus fruits
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What is a large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America?

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What is the most southern tip of Latin America?

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What is the culture of Mexico?

African, Spanish, French
Spanish, African, native
Spanish, native
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what is a way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them?

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What is a martial art and dance the developed in Brazil from Angolans who were taken there by the Portuguese from Africa?

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What is the second longest river in the world, running about 4,000 miles from west to east, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?

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What are large, grassy, treeless are in Colombia and Venezuela, used for grazing and farming?

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What is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, preventing heat from escaping into space and causing rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns?

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What are factories in Mexico that assemble imported materials into finished goods for export?

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What is a debt-reducing deal wherein an organization agrees to pay off a certain amount of government debt in return for government protection of a certain portion of rain forest?

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What is a government run by a few persons or a small group?

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What is the cause of deforestation?

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What is the reason for Latin America's poverty?

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What is the location of South American rain forests?

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What are different species of biodiversity? (separate with a /)

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What is a growth industry in Latin America?

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What are the cultures in the Caribbean?

Hint: 6 choices
Spanish
Dutch
Danish
African
European
Portuguese
French
Natives
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What are the major culture groups in Central America? (separate with a /)

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Name South America's three major river systems. (separate with a /)