Question | Answer |
The region of _________ is made up of Mexico, Central American, and South America. | Latin America |
Latin America is located _____ of the United States. | south |
The ________is the driest desert in the world and is located in Northern Chile. | Atacama Desert |
The grasslands and bread basket region in southeastern South America is called the ____. | Pampas |
The _____ River in South America is the second largest river in the world. | Amazon |
The cutting down of the Brazilian Rainforest for farmland is called _______. | deforestation |
What is the most important reason to save the Brazilian Rainforest? | The rainforest trees remove carbon dioxide from the air. |
How did the Inca modify their Andes Mountain environment in order to grow more food? | They built terraces for farming. |
The Line of Demarcation divided land in South America between Spain and Portugal, which is why Brazil still speaks ________. | Portuguese |
Bolivar had the idea for South America to be __________ after it won its independence from Spain. | united as one country |
The ______was built so ships could get between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean without going around the tip of South America. | Panama Canal |
The Spanish influenced the people of Latin America by converting them to the _____ religion. | Catholic |
A human injustice in the Spanish colonies was that most Natives were forced to be ______. | slaves |
Cities in Latin America are experiencing urban sprawl and becoming overpopulated because people are migrating to the cities for ____. | jobs |
Chile is a long narrow country in South America because of the _______, one of the longest mountain ranges in the world. | Andes Mountains |
The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish conquistador called ______. | Cortes' |
The Caribbean islands are really the tops of underwater ______> | mountains |
The cutting down of the Brazilian rain forest for farmland is called _____. | deforestation |
____ is an island nation in the Caribbean that has a command economy and dictatorship government. | Cuba |
_______ is an island in the Caribbean that is a U. S. commonwealth. | Puerto Rico |
Because we live in the Great Lakes region, we take for granted having _________, a natural resource that is scarce in some Latin American countries due to poor living conditions. | clean water |
Venezuela's economy improved with the discoveries of ____. | oil |
The largest import from Mexico to the U.S. is their _____. | culture |
Three reasons it is important for U.S. students to know abut Latin America: | 1. their natural resources
2. they are trade partners
3. many move to the U.S. and live with us |