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Reid Latin Am. Final
Reid Latin America Final Review
| 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 |
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