Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1.
What are the major ethnic groups in Latin America?
a.
European descent, Indians, blacks, people of mixed European and Indian Descent and people of mixed European and black descent
c.
People from the United States, Mexico and South America
b.
Mostly people from Africa
d.
none of the above
2.
What are mestizos?
a.
People of African and Eurpoean descent
c.
People of mixed Indian and Eurpoean descent
b.
People of Indian descent
d.
People of mixed South American and North American descent
3.
How many immigrants arrived during the 19th and 20th century?
a.
1-2 million
c.
11-12 million
b.
1-2 thousand
d.
11-12 thousand
4.
What are the two primary languages spoken in Latin America?
a.
English and Portugese
c.
Spanish and English
b.
Spanish and Latin
d.
Spanish and Native Languages
5.
What is the role of the father in a traditional Latin American home?
a.
expected to not be responsible for his family
c.
raising the children
b.
expected to support the family
d.
maintain links to the church
6.
What are many of the houses of Latin America made of?
a.
logs or sundried brick
c.
steel
b.
concrete
d.
straw
7.
When is the main meal served in Latin America?
a.
breakfast
c.
dinner
b.
lunch
d.
snack time
8.
What is the primary reason children do not attend school in Latin Ameica?
a.
Lack of good schools in Latin America
c.
Children have to help support their families.
b.
Distance to get to school too far for many.
d.
There is no need for education in Latin America.
9.
On average, how much of the population lives in cities?
a.
about half
c.
all
b.
about one third
d.
about two-thirds
10.
By whom were most cities established?
a.
Spanish
c.
French
b.
Dutch
d.
North Americans
11.
What is a barrio?
a.
animal
c.
religion
b.
style of clothing
d.
neighborhoods
12.
Which of the following is a system where the land is ownership is organized into large agricultural estates?
a.
barrio
c.
latifunida
b.
squatter development
d.
land reform
13.
What is the primary religion of Latin America?
a.
Protestant
c.
Spanish
b.
Judaism
d.
Roman Catholic
14.
Which Latin American capital city was relocated (moved) due to trying to reduce overcrowding of cities?
a.
Quito
c.
Brasilia
b.
Lima
d.
Mexico City
15.
What is the most popular sport in Latin America?
a.
Soccer
c.
Basketball
b.
Football
d.
Hockey
16.
What is another name of Central America?
a.
Latin America
c.
Middle America
b.
Mexcio
d.
the Carribean
17.
What is the name of the geographic feature that was built to allow ships to pass between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans without going around South America?
a.
Nazca Plate
c.
Panama Canal
b.
Orinoco River
d.
Amazon river
18.
What are the three regions that make up Latin America?
a.
North America, South America, Central America
c.
The Caribbean, South American, Mexico
b.
Central America, South America, The Caribbean
d.
South America, Latin America, The Caribbean
19.
Which of the following is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land?
a.
bridge
c.
peninsula
b.
canal
d.
isthmus
20.
What is the name of the mountain range that extends the entire length of South America?
a.
The Rocky Mountains
c.
The Amazon
b.
The Andes
d.
The Himalayas
21.
Which of the following river is low and relatively flat that runs through dense forest and jungles?
a.
Maricaibo
c.
Amazon
b.
Orinoco
d.
Sao Francsico
22.
Where are the most extensive lowlands found in Central America?
a.
Yucatan Peninsula
c.
South America
b.
Belize
d.
Brazil
23.
What is the name of the highest mountain/volcano in Mid-America?
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