Latin America Review

Latin America Review Gov & Econ ETC. Geography Early Civs & trade Liberators Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 What mountain ranges lie on both the eastern and western sides of Mexico?

$100 Sierra Madre Mountains

$200 Name the sea that borders the northern coast of Columbia & Venezuela?

$200 The Caribbean Sea

$300 This Desert is located between the coast of Chile and the Andes Mtns.

$300 Atacama Desert

$400 This is the second-longest river in the world, it flows about 3,900 miles from northern Peru across northern Brazil to a wide delta on the Atlantic Ocean

$400 The Amazon River

$500 The Amazon River basin is the largest remaining rainforest on earth. This national treasure is located in

$500 Brazil

$100 This Spanish conquistador conquered The Aztecs using advanced Weapons such as guns & cannons, horses and diseases

$100 Cortez

$200 This Spanish conquistador conquered The Incas by capturing their leader, Atahualpa

$200 Pizarro

$300 This was the exchange of crops, precious metals, livestock, culture and diseases between Europe and its colonies in the Americas.

$300 The Columbian Exchange

$400 The Aztecs were an advanced Civilization. One of their many accomplishments were floating gardens Called…

$400 Chinampas

$500 • Africans were preferred as laborers because they were more _________________to European diseases than Native Americans were. • Unprotected • Resistant • Susceptible

$500 B. Resistant

$100 This “Liberatador” fought against Spain and Helped free S. America. He 1st freed Venezuela then more S. Amer. Nations. He even had a country named After him (hint, hint)

$100 Simon Bolivar

$200 This liberator was a Catholic priest Born and lived in Mexico. In 1810 he led A revolt for freedom from Spain. He was Supported by villagers in Mexico who Continued to fight long after he was Executed.

$200 Miguel Hidalgo

$300 This liberator led a guerilla army against The French for Haiti’s independence. He was an educated, former slave who Ruled Haiti after defeating the French.

$300 Toussaint L'Ouverture

$400 The two primary languages spoken today in Latin America are a result of being colonized by Which two European countries?

$400 Spain and Portugal

$500 This group of indigenous people & farmers In Mexico protested for improved rights and living conditions (in 1994).

$500 Zapatistas

$100 Which of the following terms BEST describes Cuba’s form of government today? a. democracy b. oligarchy c. dictatorship

$100 C. Dictatorship

$200 TRUE or FALSE: Mexico’s leader is a prime minister. If false, provide the correct ans.

$200 False, Mexico’s head of state is called a president

$300 Which BEST describes the kind of government that Brazil has? A. leadership monarchy B. Federal republic C. constitutional monarchy

$300 B. Federal Republic

$400 This agreement opened up additional markets and made trade easier between Canada, Mexico And the United States.

$400 N.A.F.T.A.

$500 NAFTA eliminated _____________ To make trade easier between Mexico, USA, and Canada.

$500 Tariffs

$100 True or False? The higher the literacy Rate of a country, the better the standard Of living. If false, make it true

$100 True

$200 This is Mexico City’s biggest environmental Problem, caused by the city being surrounded By mountains, set low in a “bowl” and Because of traffic and factory emissions…

$200 Air Pollution

$300 The Amazon Rain Forrest is slowly shrinking In size due to this environmental problem…

$300 Deforestation/ Clear-cutting

$400 What 3 ethnic groups/nations make Latin America so diverse today?

$400 Indigenous/Native Americans, Europeans and Africans

$500 This person defeated Batista and established a communist government in Cuba. He ruled from 1959 until his brother Took over in 2008.

Latin America Review