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Explore the diverse geography, early civilizations, trade routes, and liberators of Latin America. Learn about key figures such as Cortez, Pizarro, Bolivar, and more. Understand the impacts of colonization, independence movements, and modern challenges in the region.
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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.
