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1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt HistoryCultureGov’t/Econ.Geography ?
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2 Which civilization settled near present day Peru?
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3 Inca
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4 Which civilization built Tenochtitlan?
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5 Aztec
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6 Which of the civilizations created the 365 day calendar that we still use today?
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7 Maya
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8 Father Miguel Hidalgo is called the father of Mexican independence because:
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9 He urged the Mexican people to fight for their freedom.
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10 What is Simon Bolivar given credit for?
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11 He defeated Spanish rule in the northern part of South America.
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12 Which is the most common religion in Latin America?
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13 Roman Catholic
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14 Which is the most popular sport in Latin America?
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15 Soccer (futbol)
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16 What are the two most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?
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17 Spanish and Portuguese
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18 What is a mestizo?
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19 People of Spanish and Indian ancestory.
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20 Describe the class society that Spain set up in Mexico.
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21 Peninsulares Criollos Mestizos
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22 A government ruled by a leader with absolute power is:
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23 A dictator.
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24 What kind of government are most of the Latin American countries today?
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25 Democracies
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26 Venezuela = oil Colombia = ????????
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27 Farming and illegal drug trade
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28 The gap between rich and poor and the struggle for power in Latin American countries led to:
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29 Civil Wars and democracies
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30 GDP Tell me 3 characteristics by reading the graph about a Latin American country below.
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31 Developing High Infant Mortality High Birth Rate Poor Health Care ??????????
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32 The largest river system in Latin America and the world is:
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33 The Amazon.
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34 The largest rainforest in Latin America and the world is:
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35 The Amazon.
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36 The land area of Mexico, Central America and South America is referred to as:
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37 Latin America
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38 What kind of climate would you likely find in much of central America?
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39 Tropical
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40 What does the Central American isthmus connect?
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41 North and South America
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42 From which country did a majority of Latin American countries gain their independence from?
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43 Spain
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44 What did the trading of agricultural goods, ideas and diseases after Columbus’ voyage become known as?
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45 Columbian Exchange
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46 What kind of government are many countries in Latin America struggling to maintain.
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47 Democracy
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48 The Spanish set up an economic system to benefit them in it’s Latin American colonies known as:
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49 Encomiendas
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50 Why did Spain focus less attention on Latin America during th 1800’s allowing Latin Americans to move toward freedom?
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51 Spain was fighting a war against Napoleon
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