- Which is a key factor that affects the climate of mountainous Latin America?
Asnow
BEl NiÐo
Celevation
Dsea breezes
- Which statement best describes the economies of Central America?
ACentral America's economy is dependent on the fishing industry.
BCentral America depends on oil as its major export.
CCentral America is known for coffee, sugarcane, and cacao trees.
DMost countries in Central America depend on chicle.
- Which is common to both the Mayan and Aztec civilizations?
AThey both speak Nahuatl.
BTheir civilizations peaked at the same time.
CThey both lived in Middle America. d. They both defeated Spanish invaders.
- Which of the following is true of the religion of the Incas?
AThe Incas believed there was only one god.
BThe Incas worshipped many gods.
CIncas believed spirits lived only in the temple of the sun.
DIncas believed that they should honor people, not gods.
- What did the Line of Demarcation show?
AThe land of the Mayas and Aztecs.
BWhere water from rivers flow into the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
CWhere Portugal and Spain could settle and trade.
DWhere Central America ends and South America begins.
- The most unusual thing about how Brazil gained independence was that
AIt was done without fighting. b. It took less than a year.
CThree armies attacked land borders.
DIt was the first time that horses and cannons were used in war.
- One major economic problem facing most Latin American countries is that
AThe majority of people are poor.
BThe countries were ruled by caudillos. c. The haciendas cannot grow enough food.
DThey cannot trade with other countries.
- Which of the following statements about the ancestry of most of the people of Central America is most accurate?
APeople of Central America are of African ancestry.
BPeople of Central America are of mestizo ancestry.
CPeople of Central America are of Spanish ancestry.
DPeople of Central America are of diverse ancestry.
- The two main cultures of the island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) are
Amestizo and African. b. Arawak and Ciboney.
CDutch and English.
DChinese and Middle Eastern.
- Andean countries in South America include
AEcuador and Bolivia.
BBrazil and Guyana.
CUruguay and Venezula.
DParaguay and French Guiana.
Asnow
BEl NiÐo
Celevation
Dsea breezes
ACentral America's economy is dependent on the fishing industry.
BCentral America depends on oil as its major export.
CCentral America is known for coffee, sugarcane, and cacao trees.
DMost countries in Central America depend on chicle.
AThey both speak Nahuatl.
BTheir civilizations peaked at the same time.
CThey both lived in Middle America. d. They both defeated Spanish invaders.
AThe Incas believed there was only one god.
BThe Incas worshipped many gods.
CIncas believed spirits lived only in the temple of the sun.
DIncas believed that they should honor people, not gods.
AThe land of the Mayas and Aztecs.
BWhere water from rivers flow into the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.
CWhere Portugal and Spain could settle and trade.
DWhere Central America ends and South America begins.
AIt was done without fighting. b. It took less than a year.
CThree armies attacked land borders.
DIt was the first time that horses and cannons were used in war.
AThe majority of people are poor.
BThe countries were ruled by caudillos. c. The haciendas cannot grow enough food.
DThey cannot trade with other countries.
APeople of Central America are of African ancestry.
BPeople of Central America are of mestizo ancestry.
CPeople of Central America are of Spanish ancestry.
DPeople of Central America are of diverse ancestry.
Amestizo and African. b. Arawak and Ciboney.
CDutch and English.
DChinese and Middle Eastern.
AEcuador and Bolivia.
BBrazil and Guyana.
CUruguay and Venezula.
DParaguay and French Guiana.
