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Study Guide Questions
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The southern tip of South America is called: a) The Darién b) Tierra del Fuego c) Xochimilco d) Yucatán e) The Deep South
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The Mexican lowland peninsula that juts into the Gulf of Mexico is called: a) The Darién b) Tierra del Fuego c) Xochimilco d) Yucatán
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The swampy area in Panama that separates Middle America from South America is called: a) The Darién b) Tierra del Fuego c) Xochimilco d) Yucatán
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What is the major mountain range of South America?
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The high plateau region of Peru and Bolivia is called: a) Patagonia b) Iguazú c) the Altiplano d) The Pampas
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What is the largest river in the world?
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What is the world's largest waterfall?
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The flat region surrounding the Rio De Plata in Argentina and Uruguay is called the: a) Patagonia b) Iguazú c) the Altiplano d) The Pampas
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The world's tropical regions lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of: a) Aquarius b) Taurus c) Capricorn d) Gemini
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The Amazonian rain forest, with its abundance of trees, is also known as the: a) selva b) quebradas c) salares d) steppes
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The salt flats in the interior drainage of Chile's Atacama Desert are also called the: a)selva b) quebradas c) salares d) steppes
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The lowest and hottest altitudinal zone of Latin America is the: a) Tierra Templada b) Tierra Helada c) Tierra Fría d) Tierra Caliente
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The highest and coldest altitudinal zone of Latin America is the: a) Tierra Templada b) Tierra Helada c) Tierra Fría d) Tierra Caliente
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Which area has a greater range of climates, southern South America or northern Mexico?
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Name one of the summer months in Argentina.
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Why is the part of the western hemisphere that is south of the United States called Latin America?
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____________________________ (Mestizos or Mulattos) have mixed Indian and European ancestry and constitute the largest percentage of people in Latin America.
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The capital of the Toltec Empire was: a) Xochialco b) Palenque c) Tula d) Teotihuacán
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The Native Americans who built a great civilization in the Yucatán, in Guatemala, and in Honduras were the: a) Mayas b) Aztecs c) Incas d) Zapotecs
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The______________________ built an empire along the western coast of South America.
a) Mayas b) Aztecs c) Incas d) Zapotecs
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What was the most lethal influence that Europeans brought to the Native Americans during the early days of conquest and colonization?
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A Ladino _______________ (does or does not) follow traditional Native American cultural ways.
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What European peninsula served as the homeland for most of the conquerors and colonists of Latin America?
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The last Muslim stronghold in Spain to fall during the Christian Reconquest was: a) Córdoba b) Granada c) Segovia d) Lisbon
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The first European to reach the Pacific Ocean through the Americas was: a) Columbus b) Cortez c) Pizarro d) Balboa
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What is the dominant religion of Latin America?
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Which crop exported from the Americas probably had the greatest impact, from both economic and sociological perspectives?
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Under what circumstances did most African immigrants arrive in the Americas?
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Where is the greatest concentration of people with African heritage in Latin America?
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Which Latin American country is the biggest melting pot of cultures and races?
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© Educational Video Network, Inc. 2005 - www.evndirect.com
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