1. Trimester 3 Post Test Study Guide Review
Test will be on Monday June 13th

2. 1. Mestizo
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry

3. 2. Tributaries A River or stream that flows into a larger river
Example: Amazon river has many tributaries

4. 3. Privatization
When a country sells government-owned industries to private owners

5. 4. Plateau Large, raised land that is flat and level
Example: Central Mexico

6. 5. Isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects Mexico to South America. It is boarded by water on two sides
Central America is considered an Isthmus

7. 6. Import
to bring products into one country from another

8. 7. Emigrate
To leave one country and settle in another

9. 8. Pampas The grasslands of South America
Many cattle graze on these plains

10. 9. Commonwealth
a self-governing political unit that has strong ties to a particular country
Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth to the United States

11. 10. Lock
a section of a waterway in which ships are raised or lowered by adjusting the water level
The Panama Canal is a Lock

12. 11. Migrant Workers
Many Mexican farmers who do not own their land travel from one area to another working on large farms.

13. 12. Campesino
Many of the farmers in Middle America that have little to no land of their own

14. 13. Cash Crop
A crop grown mostly for sale rather than for the farmer’s own use

15. 14. Maquiladora
A factory located in Mexico, near the U.S. boarder that assembles parts to make products for export

16. 15. Ethnic Group
The name for a group of people who share the same ancestry, language, religion, or cultural tradition

17. 16. What are the three regions of Latin America?
Mexico and Central America.
the Caribbean.
South America.

18. 17. What things affect climate in Latin America?
elevation, the Equator, and wind patterns

19. 18. What two world events inspired many people of Latin America to fight for Independence?
the French Revolution and the American Revolution.

20. 19. Where are many people moving to in Latin America?
cities

21. 20. Food in the Caribbean is influenced by what two things?
Ethnic diversity and natural resources

22. 21. Why is keeping the delicate balance of nature in the Brazilian rain forest a global problem?
It produces one-third of the world’s oxygen

23. 22. What is Chile and Venezuela doing to change their economies?
developing new industries and agriculture

24. 23. What effect has high mountains and dense rainforest had on travel in Latin America?
They have made travel between the regions of Latin America difficult

25. 24. What is the Mayas and Aztecs writing called?
Hieroglyphics

26. 25. What two European countries came to dominate Latin America in the 1600s and 1700s?
Spain and Portugal

27. 26. What happen to may indigenous groups after European conquest?
They were overworked and died due to diseases brought by the Europeans

28. 27. Why is the Panama Canal important?
cuts shipping time between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans

29. 28. How do people of the Pampas of Argentina make their living?
Cattle ranchers

30. 29. How is Puerto Rico related to the United States?
It is a U.S. commonwealth

31. 30. In Peru, the lives of the people of the Altiplano are changing due in part to?
movement of the people to the cities

32. 31. What is Carnival? When is it celebrated?
An annual celebration for many Latin America Countries
It is celebrated and marks the start of Lent

33. 32. Most people of South America are descended from what three ethnic groups?
Native Americans
Africans
Europeans

34. Short Answer 33. The Amazonian rain forest is located in this country.
34. This country has many people moving to the United States for a better life.
35. Fidel Castro established communism in this country.
36. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with this Ocean.
This region is an isthmus.
Many Quecha live in the Altiplano of this country.
This country was the first in Latin America to win independence.
Some of the islands in this body of water are made of coral.