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Latin America Review Geography Early Civs & trade Liberators Gov & Econ ETC. Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
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$100 What mountain ranges lie on both the eastern and western sides of Mexico?
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$100 Sierra Madre Mountains
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$200 Name the sea that borders the northern coast of Columbia & Venezuela?
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$200 The Caribbean Sea
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$300 This Desert is located between the coast of Chile and the Andes Mtns.
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$300 Atacama Desert
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$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
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$400 The Amazon River
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$500 The Amazon River basin is the largest remaining rainforest on earth. This national treasure is located in
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$500 Brazil
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$100 This Spanish conquistador conquered The Aztecs using advanced Weapons such as guns & cannons, horses and diseases
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$100 Cortez
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$200 This Spanish conquistador conquered The Incas by capturing their leader, Atahualpa
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$200 Pizarro
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$300 This was the exchange of crops, precious metals, livestock, culture and diseases between Europe and its colonies in the Americas.
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$300 The Columbian Exchange
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$400 The Aztecs were an advanced Civilization. One of their many accomplishments were floating gardens Called…
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$400 Chinampas
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$500 Africans were preferred as laborers because they were more _________________to European diseases than Native Americans were. a.Unprotected b.Resistant c.Susceptible
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$500 B. Resistant
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$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)
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$100 Simon Bolivar
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$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.
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$200 Miguel Hidalgo
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$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.
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$300 Toussaint L'Ouverture
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$400 The two primary languages spoken today in Latin America are a result of being colonized by Which two European countries?
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$400 Spain and Portugal
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$500 This group of indigenous people & farmers In Mexico protested for improved rights and living conditions (in 1994).
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$500 Zapatistas
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$100 Which of the following terms BEST describes Cuba’s form of government today? a.democracy b.oligarchy c.dictatorship
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$100 C. Dictatorship
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$200 TRUE or FALSE: Mexico’s leader is a prime minister. If false, provide the correct ans.
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$200 False, Mexico’s head of state is called a president
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$300 Which BEST describes the kind of government that Brazil has? A. leadership monarchy B. Federal republic C. constitutional monarchy
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$300 B. Federal Republic
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$400 This agreement opened up additional markets and made trade easier between Canada, Mexico And the United States.
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$400 N.A.F.T.A.
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$500 NAFTA eliminated _____________ To make trade easier between Mexico, USA, and Canada.
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$500 Tariffs
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$100 True or False? The higher the literacy Rate of a country, the better the standard Of living. If false, make it true
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$100 True
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$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…
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$200 Air Pollution
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$300 The Amazon Rain Forrest is slowly shrinking In size due to this environmental problem…
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$300 Deforestation/ Clear-cutting
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$400 What 3 ethnic groups/nations make Latin America so diverse today?
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$400 Indigenous/Native Americans, Europeans and Africans
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$500 This person defeated Batista and established a communist government in Cuba. He ruled from 1959 until his brother Took over in 2008.
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$500 Fidel Castro
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Final Jeopardy This is where a central government has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people. This is how power is distributed and laws are made in which form of government?
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Final Jeopardy Answer Unitary
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