Transcript An important economic activity in the Caribbean islands today is a
An important economic activity in the Caribbean islands today is a.
b.
coffee growing.
iron mining.
c.
d.
manufacturing.
tourism.
d.
tourism.
Latin American society is marked by a.
large gaps between rich and poor.
b.
c.
d.
great equality of income.
declining population growth.
a growing middle class.
a.
large gaps between rich and poor.
The Yucatán Peninsula helps separate the Gulf of Mexico from a.
b.
Lake Nicaragua.
the Pacific Ocean.
c.
d.
the Atlantic Ocean.
the Caribbean Sea.
d.
the Caribbean Sea.
Two great Indian civilizations of the Latin American region were a.
the Portuguese and the Incan.
b.
c.
the Aztec and the Mayan.
the Mayan and the Inuit.
d.
the Spanish and the Portuguese.
b.
the Aztec and the Mayan.
The chief crop grown on the colonial plantations in the Caribbean was a.
coffee.
b.
c.
d.
sugar.
bananas.
tea.
b.
sugar.
The Yucatán Peninsula helps separate the Gulf of Mexico from a.
b.
Lake Nicaragua.
the Pacific Ocean.
c.
d.
the Atlantic Ocean.
the Caribbean Sea.
d.
the Caribbean Sea.
All of the following constitute the Caribbean islands except the a.
b.
Greater Antilles.
Lesser Antilles.
c.
d.
Sierra Madres.
Bahamas.
c.
Sierra Madres.
Separating the mountain ranges of Mexico is the a.
b.
Sierra Madre del Sur.
central plateau.
c.
d.
Sierra Madre Occidental.
Sierra Madre Oriental.
b.
central plateau.
Although most of South America lies within the tropical latitudes, a.
climate and vegetation differ greatly in the region.
b.
cold ocean currents keep the air cool and dry.
c.
there is little tropical vegetation on the continent.
d.
the abundance of highlands and mountains keeps growing seasons short.
a.
climate and vegetation differ greatly in the region.
The world’s single largest mass of vegetation is found in the a.
b.
Andes Mountains.
Amazon rain forests.
c.
d.
Gran Chaco grasslands.
Brazilian Highlands.
b.
Amazon rain forests.
The culture of Latin America reflects all of the following except a.
b.
Roman Catholicism.
Chinese cultures.
c.
d.
Aztec and Incan cultures.
Spanish and Portuguese influences.
b.
Chinese cultures.
Tenochtitlán, the ancient Aztec capital, stood on the site of modern a.
Rio de Janeiro.
b.
c.
d.
Buenos Aires.
Havana.
Mexico City.
d.
Mexico City.
The chief crop grown on the colonial plantations in the Caribbean was a.
coffee.
b.
c.
d.
sugar.
bananas.
tea.
b.
sugar.
An important economic activity in the Caribbean islands today is a.
b.
coffee growing.
iron mining.
c.
d.
manufacturing.
tourism.
d.
tourism.
Latin American society is marked by a.
large gaps between rich and poor.
b.
c.
d.
great equality of income.
declining population growth.
a growing middle class.
a.
large gaps between rich and poor.
All of the following are regions of South America except a.
b.
the pampas.
the Amazon Basin.
c.
d.
the Andes Mountains.
the central plateau.
d.
the central plateau.
The only region of Mexico in which mountains do not dominate the landscape is a.
Baja California.
b.
c.
d.
the Pacific coast.
central Mexico.
the Yucatán Peninsula.
d.
the Yucatán Peninsula.
Well over half of all Latin Americans today live in a.
b.
Bolivia and Ecuador.
rural areas.
c.
d.
the Amazon Basin.
urban areas.
d.
urban areas.
The largest country in Central America is a.
b.
Panama.
Mexico.
c.
d.
Brazil.
Nicaragua.
b.
Mexico.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The three island groups of the Caribbean are the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Andes.
Bahamas.
Guianas.
Windward Islands.
b.
Bahamas.
All of the following groups made major contributions to Latin American culture except a.
Europeans.
b.
c.
d.
Asians.
Africans.
Indians.
b.
Asians.
Two great Indian civilizations of the Latin American region were a.
the Portuguese and the Incan.
b.
c.
the Aztec and the Mayan.
the Mayan and the Inuit.
d.
the Spanish and the Portuguese.
b.
the Aztec and the Mayan.
South America’s largest lowland is the a.
b.
Sierra Madre Occidental.
Llanos.
c.
d.
pampas.
Amazon Basin.
d.
Amazon Basin.
Spanish and Portuguese colonization made a lasting impression on Latin American culture in all of the following ways except by introducing a.
b.
c.
d.
Roman Catholicism to the region.
the Spanish language to the region.
silver and gold to the region.
the Portuguese language to the region.
c.
silver and gold to the region.
Over half of Central America’s income from exports comes from a.
mining of silver and gold.
b.
d.
crops such as wheat and corn.
c.
crops such as coffee, bananas, and cotton.
manufacturing of heavy machinery.
c.
crops such as coffee, bananas, and cotton.
The main landforms of Mexico are the Sierra Madres and the a.
b.
central plateau.
isthmus of Panama.
c.
d.
Amazon Basin.
Andes.
a.
central plateau.
storm with winds of at least 39 miles (63 km) per hour tropical storm
area drained by a river
basin
person of mixed European and Indian ancestry mestizo
rocklike skeletons of tiny sea animals coral
tropical storm with winds of or exceeding 74 miles (119 km) per hour hurricane
warm ocean current that alters weather patterns El Niño
cay
low coral island
top layer of a forest
canopy
Tropical grasslands, or ____, appear in the northern plains of South America.
savanna
The ____ drained by the Amazon River is a huge area.
basin
The warm current called ____ changes world weather patterns.
El Niño
The temperate grasslands, called the ____ range over much of Argentina and Uruguay.
pampas
A ____ has both European and Indian ancestors.
mestizo
A spreading ____ often prevents sunlight from reaching the floor of the rain forest.
canopy
The rocklike skeletons of tiny sea animals are called ____.
coral
In late summer and early fall, Caribbean islands are often hit by ____, which have winds of at least 39 miles (63 km) per hour.
tropical storms
Some Caribbean islands are volcanic mountains. Others —low lying islands made of coral —are called ____.
cays
Each year, an average of six Atlantic Ocean tropical storms develop into ____ with winds of at least 74 miles (119 km) per hour.
hurricanes