Third Nine Weeks Benchmark Review
Label the following –
Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, Atacama Desert, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela
1. Which country does the Amazon River run through?
------
2. Latin America is ______of the United States.
3. Describe the government of Brazil:
------
4. Describe the government of Mexico:
------
5. Describe the government of Cuba:
------
6. Which of the three are the most alike?
------
7. Which country’s citizens have the least freedoms?
------
8. Who became Cuba’s dictator in 1959? ------
9. What almost cause a nuclear war between the USA and the USSR?
------
10. Why was there a decrease in the number of churches after Castro gained power?
------
11. Who did the Zapatistas support?
------
12. What were the Zapatistas against?
------
13. Which countries were the following men famous for helping them gain independence?
Miguel Hidalgo ______
Simon Bolivar ______
Toussaint L’Ouverture ______
14. What is the most common religion in Latin America today?
------
15. How did the Spanish government spread Roman Catholicism?
------
16. How did African ethnic groups get to Latin America?
------
17. What is an effect slavery has on Latin America today?
------
18. Which two groups were used as labor sources/slaves in Latin America?
------
19. What was the Columbian Exchange?
------
20. Who is Hernan Cortes? Why is he famous?
------
21. Who is Montezuma II? Why is he famous?
------
22. Which modern day country was the Aztec empire located in?
------
23. Who is Pizarro? Why is he famous?
------
24. Who is Atahualpa? Why is he famous?
------
25. Which modern day country was the Incan empire located in? ------
26. The Aztec empire is located ______of the Incan empire.
27. Why do most people in Latin America speak Spanish or Portuguese?
------
28. How does a country’s literacy rate compare to a country’s standard of living?
------
29. If a country has few natural resources, how does this affect their trade?
------
30. What is NAFTA?
------
31. NAFTA includes which three countries?
------
32. NAFTA removed all ______from trading within these three countries.
33. Why does Mexico City have such a problem with air pollution?
------
34. Why are people concerned with deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest?
------
35. Which environmental issue is a problem in Venezuela?
------
36. Give an example of capital goods:
------
37. Give an example of human capital:
------
38. To produce agricultural products such as soybeans a country needs abundant ______resources.
39. What is an entrepreneur?
------
40. What does landlocked mean?
------
41. What are the three economic questions?
------
42. Describe a market economy:
------
43. Describe a command economy:
------
44. What is a tariff?
------
45. What is a quota?
------
46. What is an embargo?
------