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Web Quest: Geography of the Spanish Speaking World
1. How many countries are there in the world that have Spanish as the official language?
Create a list of those countries.
2. How many Spanish speaking countries have more than one official language? What are
those countries and what are the other official languages?
3. What is the only country with Spanish as the official language in Africa?
4. What is the only country with Spanish as the official language in Europe?
5. How many Spanish speaking countries are in Central America?
6. What is the only country in Central America that does not have Spanish as the official
language? What is official language of that country?
7. With which two countries does Spain share borders?
8. The third country is south of the Strait of Gibraltar, an entrance into Africa? What is the
name of that country?
9. Is Mexico a part of North America or Central America?
10. What are the two Spanish speaking countries in the Caribbean Sea?
11. Which country has a coast that runs along the Mediterranean Sea?
12. In which country is the Sierra Madre mountain range located?
13. In which country is the Sierra Maestra mountain range located?
14. What is the official language of the United States?
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15. Although Spanish is not the official language of the United States, why is it often listed
as one of the “Spanish-speaking” countries in textbooks?
16. Which Spanish speaking country has a monarch?
17. In which country is Machu Picchu located?
18. In which countries do the Andes Mountains extend?
19. What is the modern name of city of Tenochtitlan, the original capital of the Aztecs?
20. In which country did the Spanish language originate?
21. What is the only communist country in the Spanish speaking world?
22. In which country is the Mayan city of Tikal?
23. The Patagonian Region located in which two countries?
24. In which U.S. state is The Alamo located?
25. What is the longest river in South America?
26. What is the smallest country in South America?
27. When was the Panama Canal constructed and what is its purpose?
28. The Galapagos Islands are located in this country. Who of the famous historical person
with which they are associated? (Hint: he wrote: The Origin of the Species)
29. Easter Island is located in this country.
30. This country has two capitals. What are the two capitals?
31. Which country has the “Mano del Desierto”? (It also has the driest desert in the world).
32. The U.S. prison, Guantanamo is located in this country.
33. Which is only country in South America that does not have Spanish as the official
language? (Note it is also the largest country in South America). What is the official
language of that country?
34. Which Spanish speaking country in South America has the largest population of Italian
immigrants? (It is also the home of Tango [a style of music and dance]).
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35. Which the narrowest country in South America?
36. Which Spanish speaking island in the Caribbean is actually a U.S. territory? (For that
reason, those born there are U.S. citizens and can vote in federal elections only if they
reside in one of the 50 U.S. states).
37. The Rio Grande river is a natural border between the United States and parts of this
country.
38. This country is an island about 90 miles off the coast of Florida.
39. All of the flags of countries in Central America contain white and this color.
40. This country was considered economically the richest in South America until around
2001 and is now one of the economically hardest hit because of inflation.