DISCOVERING WORLD GEOGRAPHY–QUESTIONS–PP.286-291– Life in the Tropical North
1) The people of the TROPICAL NORTH are of mixed descent, with people coming from many different parts of the
world. List 4 places from which people have come to the TROPICAL NORTH.
1)______________________________
2)__________________________________
3)_________________________________
4)_____________________________________
2) What nation has the largest amount of INDIGENOUS people or Native Americans in their population?
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3) Who are MESTIZOS? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) What nation in the TROPICAL NORTH has a large number of Asian Indians, Africans and Indonesians in their
population?
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5) What nation in the TROPICLA NORTH has NO SIGNIFICANT white population? _____________________________________
6) Name 5 national groups that make up small groups of the population of French Guiana. 1)____________________________
2)______________________ 3)____________________________
4)______________________________
5)_____________________________
7) Where, in what environment, do most of the people of the TROPICAL NORTH live? ____________________________________
8) What is the 5th largest city in South America? _________________________________________________________________________
9) The largest city in Ecuador is NOT the capital, Quito. What is the largest city by population in Ecuador?
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10) Few people live in the countries of Surinam, Guyana and French Guiana. What is the phrase or term the book
uses to describe “few people?”
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11) Spanish is the OFFICIAL LANGUAGE in Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. There are many other languages
spoken by citizens of these countries. List how many NATIVE LANGUAGES are spoken in these 3 countries.
1) Ecuador - ________________________
2) Venezuela - _________________
3) Colombia - _________________________
12) What is the CREOLE language? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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13) List 4 religions that are in the nations of the TROPICAL REGION. 1)_______________________________________________
2)____________________________________
3)_______________________________________
4)_____________________________________
14) What is the holiday celebrated in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador that is also celebrated in Brazil?
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15) What is CUMBIA? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16) What is the SALSA and the MERENGUE? __________________________________________________________________________________
17) What group has benefited from the natural resources that are in the TROPICAL NORTH? (This has caused
tensions in and among the various countries.)
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18) What is UNASUR? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19) What is one of the goals of UNASUR? ______________________________________________________________________________________
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20) With what nation to the north of the TROPICAL NORTH nations has had a difficult, or “rocky” relationship with
the 5 nations of the TROPICAL NORTH?
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21) Who was the Venezuelan leader who took control of many U.S. companies in Venezuela, saying he was trying to
improve conditions for the poor people of Venezuela? (This person died in the spring of 2013.)
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22) Colombia and Ecuador have had many problems in their countries. In Colombia there was an organization called
FARC. What does FARC stand for in English?
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23) What does the book say was one of FARC’s goals? ________________________________________________________________________
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24) How did FARC get money? _________________________________________________________________________________________________
25) What group in Ecuador wanted the constitution changed so they could have equal rights in Ecuador?
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