Unit 3 Study Guide- ANSWER KEY
1. What is the cultural connection that makes Latin America a culture region?
LANGUAGE
2. Where is Latin America located ( in what hemisphere)? WEST
3. List the accomplishments of the following groups:
a. MaYA- STUDIED MATH, ASTRONOMY AND CREATED A
CALENDAR BASED ON SUN’S MOVEMENT, CONCEPT OF
ZERO, HIEROGLYPHS
b. INCA- RELAY SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION, TERRANCE
FARMING
c. AZTEC- CHIMAPAMAS, WARRIORS
4. Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521? SPANISH
5. List and explain: fiesta, carnival, and Day of the Dead. FIESTACELEBRATION OF HOLIDAY WITH PARADES, GAMES AND FEASTS.
CARNIVAL- A CUBAN HOLIDAY THAT CELEBRATES THE END
OF THE HARVAST EACH YEAR IN JULY. DAY OF THE DEADMEXICAN HOLIDAY, ON NOVEMBER 1 AND 2, FOR HONORING
LOVED ONES WHO HAVE DIED.
6. Describe the ways in which the Mexican government and US governments
are alike? BOTH ARE DEMOCRACYS AND HAVE A 3 BRANCHES OF
GOVERMENT
7. What is the official language in most Central American nations? SPANISH
8. In modern Mexico, why have so many people moved to urban areas?
ESCAPE POVERTY OF RURAL AREAS
9. Why are there more Native Americans in Central America today than in
Caribbean?THE NATIVE AMERICANS FLED INLAND TO THE
MOUNTAINS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND IN THE CARIBEEAN THEY
DIED OF DISEASE OR WERE KILLED
10. What problems does Mexico City face? POLLUTION AND
OVERCROWDING
11. Why is Catholicism the major religion in Central America and Caribbean?
THE EUROPEANS SENT MISSIONARIES TO CONVERT THE NATIVE
AMERICANS TO CATHOLICISM
12. Explain a single product economy and give an example. AN ECONOMY
THAT RELIES ON ONE GOOD OR PRODUCT. SUGAR CANE
13. Explain diversify. TO INVEST IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES.
PRODUCE MORE THAN JUST ONE GOOD OR CROP.
14. Why was the Panama Canal so important? IT SAVED SHIPS FROM
MAKING THE JOURNEY AROUND SOUTH AMERICA
15. Explain the process of how some of the Caribbean islands are formed.
CORAL REEFS MADE FROM SKELETONS OF TINY SEA ANIMALS
16. Name the two Caribbean Islands that share the same island. HAITI AND
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
17. Which country has had the greatest effect on Latin America? SPAIN
18. What is the main reason Mexicans and Central Americans move to the
United States? TO FIND JOBS
19. List the three cultures that have had the most influence on Latin American
culture as a whole?.NATIVE AMERICANS, AFRICANS AND SPANISH
TEST DATE: ____________
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