By: Mr. Mora
Rules
 Two teams (X, and O)
 Each member of a team will have to answer questions
 No blurting out answers…or your team loses points
 Helping fellow teammates is not allowed…or your team
loses a turn
 Persons with correct answer will advance to tic-tac-toe
game board (i.e. chairs) carrying either an X or an O
 Teammates cannot tell person where to sit in tic-tac-toe game
board…or your team loses a turn
 No Cell Phones allowed…or, your team loses points
 Winning Team wins 5 points toward Unit exam
Question #1
 A democratically elected national
legislature is shared by the United
States, Canada, and Cuba.
True or False?
FALSE
Mexico
Question #2
What is a person of Half European
and Native American lineage?
Mestizo
Question #3
 What is a person of half European and
African lineage?
Mulatto
Question #4
 How much percent (% )of the world’s people
live in Latin America?
9%
Question #5
 The people of Latin America are united
primarily through the Spanish language,
and what else?
The Roman Catholic religion
Question #6
 A direct result of the initial contact between
Spanish Conquistadors and Native
Americans in the “New World” in the 1490s
was the introduction of what?
New diseases of which Native
Americans had no immunity.
Question #7
 The current destruction of rainforests
in Central and South America is due
mostly to what?
a. Human demand of timber and farmland
b. Human demand of cash crops
c. Insect infestation and microbial diseases
Question #8
 A method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is
cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown,
typically used as a method for clearing forest land for
farming. Ash from burned trees supplies soil with
nutrients (fertility lasts about 2 years only). Which
one?
a.
b.
c.
Burn & Stash
Stash & Bern
Slash & Burn
Question #9
 During the age of exploration, which
innovation aided sailors and explorers
the most?
Caravel
b. Astrolabe
c. Magnetic Compass & Compass Rose
a.
Question #10
 The following isthmus joins North
and South America:
Central America
b. Siberia
c. Bering Strait
d. Panama Canal
a.
Question #11
 Which is the only country in Central
America whose official language is
“English?”
Suriname
b. Belize
c. Guyana
d. El Salvador
a.
Question #12
 A ship traveling from New York to San
Francisco saves 7,872 miles by using
what?
The Suez Canal
b. The Eerie Canal
c. The Panama Canal
d. The Central America Canal
a.
Question #13
 Which favorite Latin American sport was
brought to the “New World” by European
sailors who played it in Buenos Aires,
Argentina in late 1800s?
Soccer
b. Tennis
c. Rugby
d. Football
a.
Question #14
 The three (3) Pre-Colombian native
American civilizations that dominated parts
of Latin America were the:
Aztec, Inca, and Maya
b. Maya, Inca, and Toltec
c. Olmec, Aztec, and Maya
d. Aztec, Inca, and Olmec
a.
Question #15
 All Latin American countries have a market
economy- except ______ which has a
command economy (i.e. communism).
a. Venezuela
b. Columbia
c. Cuba
d. El Salvador
Question #16
 Caricom is the equivalent of what?
a. NAFTA
b. KAFTA
c. NAPTA
d. NAPA
Question #17
 Which of the following is NOT one of
the three Mexican mountain ranges:
a. Sierra Madre Occidental
b. Sierra Madre Oriental
c. Sierra Padre del Sur
Question #18
 In which peninsula did the Maya of
Mexico live?
a. Baja California
b. Yucatan
c. Yukon
d. Florida
Question #19
 Oil and natural gas (petroleum) are the
most important natural resources
today in Mexico.
a. True
b. False
Question #20
 Montezuma, the Aztec leader, thought
Cortez was the white skinned, and bearded
god named:
a. Quezencuerado
b. Zeus
c. Huitzilopochtli
d. Quetzalcoatl
Question #21
 The Aztec were finally conquered by
the Spanish in what year?
a. 1519
b. 1520
c. 1521
d. 1492
Question #22
 During the age of the Aztec, what were
known as “floating gardens?”
a. Quipos
b. Chinampas
c. Chiclets
d. Chiapas
Question #23
 Who brought the Spanish language and
Roman Catholic religion to Mexico?
Pilgrims
b. Dutch
c. French
d. Conquistadors
a.
Question #24

What are large factories, which produce
many items, and located along the
Mexican/American border called?
Matadors
b. Maquiladoras
c. Machetes
d. Factorias
a.
Question #25
 Mexico a member of which free trade
agreement organization:
KAFKA
b. Caricom
c. NAFTA
d. NATO
a.
Question #26
 Which Latin American country is moving to
become a developed nation?
Haiti
b. Cuba
c. Brazil
d. Mexico
a.
Question #27
 Among Mexico City’s many problems
are:
a. Lack of housing, and a large unemployment rate
b. Lack of food, and water
c. Lack of medical facilities, and hotels
d. Lack of doctors, and schools
Question #28
 The Andes extend along the Pacific
coast of South America for how many
miles?
444 miles
b. 2400 miles
c. 4400 miles
d. 3500 miles
a.
Question #29
 Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall is located
in which Latin American country?
a. Venezuela
b. Bolivia
c. Brazil
d. Belize
Question #30
 South America has the largest tropical
rain forest in the world.
True
b. False
a.
Question #31
 Rain forests cover only 6 % of the Earth's
surface, yet they contain more than ______ of
the world's plant and animal species!
40%
b. 30%
c. 75%
d. 50%
a.
Question #32
 Atacama Desert, located along the west coast
of South America from Chile to Peru, is
considered the hottest place on earth.
a. True
b. False
Question #33
 Atacama Desert is so dry because of the
prevailing winds go from _____ to _____, and
the rain shadow effect caused by the high
Andes Mountains.
West to East
b. North to South
c. East to West
d. East to South
a.
Question #34
 Which native civilization is considered to be
South America’s greatest early civilization?
a. Inca
b. Aztec
c. Maya
d. Toltec
Question #35
 Which ancient native civilization did not
have a written language?
a. Aztec
b. Toltec
c. Maya
d. Inca
Question #36
 What 1962 Bossa Nova song from Brazil
became an international hit?
“I concentrate on you”
b. “The girl from Ipanema”
c. “The girl from Panama”
d. “The lady from Sao Palo”
a.
Question #37
• The Spanish introduced corn, potatoes, beans
and tobacco to the “New World.”
a. True
b. False
Question #38
 Which is NOT true regarding the reasons why
large cities are usually located along coasts or
seaports:
a. Easier to import/export goods
b. Transportation (via waterway)
c. Mild Climate
d. Mining
Question #39
 What percent (%) of the world’s coffee
comes from South America?
65%
b. 52%
c. 40%
d. 30%
a.
Question #40
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Question #41
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Question #42
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Question #43
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Question #44
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End of Game