Chapter 8 Ss Review
20 Questions
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- 1.The only navigable river in Middle America is the _______________.
- 2.People of mixed Indian and European descent are known as mestizos.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Many rural Latin Americans are moving to cities looking for __________.
- 4.The largest tropical rain forest in the world is in
- A.
Bolivia
- B.
Columbia
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Argentina
- 5.Where are the most populated areas in Latin America found?
- 6.The Pampas region is South America is most widely used for lumbering.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Latin Americans differ from Canadians because of
- A.
Mixed ancestry
- B.
Live in metropolitan areas
- C.
Separate ethnic identities
- D.
Are Roman Catholics
- 8.What best describe the diversity of Latin America?
- 9.People who live at higher elevations must adapt to higher air pressure.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.European influence is most evident in Latin America's peoples'
- 11.Many of the first large colonies in Latin America were established by the
- 12.What landform separates those people living in western South America from the rest of Latin America?
- 13.A hot, lowland tropical zone in Latin America is called
- A.
Tierra fria
- B.
Tierra templada
- C.
Tierra mosiac
- D.
Tierra caliente
- 14.The Amazon rain forest is important because
- A.
Has usable water
- B.
Variety of food
- C.
Provides oxygen to the world
- D.
Lots of minerals
- 15.The tierra fria is
- 16.___________ is one of the world's largest metropolitan areas.
- 17.The Amazon is not the longest river in Latin America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Descendants of enslaved Africans live mainly in
- A.
Andes Mountains
- B.
Caribbean
- C.
Rain Forest
- D.
Pampas
- 19.Rio Grande river system in South America is important mainly as a transportation route.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Why can't many countries in Latin America have difficulty using their natural resources?
- A.
Resources are hard to reach
- B.
Isolated from other countries
- C.
Technologies not advanced
- D.
Few skilled workers
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