Latin America Study Guide

Explorers called conquistadors came to Latin America shortly after Columbus landed in the West Indies. Which two countries did most Europeans come from?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What horseshoe-shaped belt extends through Latin America making earthquakes and volcanos common?

• Great Barrier Reef

• the Mariana Trench

• Ring of Fire

• the English Channel

A _____ storm has winds of at least 39 miles per hour.

A ____ is a tropical storm with winds of at least 74 miles per hour.

El Niño a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that alters weather patterns.

• True

• False

Choose the most correct answer - Why do most Latin Americans have a mixed heritage?

• colonization

• slavery

• migration

• all of the above

The term mestizo is used to describe a person of mixed _____ and _____ ancestry in Latin America.

• Asian

• European

• Indigenous (native)

• African

Where are most cities located in Latin America?

• Close to the Amazon Rainforest

• Near the coastline

• High in the Andes Mountains

• In the pampas of Argentina

Unlike most Latin American countries, Cuba and Venezula have largely a _____ economy where a single central government makes economic decisions such as what to produce, how much to produce, and what price to charge.

• Traditional

• Market

• Command

90% of Mexico's are manufactured goods, many which are made in _____, factories that assemble products almost exclusively for consumers in the United States

• haciendas

• ejidos

• latfundos

• maquiladoras