Latin America Quiz 3

The cultural element that unifies the Latin American countries is ___________.

• language

• dances

• movies

• food

Which is NOT a region in Latin America?

• The Caribbean Islands

• Central America and Mexico

• Italy

• South America

Latin America is located in the ____________ Hemisphere.

• Western

• Eastern

True or False: Latin America is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

• True

• False

After Fulgencio Batista was elected president in Cuba in 1952, he turned his rule into a

• communist government

• dictatorship

• democracy

• parliament

Fidel Castro led an uprising against Batista that came to be called

• The Russian Revolution

• World War II

• World War I

• The Cuban Revolution

Castro attempted to make improvements in Cuba's ________________ and ____________________.

• economy and trade

• freedom and quality

• healthcare and education

• trade and healthcare

• * Man-made waterway

• * Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• What waterway is described?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Panama Canal

• Amazon River

• Colorado River

• Look at the list to answer the question.

• * silver

• * wood

• * natural gas

• * oil

• The best title for this list would be

• Natural Resources of Mexico

• Natural Resources of Cuba

• Natural Resources of Brazil

• Natural Resources of Latin America

Which Latin America country is shaded in blue?

• Brazil

• Cuba

• Panama

• Chile