UNIT TEST: LATIN AMERICA GRADE 6

What Mexican celebration is illustrated in the picture above?

• Diwali

• World Cup

• Día de los Muertos

• Easter

The Inca lived in the mountains, so therefore flatlands were rare. To address this problem, they created flat land by building steps of land for agriculture down the mountainside. They were great farmers with clever solutions to their farming problems.

• Hieroglyphics

• Salsa

• Plantations

• Terrace farming

Which major Latin American staple crop spread to Europe due to colonization and trade through the Columbian Exchange?

• Pineapples

• Potatoes

• Olives

• Grapes

Who best represents “Group 2?”

• Cuba

• United States

• Aztec

• Portugal

Determine which statements below can be attributed to the Native American civilizations listed. Select the correct answer in each row. Their ancient ruins and pyramids can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula.

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

Determine which statements below can be attributed to the Native American civilizations listed. Select the correct answer in each row. Introduced a system of irrigation to help with farming the land in northern Mexico.

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

Determine which statements below can be attributed to the Native American civilizations listed. Select the correct answer in each row. Created terrace farming in the Andes Mountains of what is now known as Peru.

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

Determine which statements below can be attributed to the Native American civilizations listed. Select the correct answer in each row. Discovered chocolate.

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

How has the Panama Canal impacted economies around the world?

• Forced countries to create a traditional economy

• Raised all countries level of economic development to level 3

• Connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, helping trade run smoothly

• Extended the amount of time it takes to travel around North America

Read the news article below: “When the late Cuban President, Fidel Castro, took power by force, and later when he became ill, he passed on the country's government to his brother, Raul, in 2006. Now, Raul Castro is widely expected to hand the presidency either to his son, or to Cuba's current First Vice President. Either way, it will be Castro's decision, with zero real input from the Cuban people.” - Chicago Tribune, September 4, 2017 What conclusion can you draw from the news article above?

• The people of Cuba celebrate Cinco de Mayo

• Cuba is a “rule by one” dictatorship

• The governments of the U.S. and Cuba are similar

• Cuba is protected from corruption