World Geo Unit 3 Practice test

The main cause of pollution problems in urban areas has been _______.

overpopulation

Most of Latin America is located to the south of the _______.

Tropic of cancer

religion of many Native-American people groups

pantheism

The second-largest group of people in Brazil is the result of _____.

intermarriage between Africans and Europeans

South America and North America are connected by a(n) _______.

isthmus

overpopulated

mexico city

The _______ Mountains are located in South America.

Andes

has grassland as a dominant physical feature

Argentina

no rainfall in some parts

Atamaca desert

Europeans learned how to cultivate corn from the ________.

Aztecs

Precious gems are an important natural resource of _______.

Brazil

many created by volcanic activity

Caribbean islands

source of nitrates

Chile

_______ are one of the largest Asian people groups in Latin America.

Chinese

most widely spoken language in Latin America

Spanish

Revolutionaries succeeded in establishing a _______ government in Cuba that persists today.

communist

located in the Amazon River basin

Amazon river

The _______ invented a calendar that was superior to that of their European contemporaries.

Mayas

The _______ were the first people to mine gold in Latin America.

Native Americans

Brazil was colonized by the _______.

Portuguese

Why do the Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish?

Portuguese people settled the region.

located along the border of Mexico and Texas

Rio Bravo

Lake _______ is the largest lake in South America.

Titanica

The economy of Latin America relies heavily on which economic sector?

agriculture

rapidly growing religious influence in Latin America

evangelicalism

extremely important to the economy of Latin America

raw materials