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
