History: Preparing for Test

After Venezuela declared its freedom from Spain, dictators ruled the country for:

130 years

Seventy-five percent of the land in Venezuela is owned by:

2% of the people

What is the capital of Colombia?

Bogota

Brazil's capital is:

Brasilia

The Indians Robinson Crusoe referred to were:

Carib

What is the major holiday of Brazil?

Carnival

The river that divides the west ridge of mountains from the central ridge is the:

Cauca River

The Guianas learned how to build dikes and sea walls from the:

Dutch

The Amazon Lowlands are hot because they are mostly at sea level right near the:

Equator

Over one-half of Brazil's population is descended from:

Europe, mostly Portugal

Brasilia is the oldest city in Brazil. True or False?

False

Colombia has rid itself of most slums. True or False?

False

The present capital of Brazil is Belem. True or False?

False

Cayenne pepper was named after the capital of ________.

French Guiana

In the colonial days of Colombia:

Indians worked for no pay

The city that was once a rubber "boom-town" is:

Manaus

The British traded Suriname for:

New York City

In Venezuela, hydroelectric power is taken from the:

Orinoco River

Panama separates the Caribbean Sea from the _______ Ocean.

Pacific

The official language of Brazil is:

Portuguese

Sugar Loaf Mountain can be seen from the harbor of:

Rio de Janeiro

Bolivar drove out the Spanish armies with the help of:

Santander

The official language of Colombia is:

Spanish

Most industries of Brazil are in or near the city of:

São Paulo

The largest city in Brazil is:

São Paulo

The first division of settlements in Brazil was called:

The name of the dentist who led the early fight for Brazil's freedom from Portugal was:

Ancient events have no interest to the present-day people of Colombia. True or False?

True

Christ, the Redeemer, is a statue near Rio de Janeiro. True or False?

True

Venezuela was given its name because the stilt houses in Lake Maracaibo reminded explorers of:

Venice

A dictator has _______ authority.

absolute

Two ways in which Colombia solved the problem of friction between two political parties were:

alternating four-year terms between parties dividing the offices equally between the two parties

Many small towns in Venezuela have:

an airport

A junta is a council of ________ .

citizens

The Carib Indians, who were once cannibals, are now _______ .

civilized

Above 3,000 feet to 7,000 feet, the principal crop in Colombia is ________.

coffee

Brazil is the world's largest producer of:

coffee

Ruanas are usually made of:

cotton or wool

Today, the government of Colombia is a:

democracy

The Gold Museum of Bogota:

exhibits gold treasures

Between the mountain ridges of Colombia are:

fertile valleys

The colonial period of any country is a time of:

growing

Two reasons why Bolivar was an unpopular leader were:

he was a tyrant, and he was not in the country frequently

The Bush Blacks live _______.

inland

The Coastal Plain of Brazil has:

many cities

The hired wage earner and the small farm owner are part of the new:

middle class

Around Margarita Island the early settlers found a wealth of:

pearls

The most important export of Venezuela is:

petroleum

The ruana is similar to a:

poncho

The most popular sport of Brazil is _________.

soccer

What is the national game of Venezuela?

soccer

The Coastal Plain is divided from the rest of the country by:

steep mountains

Many Black people live in Brazil because:

they were brought as slaves