Latin America ReviewGeographyEarly Civs & tradeLiberatorsGov & Econ ETC.Q $100Q $200Q $300Q $400Q $500Q $100Q $100Q $100Q $100Q $200Q $200Q $200Q $200Q $300Q $300Q $300Q $300Q $400Q $400Q $400Q $400Q $500Q $500Q $500Q $500Final Jeopardy

$100What mountain ranges lie onboth the eastern and western sides ofMexico?

$100Sierra Madre Mountains

$200Name the sea that borders the northern coast of Columbia & Venezuela?

$200

The Caribbean Sea

$300This Desert is located between the coast of Chile and the Andes Mtns.

$300 Atacama Desert

$400 This is the second-longest river in the world,it flows about 3,900 miles from northern Peru across northern Brazil to a wide delta on the Atlantic Ocean

$400The Amazon River

$500 The Amazon River basin is the largest remaining rainforest on earth. This national treasure is located in

$500Brazil

$100This Spanish conquistador conqueredThe Aztecs using advancedWeapons such as guns & cannons,horses and diseases

$100Cortez

$200 This Spanish conquistador conquered The Incas by capturing their leader, Atahualpa

$200 Pizarro

$300This was the exchange of crops, precious metals, livestock, culture and diseasesbetween Europe and its colonies in the Americas.

$300 The Columbian Exchange

$400 The Aztecs were an advancedCivilization. One of their manyaccomplishments were floating gardensCalled

$400 Chinampas

$500 Africans were preferred as laborers because they were more _________________to European diseases than Native Americans were.

UnprotectedResistantSusceptible

$500

B. Resistant

$100 This Liberatador fought against Spain andHelped free S. America. He 1st freed Venezuela then more S. Amer. Nations. He even had a country namedAfter him (hint, hint)

$100 Simon Bolivar

$200 This liberator was a Catholic priest Born and lived in Mexico. In 1810 he led A revolt for freedom from Spain. He wasSupported by villagers in Mexico who Continued to fight long after he was Executed.

$200 Miguel Hidalgo

$300 This liberator led a guerilla army againstThe French for Haitis independence.He was an educated, former slave who Ruled Haiti after defeating the French.

$300Toussaint L'Ouverture

$400 The two primary languages spoken today in Latin America are a result of being colonized byWhich two European countries?

$400 Spain and Portugal

$500 This group of indigenous people & farmersIn Mexico protested for improved rights and living conditions (in 1994).

$500 Zapatistas

$100 Which of the following terms BEST describes Cubas form of government today? a.democracyb.oligarchyc.dictatorship

$100 C. Dictatorship

$200 TRUE or FALSE: Mexicos leader is a prime minister. If false, provide the correct ans.

$200 False, Mexicos head of stateis called a president

$300 Which BEST describes the kind of government that Brazil has?A. leadership monarchy B. Federal republicC. constitutional monarchy

$300 B. Federal Republic

$400 This agreement opened up additional markets and made trade easier between Canada, MexicoAnd the United States.

$400 N.A.F.T.A.

$500 NAFTA eliminated _____________To make trade easier between Mexico, USA, and Canada.

$500 Tariffs

$100 True or False? The higher the literacy Rate of a country, the better the standardOf living.If false, make it true

$100 True

$200 This is Mexico Citys biggest environmentalProblem, caused by the city being surroundedBy mountains, set low in a bowl andBecause of traffic and factory emissions

$200 Air Pollution

$300 The Amazon Rain Forrest is slowly shrinkingIn size due to this environmental problem

$300 Deforestation/Clear-cutting

$400 What 3 ethnic groups/nations makeLatin America so diverse today?

$400 Indigenous/Native Americans,Europeans and Africans

$500 This person defeated Batista and established a communist government in Cuba. He ruled from 1959 until his brother Took over in 2008.

$500 Fidel Castro

Final JeopardyThis is where a central government has all the power to make laws and decisions for the people. This is how power is distributed and laws are made in which form of government?

Final Jeopardy AnswerUnitary