Chapter 4,5,6

Question 1

Panama Canal

Answer 1

Water short cut from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean for ships to use instead of going all the way around South America.

Question 2

Aztecs

Answer 2

Old civilization that was located in the city of tenochtitlan which is present day Mexico City .they were conquered by Spain (Herman Cortez)

Question 3

Montezuma 2

Answer 3

He was the last Aztec ruler.he was conquered by Herman cortez

Question 4

Hernan Cortez

Answer 4

Spanish conquistador that conquered montezuma 2 and the aztes

Question 5

Incas

Answer 5

Old civilization located in the Andes mountains if Peru. They were conquered by Spain (Francisco Pizarro).

Question 6

Atahualpa

Answer 6

The last ruler of the Incan empire. He was known as the sapa inca (descendent of the sun god). He was conquered by Francisco Pizarro .

Question 7

Francisco Pizarro

Answer 7

Spanish conquistador who conquered the incas and atahualpa.

Question 8

Colombian exchange

Answer 8

The exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas. Responsible for introducing the horse to the Americas

Question 9

European diseases

Answer 9

When Europeans would explore and colonize new lands they brought foreign diseases to the new lands that killed many people. ( examples - measles and smallpox)

Question 10

Mulattoes

Answer 10

It is a mixture of European ancestry and Africa ancestry .

Question 11

Mestizos

Answer 11

It is a mixture of European ancestry and Native American ancestry .

Question 12

Triangular slave trade

Answer 12

Also known as the African slave trade. After Europeans conquered Latin America they brought people from Africa to become slaves. They came by boat.

Question 13

Toussaint l’ouverture

Answer 13

He was responsible for freeing Haiti. It became the first independent country of Latin America .

Question 14

Miguel hidalgo

Answer 14

He was responsible for freeing Mexico.

Question 15

Simon bolivar

Answer 15

Led the independence movement in South America. He freed many countries there. Bolivia was named after him.

Question 16

Cuban revolution

Answer 16

This took place when Fidel Castro overthrew fubencio Batista and took control of Cuba.

Question 17

Zapatistas

Answer 17

A guerrilla movement stared in Chiapas Mexico.( Chiapas has very rich land but people are very poor.). They fought for the rights of the indigenous people ( mavan) in that area. Government did not care about the rights of the Mayan.

Question 18

North America free trade agreement N A F T A

Answer 18

Created to elimate trade barriers between the North American countries of Canada,Mexico,and the u.s.a.

Question 19

Languages of Latin America

Answer 19

Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages in Latin America because they settled the region.

Question 20

Air pollution in Mexico

Answer 20

Problem in Mexico City because it is located in the crater of an old volcano and exhaust from factories get trapped in the crater.

Question 21

Deforestation in the rainforest of Brazil

Answer 21

Deforestation is the cutting down of many trees. This process decreases the world’s oxygen supply 20% of the world’s oxygen comes from the Brazilian rainforest.

Question 22

Oil spills in Venezuela

Answer 22

Off of venezuela’s coast oil spills happen often. It destroys the health of plant and animal life in the ocean.

Question 23

Mexico and Venezuela oil

Answer 23

Oill is the main natural resource in both countries. Oil makes up 90% of the income in Venezuela.

Question 24

Religion of Latin America

Answer 24

Most of the people in this region are Roman Catholic which is a branch of Christianity because Spain and Portugal belong to that religion .

Question 25

Dictatorship in Cuba

Answer 25

“Cuba’s official name is republic of Cuba” which usually means democracy. However Cuba really has a communist government. ( past dictator =Fidel Castro; new dictator= Raul Castro )

Question 26

Cuba ( trade and economy)

Answer 26

Cuba is very small and doesn’t have many natural resources so trading is very important for Cuba to set the goods that it needs. Cuba and u .s have an embargo on each other.