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Cultural test October 2014 Flashcards

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1
Q

There are _________ Spanish-speaking countries in the world.

A

20

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2
Q

The number of Spanish-speaking people is over ___________ million.

A

300

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3
Q

Spanish is the _______ most-spoken language in the world.

A

3rd

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4
Q

The words la madre patria mean ________.

A

Spain the Mother Land

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5
Q

Spain shares the Iberian Peninsula with the country of _________________.

A

Portugal

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6
Q

The __________ Mountains separate Spain from the rest of Europe.

A

Pyrenee

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7
Q

The capital of Spain is ____________.

A

Madrid

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8
Q

Spain’s second-largest city is the seaport of ______________.

A

Barcelona

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9
Q

The Spanish explorer Balboa discovered the ______________ Ocean.

A

Pacific

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10
Q

The Caribbean Sea is an area of the ______________ Ocean.

A

Atlantic

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11
Q

The Greater Antilles are a group of _______________.

A

islands

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12
Q

The largest island in the Caribbean Sea is _______________.

A

Cuba

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13
Q

Cuba is only ___________ miles from the United States.

A

90

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14
Q

The capital of the Dominican Republic is _________________.

A

Santo Domingo

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15
Q

The people of Puerto Rico are citizens of the _________.

A

United States

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16
Q

Mexico is the _______ largest Spanish-speaking country in land area.

A

2nd

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17
Q

The ________ separates Mexico from the United States.

A

Rio Grande

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18
Q

Mexico has over 6,000 miles of ______________________.

A

coastline

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19
Q

Two ancient civilizations of Mexico are the __________ and the _______________.

A

Maya

Aztec

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20
Q

Evidences of ancient civilizations are the temples and the _______________.

A

pyramids

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21
Q

The capital of Mexico is ____________.

A

Mexico City

22
Q

Mexico City has a population of over _______________ people.

A

twenty million

23
Q

Mexico City is the __________ city in the world.

A

largest

24
Q

Mexico’s second-largest city is _________.

A

Guadalajara

25
Q

Central America is a narrow land bridge connecting __________ and ___________.

A

North America

South America

26
Q

There are _____ Spanish-speaking countries in Central America.

A

six

27
Q

The Central-American country with the largest population is ______________.

A

Guatemala

28
Q

The Central-American country with the largest land area is ____________.

A

Nicaragua

29
Q

The country with a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is ___________.

A

Panama

30
Q

Many of the people in Central America have mixed ___________and ___________ ancestry.

A

Indian

Spanish

31
Q

Three important products coming from Central America are _________, ________, and ___________.

A

cocoa
rubber
coconuts

32
Q

Chicle is the main ingredient in __________.

A

chewing gum

33
Q

Running through the continent of South America is the longest mountain range in the world, the __________ Mountains.

A

Andes

34
Q

The largest Spanish-speaking country is ____________. It’s capital is __________.

A

Argentina

Buenos Aires

35
Q

The longest and skinniest country in South America is ________.

A

Chile

36
Q

Montevideo is the capital of South America’s smallest Spanish-speaking country _______.

A

Uruguay

37
Q

Caracas is the capital of _________, one of the world’s major oil producer.

A

Venezuela

38
Q

The capital of Columbia is ____________.

A

Bogota

39
Q

The Spanish word for equator gives ___________ it’s name.

A

Ecuador

40
Q

The land of the ancient Incas is the modern day country of __________.

A

Peru

41
Q

La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, is the capital of ____________.

A

Bolivia

42
Q

The two South-American countries without a coast are __________ and ____________.

A

Paraguay

Bolivia

43
Q

There are approximately __________ million Americans of Hispanic origin in the United States.

A

twenty five

44
Q

One out of every ________ Americans is of Hispanic origin.

A

ten

45
Q

Spain is the world’s number one country for attracting ______________.

A

tourists.

46
Q

The _________ Islands in the Mediterranean Sea are part of Spain.

A

Balearic

47
Q

Puerto Rico is a ________ of the U.S.

A

common wealth

48
Q

The island of Puerto Rico is ________ miles long.

A

100

49
Q

Acapulco and Cancun are resorts famous for their _________.

A

beach resorts

50
Q

Central America is more than _________ miles long.

A

200,000

Spanish - 4th (Colleen) (2 decks)

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