Latin America Modern Nations

Question 1

Mexico

Answer 1

This country, along with Canada and the United States, signed a trade deal called NAFTA.

Question 2

Mexico

Answer 2

This country’s president can only serve one six-year, but has more power over the legislative and judicial branches of the government.

Question 3

Mexico

Answer 3

This country has cities in its north, such as Monterrey, Tijuana, and Ciudad Juárez, which are big for manufacturing because of the nearby mineral deposits.

Question 4

Guatemala

Answer 4

This country, the people of which are half of Maya descent, had a large rebel uprising in the late 1990s, which killed 200,000 people.

Question 5

Costa Rica

Answer 5

This nation is a stable democracy and does not have an army, as there has been no wars in or near the country since the early 1800s.

Question 6

Panama

Answer 6

This country’s famous canal, which shares its name, makes ocean travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much faster, easier, and more efficient.

Question 7

Cuba

Answer 7

This country has a command economy, and was ruled by Fidel Castro for over 50 years.

Question 8

Haiti

Answer 8

This country is very poor, and one of the major sources of income for most people are remittances.

Question 9

Puerto Rico

Answer 9

This island, commonly believed to be a country, is actually a commonwealth of the United States, and has been so since 1952.

Question 10

Brazil

Answer 10

This nation’s capital was moved from the cultural center that is Rio de Janeiro to a newly built city in the middle of nowhere in the 1960s.

Question 11

Brazil

Answer 11

This country is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world, as well as the largest country in South America.

Question 12

Argentina

Answer 12

This country’s southern areas are called the Patagonia, and are filled with beautiful mountain scenery.

Question 13

Argentina

Answer 13

This nation’s economy and government have been roller coaster rides; one particularly famous dictator named Juan Perón ruled in the 1940s.

Question 14

Venezuela

Answer 14

This nation elected Hugo Chavez as president in the 1990s, but he failed to complete his promises of using oil money to help the poor.

Question 15

Venezuela

Answer 15

This nation, which lies on the Caribbean Sea, is one of South America’s leading oil producers, with its large Lake Maracaibo being full of oil reserves.

Question 16

Colombia

Answer 16

This nation has had a tumultuous history with rebelling parties such as the FARC, and is a major coffee producer.

Question 17

Colombia

Answer 17

This country’s mountainous landscape makes it easy for criminals to illegally grow and sell cocaine and marijuana.

Question 18

Chile

Answer 18

This nation is a very thin, ribbonlike country, that is as long as the United States is wide, but only 110 miles wide for most of its area.

Question 19

Chile

Answer 19

This country is a major producer of copper, as well as other minerals, including sodium nitrate, used in fertilizer.