Modern Nations

Question 1

Mexico

Answer 1

In this nation, one political party ruled in the early 1900s until 2000 when voters elected a president from a new party

Question 2

Mexico

Answer 2

The north of this nation has a dry, rocky landscape do farmers built canals to carry water to cotton, grain, fruit, and vegetable fields

Question 3

Mexico

Answer 3

This nation’s capital is surrounded by mountains which are like a bowl around it and the clouds and mountains trap car fumes and factory smoke, which makes smog and an unhealthy mix of chemicals that covers the city

Question 4

Guatemala

Answer 4

This nation’s farmers mostly grow bananas and coffee, but they plan to start growing more expensive crops, such as flowers, fruits, and spices

Question 5

Costa Rica

Answer 5

This nation has a very stable democracy and no wars have been fought in or around this country since the 1800s

Question 6

Panama

Answer 6

This Latin American nation lies on the narrowest part of Central America and is best known for a canal that is named after it and controlled by it

Question 7

Cuba

Answer 7

This island nation is about 90 miles south of Florida

Question 8

Haiti

Answer 8

This nation’s major source of income is remittances, which is money sent back to Haiti by Haitians who work in other countries

Question 9

Puerto Rico

Answer 9

This territory is commonwealth of the United States since 1952, which means that it is self governing territory of the United States, and the people who live there are also U.S. citizens

Question 10

Brazil

Answer 10

This nation is the fifth largest in the world and has the largest population of any country in Latin America, containing about 187 million people

Question 11

Brazil

Answer 11

This nation’s capital was moved 600 miles inland in 1960 and contains about 2 million people

Question 12

Argentina

Answer 12

This nation is the second largest in South America and has the Andes to the west and the Patagonia plateau to the south and east and has pampas, or plains in the middle

Question 13

Argentina

Answer 13

This nation was led by military leader, Juan Peron, who tried to improve the economy and help workers, but he ended up restricting freedom of speech and freedom of press

Question 14

Venezuela

Answer 14

This nation is one of the worlds leading producers of oil and natural gas and lies along the Caribbean Sea in northern South America

Question 15

Venezuela

Answer 15

In 1998 this nation elected Hugo Chavez to be the president because he promised to use the money from the oil profits to make the lives of Venezuelans better, but instead he took most of the money for himself

Question 16

Colombia

Answer 16

About 80 percent of this nation’s citizens live in either valleys or highland plateaus of the Andes

Question 17

Colombia

Answer 17

This nation has coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and mines coal, oil, and copper and is a leading supplier of emeralds

Question 18

Chile

Answer 18

This nation stretches for 2,652 miles along the Pacific Ocean and the average width of this country is 110 miles

Question 19

Chile

Answer 19

This nation’s landscape varies from very dry desert in the north to ice formations on the Patagonia in the south