A Year in Review

The Americas

1. Explain why the Panama Canal is significant to both the

world, as well as Panama?

2. Name two of the three countries the equator dissects in

South America.

3. Name one landlocked country in The Americas and one disadvantage because

of it.

4. Name the body of water directly south of

South America and directly north of South

America(one is a ‘passage’).

5. Why has the USA been so concerned with the Cuban Government

of the past?

6. What was onestrange feature of

The Anasazi people?

7. Why does Chile have so many volcanoes?

8. Name three major rivers in South

America.

9. On a climograph, which measurement is indicated on the right and which is indicated

on the left?

10. What are the names of the prairies of North America and of South

America?

11. Name the driest desert

in the world.

12. Explain why Europeans developed

guns before the natives of Mesoamerica and

South America.

13. Who conquered the Aztecs and who

conquered the Incas?

14. Which group hunted down and finally executed Che Guevara?

15. What term did Marshal Costelo

Branco use to describe his Military Regime in

Brazil?

16. In 1973, who returned

from exile to become the president of

Argentinaonce again?

17. What was The Dirty War in Argentina and

how many disappeared during it?

18. What was special about

The Lost City of El Dorado?

19. What was the significance of the

Olmecsspiritual carvings?

20. Which ancient civilization settled

Mexico City and why was the city so distinct

at the time?

21. Name the two largest lakes in Central

and South America.

22. What type of hats are popular with

Boliviansand what is the name

of the coin game which

uses a box with holes?

23. Which country has the most Incan ruins and which country is

known for it’s emeralds?

24. Why are the ruins of

Puma Punku in Boliviaso mystifying?

25. The famous Captain Morgan pillaged which Central American city?

26. When using amplitude and time/distance, you can measure the size of an earthquake. What unit of measurement is used to do this?