Geography and culture
Geography and culture
Read pages xxiv – xxix in the text book to answer the following questions.
1. How do you say “the island of enchantment” in Spanish? __________________________________________________________________________________
2. In which country can you find the village or city of Chichicastenago? __________________________
3. Where does Ecuador get its name? _____________________________________________________
4. Madrid is in the exact center of which country? ___________________________________________
5. Which country is the largest financial center of Latin America? _______________________________
6. Where is the only inland lake inhabited by sharks located? __________________________________
7. Mexico’s heritage comes from three main influences. Name them. __________________________________________________________________________________
8. Who are the “ticos” _________________________________________________________________
9. Venezuela was named after which city? _________________________________________________
10. Who did Fidel Castro over throw and when? __________________________________________________________________________________
11. What is Copán, Honduras famous for? __________________________________________________
12. Name the two countries that share the island of Hispañola. _________________________________
13. Where do Argentine cattle graze? _____________________________________________________
14. Which country is located on the west coast of Africa? _____________________________________
15. What City sits at 8,640 feet above sea level? _____________________________________________
16. Which Incan City is an imposing architectural complex high in the Andes? ______________________
17. When was the Spanish influence extremely strong in the Philippines? _________________________
18. In which country can you find glaciers? __________________________________________________
19. Name the world’s highest navigable lake. ________________________________________________
20. Montevideo is situated where the River of Silver or “río de la Plata” empties into which ocean? _____________________________________________________
21. Spain was once home to five different cultural groups. Name them. __________________________________________________________________________________
22. Which city is “the Florence (Italy) of the Americas”? _______________________________________
23. Name the two landlocked countries of South America. __________________________________________________________________________________
24. Which country in Central America doesn’t touch the Atlantic Ocean? ________________________
25. Name the highest waterfall in the world and where it is found. __________________________________________________________________________________
26. In which country can you find the ancient ruins of Chichén Itza and Tulum? ____________________
27. Where do the Aymara Indians live? _____________________________________________________
28. Name the two Spanish cities on the north coast of Africa. ___________________________________
29. Which country does not have an Army? _________________________________________________
30. How many volcanoes are in Nicaragua? _________________________________________________
31. What is a “coquí” and where is it found? ________________________________________________
32. Which country is often considered “the most European” in South America? ____________________
33. Name the southern port in Colombia that sits on the Amazon River. __________________________
34. Large parts of Guatemala’s population are descendants of which people group? ________________
35. Name the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere. ____________________________________
36. Which two languages are spoken in Equatorial Guinea? ____________________________________
37. What is “la garúa” and where is it found? ________________________________________________
38. Which country is the smallest in South America? _________________________________________
39. Which country is the smallest in Central America? ________________________________________
40. What is “the most incredible engineering feat”? __________________________________________
41. Where is chaco and what is it like? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Name the desert in Chile. ____________________________________________________________
43. One third of which country is made up of rich farmlands? ___________________________________
44. Which country is one of the world’s largest producers of sugar cane? _________________________
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