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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