| Question | Answer |
| This canal is built through an isthmus and allows ships to travel easily (short-cut) between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans | Panama Canal
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This sea is located between Cuba and South America | Caribbean Sea
| This region includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and South America | Latin America
| This River is the 2nd longest river in the world | Amazon River
| What physical feature causes the bowl shape of Mexico City trapping the air pollution | Sierra Madre Mountains
| The movement of people, agriculture, diseases and commodities is called | Colombian Exchange
| How did the U.S. respond after hearing about Castro's takeover of Cuba? | They placed an embargo, cutting off any sugar exports to America
| Why did Latinos decide to immigrate to the U.S.? | Lack of economic opportunities and war on drugs
| What is the main religion in Latin America? | Roman Catholicism
| What is Brazil's official language after being colonized? | Portuguese
| Three main cultural groups in Latin America. | Native Americans, Africans, Europeans
| What is the reason for the Transatlantic Slave Trade? | Expansion of European influence into the New World, need for cheap labor for plantation work, to replace native Americans who died.
| What is the cause of the loss of the Amazon Rainforest? | The need for farmland and living space to support Brazil's expansion.
| Which countries are used like a corridor through which drugs like cocaine are transported? | Guatemala and Mexico
| Why is there poverty in Latin America? | Lack of high-paying, high skilled employment opportunities, no investment and access to education
| How did the Soviet Union help after the embargo? | They agreed to purchase their sugarcane as well as provide weapons to Castro
| Why did the Mexican Government passed a series of laws concerning the manufacture and operation of automobiles;switching to cleaner-burning fuels, installing catalytic converters on new cars, requiring tougher vehicle inspections. | To help the quality of air and prevent air pollution
| We can see Spanish influence (culture, language and religion) in all of the countries below EXCEPT | Brazil
| Why do most Cubans live in urban areas | To be close to jobs like sugarcane refining
| Many of the enslaved indigenous people in Latin America died of disease, the Spanish and Portuguese imported slaves from | West Africa |
