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BENCHMARK #3
REVIEW - 30 Questions
#1 On what physical feature in
Europe would you find Europe’s
rich farmland?
#2 What kind of disaster occurred
in Chernobyl, Ukraine?
#3 Who was known as the “George
Washington of South America”
and “The Liberator”?
#4 Why does Brazil have a fast
growing tourism industry?
#5 What organization encourages
trade between European countries?
#6 The Amazon Rainforest
produces 20% of what resource?
#7 Describe where the Ural
Mountains are?
#8 What connects the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean?
#9 What are the three main
sources of the cultural groups in
Latin America?
#10 What is the body of water that
is south of Europe and North of
Africa?
#11 What is the main
environmental issue in Mexico
City?
#12 What helps raise a country’s
GDP?
#13 In what TWO types of
government would citizens have
NO voting rights?
#14 What was Cuba’s major export
for the last 200 years?
#15 Who was the former slave that
led rebel groups to freedom from
the French?
#16 What religion did the
Europeans bring to the Americas?
#17 What body of water separates
the continent of Europe from the
United Kingdom?
#18 The Atacama Desert is found
on the western coast of what
continent?
#19 Which country did Cuba form
an alliance with during the Cold
War?
#20 Which metal is mined more in
Mexico than anywhere else?
#21 What is the largest country in
South America?
#22 What type of government gives
all the power to the central
government?
#23 What two cultural groups
blend to form mulattoes?
#24 Who elects the Prime Minister
in a Parliamentary Democracy?
#25 Who was known as the “Father
of Mexican Independence”
#26 Which country in Latin
America is known for its oil
pollution?
#27 What are the THREE main
exchanges that occurred during the
Columbian Exchange?
#28 Which type of government
shares power between the central
and state governments?
#29 What are the countries in
Central and South America and the
Caribbean called?
#30 What body of water would you
cross if you left Brazil and sailed to
Spain?