Guia de Social

Febrero

3ro

 

I.  Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the words in the box that best completes the sentence.                                                                     (                                                                                                                              

 

 

1. The first Aztecs_____________________________who migrated from the north to central Mexico.

2. War, tributes, and trade made the _____________________________Empire strong and rich.

3. _____________________________were raised roads across water or wet ground.

4. The Aztecs _____________________________, like th Maya king, was the most important person in society.

5. To please the gods, priests regularly made ______________________________sacrifices.

6. _____________________________were Spanish soldiers who reached Mexico in 1519.

7. The Spanish soldiers were led by_____________________________, an they came in search of gold and land.

8. The Aztec Emperor_____________________________ welcomed the Spanish.

9. During the war, the Spanish had better _____________________________, including armor, cannons and swords.

10. The Spanish unknowingly brought_____________________________ such as smallpox to the Americas.

 

II. In the space provided, write the letter of the term or person that matches each description.                                                                                                                  

 

1. People of mixed European and Indian ancestry.          ________

2. First Mexican president of Indian heritage.                   ________

3. Land surrounded on three sides by water.                   ________

4. Church outposts in colonial Mexico.                             ________

5. Catholic priest who led a revolt against Spanish          ________                                                                                       Rule around 1810.

6. Huge expanses of farm or ranch land granted by        ________                                                                                   the Spanish monarch.

7. A rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its     ________                                                                                             buying power.

8. A mixture of smoke, chemicals and fog.                      ________

9. U.S. and foreign-owned factories in Mexico.               ________

10. Elected in 2000, the first president to represent a     ________                                                                               different political party in Mexico for 71 years.

 

 

III. Write the letter of the best choice in the space provided.                   

1. The southernmost country in Atlantic South America is: __________.

A. Brazil.                 B. Argentina.          C. Uruguay.

2. The world´s largest river system is the:__________.

A. Rio de la Plata.   B. Amazon             C. Uruguay.                     

3. The wide grassy plains in central Argentina are called:__________.

A. The Pampas        B. The Andes        C. plateaus.

4. The largest country in South America is:__________.

A. Argentina            B. Urugay               C. Brazil.

5. The first people who lived in Brazil were: __________.

A. Portuguese settlers.            B. French explorers.             C. American Indians.

6. A megacity is: __________.

A. a large city.           B. a city with more than one million people in it             C. two cities in one.

7. Argentina´s informal economy is based on:__________.

A. odd jobs           B. ranching               C. farming.

8. The only landlocked country in Atlantic South America is:__________

A. Brazil            B. Paraguay               C. Uruguay.

9. Brazil´s two largest cities are:__________:

A. Asuncion and Montevideo     B. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.      C. Brasilia and mercosur.

10. Which country has the largest population of Roman Catholics in the world?__________.

A. Argentina            B. Brazil            C. Paraguay.

11. The Amazon Basin is a:__________.

A. rugged plateau.            B. giant floodplain.           C. huge estuary.

12. One aspect of Brazilian life that reflects its mix of cultures is:__________.

A. its large economy.            B. that almost all Brazilians speak           C. The celebration of carnival.                                                                                  m                                                   both Spanish and Guarani.

13. About what percent of Uruguay´s people live in urban areas?__________.   

A. 3 percent.            B. 50 percent.            C. 90 percent.

14. What has become an issue in the Amazon rain forest in recent years?__________.

A. drought.            B. flooding.           C. deforestation.

 

IV. Underline the word in the word pair that best completes the sentence               

(                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. The northern and coastal areas of Atlantic South America have mostly cool, dry / tropical, moist.

2. Planting the same crop year after year has caused deforestation / soil exhaustion.

3. The Amazon region covers the southern / northern part of Brazil.

4. Dams on some of the region´s rivers are used to provide solar energy / hydroelectric power.

5. Argentina´s culture has been mostly influenced by Indians / Europeans.

 

V. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase or name.

1. The first Europeans to come to Argentina were the _________________________.

2. Argentine cowboys are called _________________________.

3. As the wife of Argentina´s president_________________________established thousands of hospitals and schools throughout the country.

4. More people live in Argentina´s capital _________________________than in any other Argentine city.

5. The _________________________ is a part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes.

6. The capital of Uruguay is_________________________.

7. _________________________claimed Uruguay during the colonial era, but the Spanish took over in the 1770s.

8. Paraguay´s capital and largest city is_________________________.

9. Nearly half of the working people in Paraguay work as_________________________.

10. Paraguay sells surplus electricity from hydroelectric_________________________to Brazil and Argentina..

11. With which country does Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil share a border? _________________________.