Americas Benchmark

2. Temperatures in Caribbean South America remain warm year-round because of the regions location near the?
5. Canada's capital,Ottawa, is located in?
7. The United States and Canada share which physical feature?
8. In which country do most people speak Portuguese?
14. People who are bilingual speak how many languages?
15. What Colombian city was a major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire?
16. What major river flows through northwestern Brazil?
17. What is Venezuela's economy is based on?
19. What early culture had a huge empire in Pacific South America in the early 1500s?
20. Many Canadians moved from farms to cities to find?
21. Which of the following statements about culture in Pacific South America is false?
24. Which region known for its dense population?
26. Which country's main export is oil?
27. The main mountain range located in Pacific South America is called the?

1. What valuable natural resource were the Chibcha known for using?
3. What is the most important part of the economy of Paraguay?
4. Which of the following conditions is a result of El Nino?
6. What physical feature does the Mississippi River and its tributaries drain?
8. What country did the United States gain independence from?
9. States About 60 percent pf Canada's imported goods come from which country?
10. What has been a major cause of political unrest in the region?
11. Simon Bolivar helped several South American countries gained independence from?
12. Canada's prime minister oversees the country's?
13. NAFTA is a trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and?
18. Which of the following statements about Argentina is true?
22. rainforests The physical geography of the Guiana's includes?
23. What resource in Canada provides pulp and newsprint?
25. Which of the following was an effect of the "Dirty War" in Argentina?