Question 1

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

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Question 2

What is the principal tactic of the national Movement of Landless Rural Workers?

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A)  create jobs by attracting manufacturing businesses to rural areas 
B)  occupy unused land owned by large farms 
C)  provide weapons and supplies to paramilitary resistance groups 
D)  assist rural people in moving and finding work in cities 
A)  create jobs by attracting manufacturing businesses to rural areas 
B)  occupy unused land owned by large farms 
C)  provide weapons and supplies to paramilitary resistance groups 
D)  assist rural people in moving and finding work in cities

Question 3

In Brazil,the city of Curitiba's expansion has been organized around which of the following?

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A)  integrated mass transport 
B)  residential shopping centers 
C)  shantytowns 
D)  large parking lots 
A)  integrated mass transport 
B)  residential shopping centers 
C)  shantytowns 
D)  large parking lots

Question 4

The government of Cuba is best described as:

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A)  democratic. 
B)  republican. 
C)  socialist. 
D)  communist. 
A)  democratic. 
B)  republican. 
C)  socialist. 
D)  communist.

Question 5

In what present-day country had the Aztecs established an extensive and sophisticated civilization at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

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Question 6

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a result of a volcanic eruption.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What city now lies on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán?

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A)  Lima 
B)  Medellín 
C)  Mexico City 
D)  Bogotá 
A)  Lima 
B)  Medellín 
C)  Mexico City 
D)  Bogotá

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a key difference between North America and Middle and South America?

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A)  Middle and South America are larger than North America. 
B)  Middle and South America have a more varied environment than North America. 
C)  Middle and South America have a larger indigenous population than North America. 
D)  Middle and South America have a less varied level of human well-being than North America. 
A)  Middle and South America are larger than North America. 
B)  Middle and South America have a more varied environment than North America. 
C)  Middle and South America have a larger indigenous population than North America. 
D)  Middle and South America have a less varied level of human well-being than North America.

Question 9

In what way did the Catholic Church change in the nineteenth century in Middle and South America?

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A)  The church restricted the use of non-English languages in ceremonies and writings. 
B)  The church became more attentive to the needs of the poor. 
C)  The church required equal status for women. 
D)  The church purged itself of all Native American influences. 
A)  The church restricted the use of non-English languages in ceremonies and writings. 
B)  The church became more attentive to the needs of the poor. 
C)  The church required equal status for women. 
D)  The church purged itself of all Native American influences.

Question 10

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba,Brazil?

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A)  a vastly improved public transportation system 
B)  an inner-city shopping area with ample parking 
C)  increased sales for local merchants 
D)  lower levels of congestion and pollution 
A)  a vastly improved public transportation system 
B)  an inner-city shopping area with ample parking 
C)  increased sales for local merchants 
D)  lower levels of congestion and pollution

Question 11

Compared to the early days of colonization in Middle/South America,the Catholic Church today has become more attentive to the needs of the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Shifting cultivation refers to an agricultural system in which:

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A)  ownership of crops shifts from the people to the government. 
B)  agricultural plots are harvested and then left for several years to regenerate. 
C)  agriculture moves from one section of a country to another. 
D)  men decide to pursue hunting activities and shift crop production to women. 
A)  ownership of crops shifts from the people to the government. 
B)  agricultural plots are harvested and then left for several years to regenerate. 
C)  agriculture moves from one section of a country to another. 
D)  men decide to pursue hunting activities and shift crop production to women.

Question 13

From where did the humans who settled Middle and South America originally migrate?

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North America,origin

Question 14

The highest winds are found __________ a hurricane.

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A)  at the edges of 
B)  above 
C)  in the center of 
D)  below 
A)  at the edges of 
B)  above 
C)  in the center of 
D)  below

Question 15

What is the name given to the self-sufficient large rural estates that have been central to the economic and cultural history of Middle and South America?

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Question 16

What was the name of the indigenous empire that made its home in parts of the present-day countries of Colombia,Chile,and Argentina?

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Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an African-based religious belief system?

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A)  Santería 
B)  Voodoo 
C)  Candomblé 
D)  Zulu 
A)  Santería 
B)  Voodoo 
C)  Candomblé 
D)  Zulu

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

What is the principal tactic of the national Movement of Landless Rural Workers?

In Brazil,the city of Curitiba's expansion has been organized around which of the following?

The government of Cuba is best described as:

In what present-day country had the Aztecs established an extensive and sophisticated civilization at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a result of a volcanic eruption.

What city now lies on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán?

Which of the following is NOT a key difference between North America and Middle and South America?

In what way did the Catholic Church change in the nineteenth century in Middle and South America?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba,Brazil?

Compared to the early days of colonization in Middle/South America,the Catholic Church today has become more attentive to the needs of the poor.

Shifting cultivation refers to an agricultural system in which:

From where did the humans who settled Middle and South America originally migrate?

The highest winds are found __________ a hurricane.

What is the name given to the self-sufficient large rural estates that have been central to the economic and cultural history of Middle and South America?

What was the name of the indigenous empire that made its home in parts of the present-day countries of Colombia,Chile,and Argentina?

Which of the following is NOT an African-based religious belief system?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 3: Middle and South America

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

What is the principal tactic of the national Movement of Landless Rural Workers?

In Brazil,the city of Curitiba's expansion has been organized around which of the following?

The government of Cuba is best described as:

In what present-day country had the Aztecs established an extensive and sophisticated civilization at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a result of a volcanic eruption.

What city now lies on the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán?

Which of the following is NOT a key difference between North America and Middle and South America?

In what way did the Catholic Church change in the nineteenth century in Middle and South America?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba,Brazil?

Compared to the early days of colonization in Middle/South America,the Catholic Church today has become more attentive to the needs of the poor.

Shifting cultivation refers to an agricultural system in which:

From where did the humans who settled Middle and South America originally migrate?

The highest winds are found __________ a hurricane.

What is the name given to the self-sufficient large rural estates that have been central to the economic and cultural history of Middle and South America?

What was the name of the indigenous empire that made its home in parts of the present-day countries of Colombia,Chile,and Argentina?

Which of the following is NOT an African-based religious belief system?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters