Question 1

The Aguarico River is located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile. 
B)  Uruguay. 
C)  Paraguay. 
D)  Ecuador. 
A)  Chile. 
B)  Uruguay. 
C)  Paraguay. 
D)  Ecuador.

Question 2

Population growth continues to rise in the region as a result of low death rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What term refers to cultural borrowing by immigrants?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

__________ is found at the southern tip of South America.

Accepted Answer

A)  Turks & Caicos 
B)  Tierra del Fuego 
C)  the Tropic of Cancer 
D)  the Brazilian Highlands 
A)  Turks & Caicos 
B)  Tierra del Fuego 
C)  the Tropic of Cancer 
D)  the Brazilian Highlands

Question 5

During the import substitution industrialization phase of its development,Middle/South America embarked on all of the following policies EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  high tariffs on imports. 
B)  government seizure of profitable extractive industries from foreigners. 
C)  the razing of poverty-stricken cities. 
D)  the creation of socialist democracies. 
A)  high tariffs on imports. 
B)  government seizure of profitable extractive industries from foreigners. 
C)  the razing of poverty-stricken cities. 
D)  the creation of socialist democracies.

Question 6

What term refers to native populations of a region,as distinct from those who migrate in later?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following religions is dominant in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglicanism 
B)  Protestantism 
C)  Roman Catholicism 
D)  Mormonism 
A)  Anglicanism 
B)  Protestantism 
C)  Roman Catholicism 
D)  Mormonism

Question 8

The implementation of structural adjustment economic reform policies in Middle and South America has succeeded in reducing the gap between the rich and poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the Amazon Basin is covered with tropical rain forest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle and South America occupied an advantaged position in global trade after initial contact with Europe. 
B)  Middle and South America were able to advance economic development within the region with the large profits garnered from supplying Europe and North America with raw materials. 
C)  The negative environmental impacts of the extractive industries in Middle and South America have largely been ignored. 
D)  The region of Middle and South America has few natural resources to draw in outside interest. 
A)  Middle and South America occupied an advantaged position in global trade after initial contact with Europe. 
B)  Middle and South America were able to advance economic development within the region with the large profits garnered from supplying Europe and North America with raw materials. 
C)  The negative environmental impacts of the extractive industries in Middle and South America have largely been ignored. 
D)  The region of Middle and South America has few natural resources to draw in outside interest.

Question 11

Fortaleza is located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamaica. 
B)  the Greater Antilles. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Mexico City. 
A)  Jamaica. 
B)  the Greater Antilles. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Mexico City.

Question 12

All of the following crops were brought to the Americas by European conquerors EXCEPT for:

Accepted Answer

A)  potato. 
B)  onions. 
C)  wheat. 
D)  bananas. 
A)  potato. 
B)  onions. 
C)  wheat. 
D)  bananas.

Question 13

Which of the following is most likely to cause rural women in Middle and South America to migrate to urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divorced and unmarried women are often ostracized in rural villages. 
B)  Women are coveted for positions in urban government bureaucracies. 
C)  Women can sometimes find employment in cities. 
D)  In cities,most women own their own homes. 
A)  Divorced and unmarried women are often ostracized in rural villages. 
B)  Women are coveted for positions in urban government bureaucracies. 
C)  Women can sometimes find employment in cities. 
D)  In cities,most women own their own homes.

Question 14

Foreign intervention in the national politics of countries in Middle and South America has usually aided in installation of stable,democratic governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the problem with shifting cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not make enough food to feed the cultivators. 
B)  It gluts the market with too much food. 
C)  It can be done only at high elevations. 
D)  If the plots are reused before regrowth is complete,yields decrease drastically. 
A)  It does not make enough food to feed the cultivators. 
B)  It gluts the market with too much food. 
C)  It can be done only at high elevations. 
D)  If the plots are reused before regrowth is complete,yields decrease drastically.

Question 16

The Spanish stronghold,the Viceroyalty of Peru,encompassed territory from all of the following modern-day countries EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Peru. 
B)  Bolivia. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Chile. 
A)  Peru. 
B)  Bolivia. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Chile.

Question 17

In which ocean do trade winds originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlantic 
B)  Pacific 
C)  Indian 
D)  Arctic 
A)  Atlantic 
B)  Pacific 
C)  Indian 
D)  Arctic

Question 18

Many Middle/South American nations imposed heavy tariffs on imports in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Evangelical Protestantism preaches:

Accepted Answer

A)  predestination. 
B)  the relationship between work and success. 
C)  the sacrifice of animals. 
D)  the redistribution of wealth. 
A)  predestination. 
B)  the relationship between work and success. 
C)  the sacrifice of animals. 
D)  the redistribution of wealth.

Question 20

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Aguarico River is located in:

Population growth continues to rise in the region as a result of low death rates.

What term refers to cultural borrowing by immigrants?

__________ is found at the southern tip of South America.

During the import substitution industrialization phase of its development,Middle/South America embarked on all of the following policies EXCEPT:

What term refers to native populations of a region,as distinct from those who migrate in later?

Which of the following religions is dominant in Middle and South America?

The implementation of structural adjustment economic reform policies in Middle and South America has succeeded in reducing the gap between the rich and poor.

All of the Amazon Basin is covered with tropical rain forest.

Which of the following statements is true?

Fortaleza is located in:

All of the following crops were brought to the Americas by European conquerors EXCEPT for:

Which of the following is most likely to cause rural women in Middle and South America to migrate to urban areas?

Foreign intervention in the national politics of countries in Middle and South America has usually aided in installation of stable,democratic governments.

What is the problem with shifting cultivation?

The Spanish stronghold,the Viceroyalty of Peru,encompassed territory from all of the following modern-day countries EXCEPT:

In which ocean do trade winds originate?

Many Middle/South American nations imposed heavy tariffs on imports in the 1950s.

Evangelical Protestantism preaches:

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

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

The Aguarico River is located in:

Population growth continues to rise in the region as a result of low death rates.

What term refers to cultural borrowing by immigrants?

__________ is found at the southern tip of South America.

During the import substitution industrialization phase of its development,Middle/South America embarked on all of the following policies EXCEPT:

What term refers to native populations of a region,as distinct from those who migrate in later?

Which of the following religions is dominant in Middle and South America?

The implementation of structural adjustment economic reform policies in Middle and South America has succeeded in reducing the gap between the rich and poor.

All of the Amazon Basin is covered with tropical rain forest.

Which of the following statements is true?

Fortaleza is located in:

All of the following crops were brought to the Americas by European conquerors EXCEPT for:

Which of the following is most likely to cause rural women in Middle and South America to migrate to urban areas?

Foreign intervention in the national politics of countries in Middle and South America has usually aided in installation of stable,democratic governments.

What is the problem with shifting cultivation?

The Spanish stronghold,the Viceroyalty of Peru,encompassed territory from all of the following modern-day countries EXCEPT:

In which ocean do trade winds originate?

Many Middle/South American nations imposed heavy tariffs on imports in the 1950s.

Evangelical Protestantism preaches:

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

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