Question 1

The Aztec capital was:

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A)  Tegucigalpa. 
B)  Honduras. 
C)  Tenochtitlán. 
D)  Lima. 
A)  Tegucigalpa. 
B)  Honduras. 
C)  Tenochtitlán. 
D)  Lima.

Question 2

What term refers to the loss of old ways and the adoption of new ones by immigrants?

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Question 3

The principal migration trend in Middle and South America today involves flows of migrants from urban to rural areas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the term for a blast of superheated rock,ash,and gas resulting from volcanic activity?

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Question 5

The United States has funded armed interventions in all of the following countries EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Chile. 
C)  Panama. 
D)  the Dominican Republic. 
A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Chile. 
C)  Panama. 
D)  the Dominican Republic.

Question 6

All of the following are elements of machismo except:

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A)  polygamy. 
B)  household leadership. 
C)  attractiveness to women. 
D)  storytelling. 
A)  polygamy. 
B)  household leadership. 
C)  attractiveness to women. 
D)  storytelling.

Question 7

The SAP policies of the Middle/South American region in the 1980s led to increased spending on social welfare programs and infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was one impact of the Catholic Church in Middle/South America during the colonial era?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged the poor to resist authority. 
B)  It hindered the spread of European culture. 
C)  It resulted in a massive redistribution of wealth from the wealthy to the poor. 
D)  It reinforced class differences. 
A)  It encouraged the poor to resist authority. 
B)  It hindered the spread of European culture. 
C)  It resulted in a massive redistribution of wealth from the wealthy to the poor. 
D)  It reinforced class differences.

Question 9

Life in Middle/South America today is characterized by wide income disparity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most of the people who work in the underground economy in Middle/South America are involved in agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What country contains most of the Amazon River basin?

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Question 12

Which of the following describes import substitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  changing from one foreign supplier to another 
B)  replacing locally produced goods with imports 
C)  manufacturing goods that had been previously imported 
D)  exporting and importing the same type of product 
A)  changing from one foreign supplier to another 
B)  replacing locally produced goods with imports 
C)  manufacturing goods that had been previously imported 
D)  exporting and importing the same type of product

Question 13

What is the name for the factories located in Mexico along the U.S.border?

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Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of most hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They originate just south of the equator. 
B)  They draw their energy from warm surface waters. 
C)  They dissipate as they move over cooler water or land. 
D)  They begin as a group of thunderstorms that then coalesce. 
A)  They originate just south of the equator. 
B)  They draw their energy from warm surface waters. 
C)  They dissipate as they move over cooler water or land. 
D)  They begin as a group of thunderstorms that then coalesce.

Question 15

In which temperature-altitude zone are Mexico City and Quito located?

Accepted Answer

A)  tierra caliente 
B)  tierra templada 
C)  tierra fria 
D)  tierra helada 
A)  tierra caliente 
B)  tierra templada 
C)  tierra fria 
D)  tierra helada

Question 16

Which of the following terms includes economic activity that does not pay taxes to the government?

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A)  informal economy 
B)  formal economy 
C)  duty-free economy 
D)  industrial economy 
A)  informal economy 
B)  formal economy 
C)  duty-free economy 
D)  industrial economy

Question 17

The Amazon River with its tributaries and basin account for 20 percent of Earth's flowing surface water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What term refers to the system via which climates in Middle and South America are divided?

Accepted Answer

temperatur

Question 19

What is the name given to the jobs and activities that are not officially recognized and taxed by the state government?

Accepted Answer

the inform

Question 20

The monies sent home by migrants to help support their families are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  transfer payments. 
B)  international exchange payments. 
C)  remittances. 
D)  protection monies. 
A)  transfer payments. 
B)  international exchange payments. 
C)  remittances. 
D)  protection monies.

The Aztec capital was:

What term refers to the loss of old ways and the adoption of new ones by immigrants?

The principal migration trend in Middle and South America today involves flows of migrants from urban to rural areas.

What is the term for a blast of superheated rock,ash,and gas resulting from volcanic activity?

The United States has funded armed interventions in all of the following countries EXCEPT:

All of the following are elements of machismo except:

The SAP policies of the Middle/South American region in the 1980s led to increased spending on social welfare programs and infrastructure.

What was one impact of the Catholic Church in Middle/South America during the colonial era?

Life in Middle/South America today is characterized by wide income disparity.

Most of the people who work in the underground economy in Middle/South America are involved in agriculture.

What country contains most of the Amazon River basin?

Which of the following describes import substitution?

What is the name for the factories located in Mexico along the U.S.border?

Which of the following is NOT true of most hurricanes?

In which temperature-altitude zone are Mexico City and Quito located?

Which of the following terms includes economic activity that does not pay taxes to the government?

The Amazon River with its tributaries and basin account for 20 percent of Earth's flowing surface water.

What term refers to the system via which climates in Middle and South America are divided?

What is the name given to the jobs and activities that are not officially recognized and taxed by the state government?

The monies sent home by migrants to help support their families are called:

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 Aztec capital was:

What term refers to the loss of old ways and the adoption of new ones by immigrants?

The principal migration trend in Middle and South America today involves flows of migrants from urban to rural areas.

What is the term for a blast of superheated rock,ash,and gas resulting from volcanic activity?

The United States has funded armed interventions in all of the following countries EXCEPT:

All of the following are elements of machismo except:

The SAP policies of the Middle/South American region in the 1980s led to increased spending on social welfare programs and infrastructure.

What was one impact of the Catholic Church in Middle/South America during the colonial era?

Life in Middle/South America today is characterized by wide income disparity.

Most of the people who work in the underground economy in Middle/South America are involved in agriculture.

What country contains most of the Amazon River basin?

Which of the following describes import substitution?

What is the name for the factories located in Mexico along the U.S.border?

Which of the following is NOT true of most hurricanes?

In which temperature-altitude zone are Mexico City and Quito located?

Which of the following terms includes economic activity that does not pay taxes to the government?

The Amazon River with its tributaries and basin account for 20 percent of Earth's flowing surface water.

What term refers to the system via which climates in Middle and South America are divided?

What is the name given to the jobs and activities that are not officially recognized and taxed by the state government?

The monies sent home by migrants to help support their families are called:

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