Question 1

Where is the Atacama Desert located?

Accepted Answer

A) in Patagonia 
B) in southeastern Brazil 
C) east of the Andes 
D) in Mexico 
E) on the Pacific coast of South America 
A) in Patagonia 
B) in southeastern Brazil 
C) east of the Andes 
D) in Mexico 
E) on the Pacific coast of South America E

Question 2

Mayans adapted to the decline of soil fertility by what type of agricultural practice?

Accepted Answer

A) intensive subsistence 
B) swidden 
C) nomadism 
D) fallow farming 
A) intensive subsistence 
B) swidden 
C) nomadism 
D) fallow farming B

Question 3

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

Accepted Answer

A) gold 
B) silver 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) none of the above 
A) gold 
B) silver 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) none of the above B

Question 4

Over which of the following Latin American and Caribbean countries has/have the U.S.exerted political influence?

Accepted Answer

A) Cuba 
B) Haiti 
C) Nicaragua 
D) Haiti and Nicaragua 
E) all of the above 
A) Cuba 
B) Haiti 
C) Nicaragua 
D) Haiti and Nicaragua 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in the United States.This program was called:

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary Worker Program 
B) Braceros Program 
C) Maquiladora Program 
D) NAFTA 
E) REDD 
A) Temporary Worker Program 
B) Braceros Program 
C) Maquiladora Program 
D) NAFTA 
E) REDD

Question 6

Governments in Latin America have a bias in favor of ________ regions by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.

Accepted Answer

A) urban 
B) rural 
C) coastal 
D) export-producing 
E) no bias 
A) urban 
B) rural 
C) coastal 
D) export-producing 
E) no bias

Question 7

What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) the result of epidemics of diseases introduced by the Europeans 
B) a decline already in progress when the Europeans arrived 
C) the result of the high rates of internal migration after WW II 
D) the transition from high growth to low growth through birth control 
E) the result of civil wars prevalent during the 19th century 
A) the result of epidemics of diseases introduced by the Europeans 
B) a decline already in progress when the Europeans arrived 
C) the result of the high rates of internal migration after WW II 
D) the transition from high growth to low growth through birth control 
E) the result of civil wars prevalent during the 19th century

Question 8

Demand for what material generated initial economic interest in the Amazon Basin?

Accepted Answer

A) oil 
B) rubber 
C) silver 
D) ground-dwelling birds 
E) copper 
A) oil 
B) rubber 
C) silver 
D) ground-dwelling birds 
E) copper

Question 9

What is the highest mountain in the Andes?

Accepted Answer

A) Aconcagua 
B) Machu Pichu 
C) Denali 
D) Altiplano 
E) none of these 
A) Aconcagua 
B) Machu Pichu 
C) Denali 
D) Altiplano 
E) none of these

Question 10

Which priest and peasant leader called for Mexican independence?

Accepted Answer

A) Miguel Hidalgo 
B) Simon Bolivar 
C) Fidel Castro 
D) Salvador Allende 
E) Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán 
A) Miguel Hidalgo 
B) Simon Bolivar 
C) Fidel Castro 
D) Salvador Allende 
E) Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán

Question 11

In what year were oil and gas discovered in the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

A) 1942 
B) 1971 
C) 1961 
D) 1967 
E) 1974 
A) 1942 
B) 1971 
C) 1961 
D) 1967 
E) 1974

Question 12

Which of the following widely spoken Indigenous languages in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Guaraní 
B) Quechua 
C) Mayan 
D) Nahuatl 
E) all of the above 
A) Guaraní 
B) Quechua 
C) Mayan 
D) Nahuatl 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

Accepted Answer

A) on the Paraná River,where Brazil,Argentina,and Paraguay meet 
B) on the Amazon River in central Brazil 
C) on the Orinoco River in Venezuela 
D) between Mexico and Guatemala 
E) on the Magdalena River in Colombia 
A) on the Paraná River,where Brazil,Argentina,and Paraguay meet 
B) on the Amazon River in central Brazil 
C) on the Orinoco River in Venezuela 
D) between Mexico and Guatemala 
E) on the Magdalena River in Colombia

Question 14

What is the 2014 population of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) 500 million 
B) 588 million 
C) 100 million 
D) 50 million 
E) 40 million 
A) 500 million 
B) 588 million 
C) 100 million 
D) 50 million 
E) 40 million

Question 15

El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of what country?

Accepted Answer

A) Venezuela 
B) Mexico 
C) Ecuador 
D) Peru 
E) Chile 
A) Venezuela 
B) Mexico 
C) Ecuador 
D) Peru 
E) Chile

Question 16

When were wild plants and animals domesticated by native Latin Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 years ago 
B) 20,000 years ago 
C) 1,000 years ago 
D) 5,000 years ago 
E) 500 years ago 
A) 10,000 years ago 
B) 20,000 years ago 
C) 1,000 years ago 
D) 5,000 years ago 
E) 500 years ago

Question 17

Which Indigenous Empire developed the chinampa agricultural system?

Accepted Answer

A) Maya 
B) Inca 
C) Aztec 
D) Zapotec 
E) none of the above 
A) Maya 
B) Inca 
C) Aztec 
D) Zapotec 
E) none of the above

Question 18

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Protestantism 
C) Islam 
D) traditional Indigenous religions 
E) none of the above 
A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Protestantism 
C) Islam 
D) traditional Indigenous religions 
E) none of the above

Question 19

Which of these is an example of a syncretic religious practice?

Accepted Answer

A) Candomble 
B) Umbanda 
C) Voodoo 
D) Santeria 
E) all of the above 
A) Candomble 
B) Umbanda 
C) Voodoo 
D) Santeria 
E) all of the above

Question 20

What Latin American country has promoted a "myth of racial democracy"?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Brazil 
C) Chile 
D) Argentina 
E) Bolivia 
A) Mexico 
B) Brazil 
C) Chile 
D) Argentina 
E) Bolivia

Where is the Atacama Desert located?

Mayans adapted to the decline of soil fertility by what type of agricultural practice?

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

Over which of the following Latin American and Caribbean countries has/have the U.S.exerted political influence?

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in the United States.This program was called:

Governments in Latin America have a bias in favor of ________ regions by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.

What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?

Demand for what material generated initial economic interest in the Amazon Basin?

What is the highest mountain in the Andes?

Which priest and peasant leader called for Mexican independence?

In what year were oil and gas discovered in the Amazon?

Which of the following widely spoken Indigenous languages in Latin America?

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

What is the 2014 population of Latin America?

El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of what country?

When were wild plants and animals domesticated by native Latin Americans?

Which Indigenous Empire developed the chinampa agricultural system?

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

Which of these is an example of a syncretic religious practice?

What Latin American country has promoted a "myth of racial democracy"?

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Exam 7: Latin America and the Caribbean

Where is the Atacama Desert located?

Mayans adapted to the decline of soil fertility by what type of agricultural practice?

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

Over which of the following Latin American and Caribbean countries has/have the U.S.exerted political influence?

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in the United States.This program was called:

Governments in Latin America have a bias in favor of ________ regions by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.

What was "The Demographic Collapse" in Latin America?

Demand for what material generated initial economic interest in the Amazon Basin?

What is the highest mountain in the Andes?

Which priest and peasant leader called for Mexican independence?

In what year were oil and gas discovered in the Amazon?

Which of the following widely spoken Indigenous languages in Latin America?

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

What is the 2014 population of Latin America?

El Niño is a period warming of sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific off the coast of what country?

When were wild plants and animals domesticated by native Latin Americans?

Which Indigenous Empire developed the chinampa agricultural system?

What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

Which of these is an example of a syncretic religious practice?

What Latin American country has promoted a "myth of racial democracy"?

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Filters