Question 1

What is the Bolsa Familia?

Accepted Answer

A) government money to poor families for education and vaccines 
B) corporate money to poor families for education and vaccines 
C) minimum wage policy 
D) gender equality policy 
E) none of the above 
A) government money to poor families for education and vaccines 
B) corporate money to poor families for education and vaccines 
C) minimum wage policy 
D) gender equality policy 
E) none of the above

Question 2

Manaus is a port on what water body?

Accepted Answer

A) the Caribbean Sea 
B) the Atlantic Ocean 
C) the Pacific Ocean 
D) the Orinoco River 
E) the Amazon River 
A) the Caribbean Sea 
B) the Atlantic Ocean 
C) the Pacific Ocean 
D) the Orinoco River 
E) the Amazon River

Question 3

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Argentina 
C) Colombia 
D) Venezuela 
E) Brazil 
A) Mexico 
B) Argentina 
C) Colombia 
D) Venezuela 
E) Brazil

Question 4

In 1804,former slaves declared independence from what colonial country to form Haiti?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Portugal 
C) France 
D) Great Britain 
E) the Netherlands 
A) Spain 
B) Portugal 
C) France 
D) Great Britain 
E) the Netherlands

Question 5

Which large estates in the Spanish colonial era grew crops to supply local industries?

Accepted Answer

A) ranchos 
B) fincas 
C) haciendas 
D) plantations 
E) quintas 
A) ranchos 
B) fincas 
C) haciendas 
D) plantations 
E) quintas

Question 6

What is an altiplano?

Accepted Answer

A) Caribbean marine ecosystems 
B) large cave and pothole systems 
C) cool,moist,flat areas for agriculture or grazing 
D) desert areas along the Pacific Coast 
E) none of the above 
A) Caribbean marine ecosystems 
B) large cave and pothole systems 
C) cool,moist,flat areas for agriculture or grazing 
D) desert areas along the Pacific Coast 
E) none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is true about young Bolivian migrants?

Accepted Answer

A) workers are as young as 14 
B) Argentina is the destination country 
C) women work in domestic sector 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) workers are as young as 14 
B) Argentina is the destination country 
C) women work in domestic sector 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 8

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

Accepted Answer

A) 1870s 
B) 1950s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1930s 
E) None of these is the "lost decade" of Latin America. 
A) 1870s 
B) 1950s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1930s 
E) None of these is the "lost decade" of Latin America.

Question 9

Where is Lake Maracaibo located?

Accepted Answer

A) Venezuela 
B) Mexico 
C) Peru 
D) Bolivia 
E) Brazil 
A) Venezuela 
B) Mexico 
C) Peru 
D) Bolivia 
E) Brazil

Question 10

What country's main source of foreign exchange is ecotourism? Over 2.4 million tourists visited in 2013 alone.

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Honduras 
C) Costa Rica 
D) Peru 
E) Ecuador 
A) Mexico 
B) Honduras 
C) Costa Rica 
D) Peru 
E) Ecuador

Question 11

What trade agreement increased the growth of maquiladoras?

Accepted Answer

A) MERCOSUR 
B) CAFTA 
C) NAFTA 
D) CARICOM 
E) ALBA 
A) MERCOSUR 
B) CAFTA 
C) NAFTA 
D) CARICOM 
E) ALBA

Question 12

What is the air flow called from the tropics to the Equator that affects climate patterns in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) rain shadow 
B) trade winds 
C) westerlies 
D) El Niño 
E) La Niña 
A) rain shadow 
B) trade winds 
C) westerlies 
D) El Niño 
E) La Niña

Question 13

Which Latin American country is the eighth-largest economy in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Venezuela 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Brazil 
E) none of above 
A) Venezuela 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Brazil 
E) none of above

Question 14

Which of the following is true about authoritarian governments in the 1960s-1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) military control of Chile in 1973 
B) economic stability and growth 
C) Argentina's "Dirty War" 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) military control of Chile in 1973 
B) economic stability and growth 
C) Argentina's "Dirty War" 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

All of these countries are located in Central America except:

Accepted Answer

A) Paraguay 
B) Guatemala 
C) Panama 
D) Nicaragua 
E) Costa Rica 
A) Paraguay 
B) Guatemala 
C) Panama 
D) Nicaragua 
E) Costa Rica

Question 16

What is the Qori Kalis?

Accepted Answer

A) a retreating Andean glacier 
B) a sinking Caribbean island 
C) a coastal ecosystem experiencing sea-level rise 
D) a hurricane in Central America 
E) none of the above 
A) a retreating Andean glacier 
B) a sinking Caribbean island 
C) a coastal ecosystem experiencing sea-level rise 
D) a hurricane in Central America 
E) none of the above

Question 17

When did fair trade concerns begin to influence the coffee economy?

Accepted Answer

A) 1960s 
B) 1970s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s 
A) 1960s 
B) 1970s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s

Question 18

What is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

A) logging 
B) large scale agriculture 
C) cattle ranching 
D) small scale agriculture 
E) mining 
A) logging 
B) large scale agriculture 
C) cattle ranching 
D) small scale agriculture 
E) mining

Question 19

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Barrios 
B) REDD 
C) cartels 
D) inner suburbs 
E) Braceros 
A) Barrios 
B) REDD 
C) cartels 
D) inner suburbs 
E) Braceros

Question 20

The 2010 earthquake in ________ killed more than 300,000 people,displaced 1 million residents and destroyed buildings and infrastructure in its capital city of Port au Prince.

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Haiti 
C) Brazil 
D) Venezuela 
E) Guatemala 
A) Mexico 
B) Haiti 
C) Brazil 
D) Venezuela 
E) Guatemala

What is the Bolsa Familia?

Manaus is a port on what water body?

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

In 1804,former slaves declared independence from what colonial country to form Haiti?

Which large estates in the Spanish colonial era grew crops to supply local industries?

What is an altiplano?

Which of the following is true about young Bolivian migrants?

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

Where is Lake Maracaibo located?

What country's main source of foreign exchange is ecotourism? Over 2.4 million tourists visited in 2013 alone.

What trade agreement increased the growth of maquiladoras?

What is the air flow called from the tropics to the Equator that affects climate patterns in Latin America?

Which Latin American country is the eighth-largest economy in the world?

Which of the following is true about authoritarian governments in the 1960s-1970s?

All of these countries are located in Central America except:

What is the Qori Kalis?

When did fair trade concerns begin to influence the coffee economy?

What is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon?

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

The 2010 earthquake in ________ killed more than 300,000 people,displaced 1 million residents and destroyed buildings and infrastructure in its capital city of Port au Prince.

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Exam 7: Latin America and the Caribbean

What is the Bolsa Familia?

Manaus is a port on what water body?

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

In 1804,former slaves declared independence from what colonial country to form Haiti?

Which large estates in the Spanish colonial era grew crops to supply local industries?

What is an altiplano?

Which of the following is true about young Bolivian migrants?

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

Where is Lake Maracaibo located?

What country's main source of foreign exchange is ecotourism? Over 2.4 million tourists visited in 2013 alone.

What trade agreement increased the growth of maquiladoras?

What is the air flow called from the tropics to the Equator that affects climate patterns in Latin America?

Which Latin American country is the eighth-largest economy in the world?

Which of the following is true about authoritarian governments in the 1960s-1970s?

All of these countries are located in Central America except:

What is the Qori Kalis?

When did fair trade concerns begin to influence the coffee economy?

What is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon?

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

The 2010 earthquake in ________ killed more than 300,000 people,displaced 1 million residents and destroyed buildings and infrastructure in its capital city of Port au Prince.

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