Question 1

The world's largest industry is:

Accepted Answer

A)  tourism. 
B)  steel production. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  cattle farming. 
A)  tourism. 
B)  steel production. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  cattle farming.

Question 2

As of 2011, the region of Middle and South America had a population 100 times the highest estimated population of the region in 1332.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The United States proclaimed the _______________________ in 1823 to warn Europe that it would allow no further colonization of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The United States proclaimed the _______________________ in...

Question 4

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  subduction 
B)  block faulting 
C)  eustatic rise 
D)  talusing 
A)  subduction 
B)  block faulting 
C)  eustatic rise 
D)  talusing

Question 5

The spread of HIV-AIDS in Middle/South America can be attributed to all of the following factors, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural mores that discourage the open discussion of sex. 
B)  cultural expectations that both men and women have multiple sex partners. 
C)  low use of condoms. 
D)  drug use. 
A)  cultural mores that discourage the open discussion of sex. 
B)  cultural expectations that both men and women have multiple sex partners. 
C)  low use of condoms. 
D)  drug use.

Question 6

Briefly explain why geographers use the term Middle/South America instead of Latin America.

Accepted Answer

The term Latin America is not used in th

Question 7

Discuss the three phases of economic development of Middle/South America.

Accepted Answer

The early extractive phase began with th

Question 8

The destruction of the Amazon rain forest has global implications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All the population centers of Middle/South America had been conquered by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1330s 
B)  1370s 
C)  1460s 
D)  1740s 
A)  1330s 
B)  1370s 
C)  1460s 
D)  1740s

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name for the factories...

Question 11

Which statement most accurately describes the impact on the Native American population of the diseases that were introduced by Europeans to Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ten percent died within 134 years of first contact with Europeans. 
B)  Ninety percent died within 400 years of first contact with Europeans. 
C)  Ten percent died within 400 years of first contact with Europeans. 
D)  Ninety percent died within 134 years of first contact with Europeans. 
A)  Ten percent died within 134 years of first contact with Europeans. 
B)  Ninety percent died within 400 years of first contact with Europeans. 
C)  Ten percent died within 400 years of first contact with Europeans. 
D)  Ninety percent died within 134 years of first contact with Europeans.

Question 12

What is the name given to the set of values that set the standard for ideal manhood in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  machismo 
B)  paruismo 
C)  maranhao 
D)  marianismo 
A)  machismo 
B)  paruismo 
C)  maranhao 
D)  marianismo

Question 13

Which country does NOT have a movement with goals similar to the MST?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecuador 
B)  Peru 
C)  Paraguay 
D)  Honduras 
A)  Ecuador 
B)  Peru 
C)  Paraguay 
D)  Honduras

Question 14

Which of the following types of government dominates the Middle/South America region?

Accepted Answer

A)  communism 
B)  military dictatorship 
C)  democracy 
D)  populist dictatorship 
A)  communism 
B)  military dictatorship 
C)  democracy 
D)  populist dictatorship

Question 15

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 16

What is the name of the fastest growing religious movement in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberation theology 
B)  Evangelical Protestantism 
C)  Roman Catholicism 
D)  Baptist Reformism 
A)  liberation theology 
B)  Evangelical Protestantism 
C)  Roman Catholicism 
D)  Baptist Reformism

Question 17

What city did the Spanish build on the site of the Aztec capital city known as Tenochtitlán, which they had destroyed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What city did the Spanish build on...

Question 18

Cuba is now a major destination for European tourists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true of favelas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be located at the center of primate cities. 
B)  Their residents make no efforts to improve their communities. 
C)  They are welcomed by the wealthy residents of cities. 
D)  They can become centers of arts, crafts, and music. 
A)  They tend to be located at the center of primate cities. 
B)  Their residents make no efforts to improve their communities. 
C)  They are welcomed by the wealthy residents of cities. 
D)  They can become centers of arts, crafts, and music.

Question 20

Which country is NOT a full member of Mercosur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraguay 
B)  Uruguay 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Paraguay 
B)  Uruguay 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Brazil

The world's largest industry is:

As of 2011, the region of Middle and South America had a population 100 times the highest estimated population of the region in 1332.

The United States proclaimed the _______________________ in 1823 to warn Europe that it would allow no further colonization of the Americas.

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?

The spread of HIV-AIDS in Middle/South America can be attributed to all of the following factors, EXCEPT:

Briefly explain why geographers use the term Middle/South America instead of Latin America.

Discuss the three phases of economic development of Middle/South America.

The destruction of the Amazon rain forest has global implications.

All the population centers of Middle/South America had been conquered by the __________.

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

Which statement most accurately describes the impact on the Native American population of the diseases that were introduced by Europeans to Middle and South America?

What is the name given to the set of values that set the standard for ideal manhood in Middle and South America?

Which country does NOT have a movement with goals similar to the MST?

Which of the following types of government dominates the Middle/South America region?

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

What is the name of the fastest growing religious movement in Middle and South America?

What city did the Spanish build on the site of the Aztec capital city known as Tenochtitlán, which they had destroyed?

Cuba is now a major destination for European tourists.

Which of the following is true of favelas?

Which country is NOT a full member of Mercosur?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

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North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

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Exam 3: Middle and South America

The world's largest industry is:

As of 2011, the region of Middle and South America had a population 100 times the highest estimated population of the region in 1332.

The United States proclaimed the _______________________ in 1823 to warn Europe that it would allow no further colonization of the Americas.

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America?

The spread of HIV-AIDS in Middle/South America can be attributed to all of the following factors, EXCEPT:

Briefly explain why geographers use the term Middle/South America instead of Latin America.

Discuss the three phases of economic development of Middle/South America.

The destruction of the Amazon rain forest has global implications.

All the population centers of Middle/South America had been conquered by the __________.

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

Which statement most accurately describes the impact on the Native American population of the diseases that were introduced by Europeans to Middle and South America?

What is the name given to the set of values that set the standard for ideal manhood in Middle and South America?

Which country does NOT have a movement with goals similar to the MST?

Which of the following types of government dominates the Middle/South America region?

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

What is the name of the fastest growing religious movement in Middle and South America?

What city did the Spanish build on the site of the Aztec capital city known as Tenochtitlán, which they had destroyed?

Cuba is now a major destination for European tourists.

Which of the following is true of favelas?

Which country is NOT a full member of Mercosur?

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

Filters