Question 1

Approximately __________ Earth's remaining rain forests are located in South America.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  one-third 
D)  one-half 
A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  one-third 
D)  one-half

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to working families in the cities of Middle/South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  long commutes to work 
B)  poor or nonexistent day care for children 
C)  short-term, unreliable work for men 
D)  the lack of religious institutions such as churches 
A)  long commutes to work 
B)  poor or nonexistent day care for children 
C)  short-term, unreliable work for men 
D)  the lack of religious institutions such as churches

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the name of the industrialization strategy that results in the replacement of imported goods by those produced domestically?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the industrialization...

Question 5

Average temperatures are highest in the lowlands of Middle/South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What term refers to tropical winds that blow from the northeast and the southeast to the equator?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term refers to tropical winds that...

Question 7

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba, Brazil?

Accepted Answer

A)  a vastly improved public transportation system 
B)  an inner-city shopping area with ample parking 
C)  increased sales for local merchants 
D)  lower levels of congestion and pollution 
A)  a vastly improved public transportation system 
B)  an inner-city shopping area with ample parking 
C)  increased sales for local merchants 
D)  lower levels of congestion and pollution

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Mexico City, almost 90 percent of urban wastewater goes untreated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Incan Empire is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Incan Empire was one of the most organized and efficiently managed in the world. 
B)  The Inca developed huge stone cities with paved roads. 
C)  Unlike their urban centers, Incan agriculture was very primitive for the time. 
D)  Incan cities were built through the use of a highly organized labor system. 
A)  The Incan Empire was one of the most organized and efficiently managed in the world. 
B)  The Inca developed huge stone cities with paved roads. 
C)  Unlike their urban centers, Incan agriculture was very primitive for the time. 
D)  Incan cities were built through the use of a highly organized labor system.

Question 11

The Movement of Landless Rural Workers began in _____________ and has been taking over the unused portions of some large farms.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Hugo Chavez was deposed in 2001 by a U.S. sponsored coup d'état.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What areas, also known as free trade zones, are special places within a country where duties and taxes are not charged?

Accepted Answer

Export Pro

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT among the main economic institutions of the Early Extractive Phase in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  plantations 
B)  textile factories 
C)  haciendas 
D)  mineral mines 
A)  plantations 
B)  textile factories 
C)  haciendas 
D)  mineral mines

Question 15

Which of the following features of the physical environment contributes least to the climate in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  ocean currents 
B)  topography 
C)  global wind patterns 
D)  soil type 
A)  ocean currents 
B)  topography 
C)  global wind patterns 
D)  soil type

Question 16

Which of the following contributed to the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was adopted as the official religion in most states. 
B)  It provides a convenient message to the business elite. 
C)  It promises a social revolution. 
D)  It appeals to the poor and middle classes in both rural and urban areas. 
A)  It was adopted as the official religion in most states. 
B)  It provides a convenient message to the business elite. 
C)  It promises a social revolution. 
D)  It appeals to the poor and middle classes in both rural and urban areas.

Question 17

What is the most rapidly growing segment of the global travel and tourism industry?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the most rapidly growing segment...

Question 18

The establishment of NAFTA predates the establishment of Mercosur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A city that is much larger than any other city in a particular country, and is often home to a large portion of the country's population, is known as a ______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A city that is much larger than...

Approximately __________ Earth's remaining rain forests are located in South America.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to working families in the cities of Middle/South America?

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

What is the name of the industrialization strategy that results in the replacement of imported goods by those produced domestically?

Average temperatures are highest in the lowlands of Middle/South America.

What term refers to tropical winds that blow from the northeast and the southeast to the equator?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba, Brazil?

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

In Mexico City, almost 90 percent of urban wastewater goes untreated.

Which of the following statements about the Incan Empire is INCORRECT?

The Movement of Landless Rural Workers began in _____________ and has been taking over the unused portions of some large farms.

Hugo Chavez was deposed in 2001 by a U.S. sponsored coup d'état.

What areas, also known as free trade zones, are special places within a country where duties and taxes are not charged?

Which of the following was NOT among the main economic institutions of the Early Extractive Phase in Middle and South America?

Which of the following features of the physical environment contributes least to the climate in Middle and South America?

Which of the following contributed to the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in Middle and South America?

What is the most rapidly growing segment of the global travel and tourism industry?

The establishment of NAFTA predates the establishment of Mercosur.

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

A city that is much larger than any other city in a particular country, and is often home to a large portion of the country's population, is known as a ______________.

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

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Exam 3: Middle and South America

Approximately __________ Earth's remaining rain forests are located in South America.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to working families in the cities of Middle/South America?

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

What is the name of the industrialization strategy that results in the replacement of imported goods by those produced domestically?

Average temperatures are highest in the lowlands of Middle/South America.

What term refers to tropical winds that blow from the northeast and the southeast to the equator?

Which of the following has NOT been a result of careful urban planning in Curitiba, Brazil?

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

In Mexico City, almost 90 percent of urban wastewater goes untreated.

Which of the following statements about the Incan Empire is INCORRECT?

The Movement of Landless Rural Workers began in _____________ and has been taking over the unused portions of some large farms.

Hugo Chavez was deposed in 2001 by a U.S. sponsored coup d'état.

What areas, also known as free trade zones, are special places within a country where duties and taxes are not charged?

Which of the following was NOT among the main economic institutions of the Early Extractive Phase in Middle and South America?

Which of the following features of the physical environment contributes least to the climate in Middle and South America?

Which of the following contributed to the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in Middle and South America?

What is the most rapidly growing segment of the global travel and tourism industry?

The establishment of NAFTA predates the establishment of Mercosur.

The results of free trade agreements are overwhelmingly positive.

A city that is much larger than any other city in a particular country, and is often home to a large portion of the country's population, is known as a ______________.

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