Question 1

The Mexican government has been quite successful at controlling the drug cartels of Central America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

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Question 3

The name given to the Peru Current's tendency to change direction every few years, thus affecting weather patterns in Mexico, the United States, and the Pacific is ________________.

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Question 4

The authority of dictators in Middle/South America was usually based on alliances with all of the following groups, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign governments. 
B)  wealthy rural landowners. 
C)  farmers trying to work toward sustainability. 
D)  foreign corporations. 
A)  foreign governments. 
B)  wealthy rural landowners. 
C)  farmers trying to work toward sustainability. 
D)  foreign corporations.

Question 5

What is the name of the weather phenomenon caused by the reversal of the Peru Current's direction every few years?

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Question 6

In Middle/South America, a woman's best friends are likely to be her former schoolmates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which country nationalized the oil industry in 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela 
B)  Bolivia 
C)  Paraguay 
D)  Ecuador 
A)  Venezuela 
B)  Bolivia 
C)  Paraguay 
D)  Ecuador

Question 8

Who was the president of Venezuela for over a decade until his death in early 2013?

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Question 9

The U.S. embargo against Cuba continues to this day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was the name of the civilization that was thriving in Mexico at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

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Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

Which of the following is true regarding the social significance of race in Middle and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to modernization, race and color have disappeared as social factors in the region. 
B)  Social class is not assigned on the basis of race alone. 
C)  The skin color of an upper class person is most significant to social standing. 
D)  The social status of the child is determined by the race of the mother. 
A)  Due to modernization, race and color have disappeared as social factors in the region. 
B)  Social class is not assigned on the basis of race alone. 
C)  The skin color of an upper class person is most significant to social standing. 
D)  The social status of the child is determined by the race of the mother.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

Which would you identify as a proper role as prescribed by marianismo values?

Accepted Answer

A)  networking by females to earn additional income for the family 
B)  service to the household and family 
C)  training of sons, by males, for adulthood 
D)  absolute seclusion of daughters until their teenage years 
A)  networking by females to earn additional income for the family 
B)  service to the household and family 
C)  training of sons, by males, for adulthood 
D)  absolute seclusion of daughters until their teenage years

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a member of NAFTA?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Brazil 
A)  the United States 
B)  Canada 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Brazil

Question 16

What term for Middle/South America is deemphasized in the textbook because of its colonial roots?

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Question 17

With U.S. aid, Salvador Allende of Chile was replaced by military dictator _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pol Pot 
B)  Emilio Zapata 
C)  Augusto Pinochet 
D)  Baby Doc Duvalier 
A)  Pol Pot 
B)  Emilio Zapata 
C)  Augusto Pinochet 
D)  Baby Doc Duvalier

Question 18

Which of the following significantly aided the Spaniards in their defeat of the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  a smallpox epidemic brought by the Spaniards 
B)  the release of manufactured poisons into the Aztec water system 
C)  the miserable living conditions experienced by most in Aztec society 
D)  the eruption of two volcanoes that destroyed the largest Aztec cities 
A)  a smallpox epidemic brought by the Spaniards 
B)  the release of manufactured poisons into the Aztec water system 
C)  the miserable living conditions experienced by most in Aztec society 
D)  the eruption of two volcanoes that destroyed the largest Aztec cities

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

The Mexican government has been quite successful at controlling the drug cartels of Central America.

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

The name given to the Peru Current's tendency to change direction every few years, thus affecting weather patterns in Mexico, the United States, and the Pacific is ________________.

The authority of dictators in Middle/South America was usually based on alliances with all of the following groups, EXCEPT:

What is the name of the weather phenomenon caused by the reversal of the Peru Current's direction every few years?

In Middle/South America, a woman's best friends are likely to be her former schoolmates.

Which country nationalized the oil industry in 2005?

Who was the president of Venezuela for over a decade until his death in early 2013?

The U.S. embargo against Cuba continues to this day.

What was the name of the civilization that was thriving in Mexico at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

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

Which of the following is true regarding the social significance of race in Middle and South America?

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

Which would you identify as a proper role as prescribed by marianismo values?

Which of the following is NOT a member of NAFTA?

What term for Middle/South America is deemphasized in the textbook because of its colonial roots?

With U.S. aid, Salvador Allende of Chile was replaced by military dictator _____________.

Which of the following significantly aided the Spaniards in their defeat of the Aztecs?

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

Which of the following is NOT true of most hurricanes?

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Exam 3: Middle and South America

The Mexican government has been quite successful at controlling the drug cartels of Central America.

What type of family is the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

The name given to the Peru Current's tendency to change direction every few years, thus affecting weather patterns in Mexico, the United States, and the Pacific is ________________.

The authority of dictators in Middle/South America was usually based on alliances with all of the following groups, EXCEPT:

What is the name of the weather phenomenon caused by the reversal of the Peru Current's direction every few years?

In Middle/South America, a woman's best friends are likely to be her former schoolmates.

Which country nationalized the oil industry in 2005?

Who was the president of Venezuela for over a decade until his death in early 2013?

The U.S. embargo against Cuba continues to this day.

What was the name of the civilization that was thriving in Mexico at the time of the Europeans' arrival in Middle and South America?

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

Which of the following is true regarding the social significance of race in Middle and South America?

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

Which would you identify as a proper role as prescribed by marianismo values?

Which of the following is NOT a member of NAFTA?

What term for Middle/South America is deemphasized in the textbook because of its colonial roots?

With U.S. aid, Salvador Allende of Chile was replaced by military dictator _____________.

Which of the following significantly aided the Spaniards in their defeat of the Aztecs?

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

Which of the following is NOT true of most hurricanes?

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