Exam 3: Middle and South America

What is the name of the free trade zone linking the economies of Mexico, Canada, and the United States?

In Brazil, the affluent 10 percent have incomes that are _______ times greater than the poorest 10 percent.

Unlike Canada and the United States, Middle and South America has had a long colonial history in which most of the countries were at one time under Spanish rule.

"Squatter" populations tend to be less of a problem for primate cites than for rural villages.

Which of the following describes the principal migration trend in Middle and South America?

All of the following are contributing to deforestation in Middle/South America EXCEPT for the:

The United States has funded armed interventions in all of the following countries EXCEPT:

On what Caribbean island did Christopher Columbus found his first colony in the region?

The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1334 resulted in the division of Middle and South America between Spain and Portugal.

What is the term for a blast of superheated rock, ash, and gas resulting from volcanic activity?

The world region that receives the most rainfall is:

Populist movements in Middle and South America are often based on the goal of tax relief for the wealthy.

What doctrine, instituted in 1823, proclaims the right of the United States to dominate Middle and South America?

Which of the following family types constitutes the basic social institution in Middle and South America?

SAPs tend to favor family or small-scale farmers over agribusiness.

The socioeconomic status of most of the Caribbean population can be described as:

What term refers to the lowest temperature-altitude zone, from sea level to 3000 feet?

All of the following release more greenhouse gases than Brazil into the atmosphere each year EXCEPT for:

The largest of Middle/South America's export processing zones is found in:

The destructive earthquake in Haiti in 2010 was the result of: