Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a problem created by pressure to modernize agriculture in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) health-related issues as farm workers are exposed to toxic agricultural chemicals 
B) soil erosion and fertility decline of tropical oxisols and volcanic soils 
C) the inability for urban areas to grow 
D) the contamination of local water supplies due to pesticides and fertilizers running to the watershed 
E) the loss of genetic diversity of crops 
A) health-related issues as farm workers are exposed to toxic agricultural chemicals 
B) soil erosion and fertility decline of tropical oxisols and volcanic soils 
C) the inability for urban areas to grow 
D) the contamination of local water supplies due to pesticides and fertilizers running to the watershed 
E) the loss of genetic diversity of crops

Question 2

The root of social and economic tensions in the Latin American countryside is

Accepted Answer

A) increased population pressure 
B) a lack of government incentives to initiate rural development 
C) the uneven distribution of arable land 
D) the mechanization of agriculture, thus forcing people of the land 
E) geopolitical violence as a result of the Cold War 
A) increased population pressure 
B) a lack of government incentives to initiate rural development 
C) the uneven distribution of arable land 
D) the mechanization of agriculture, thus forcing people of the land 
E) geopolitical violence as a result of the Cold War

Question 3

Which nation is most associated with telenovelas?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina 
B) Colombia 
C) Uruguay 
D) Panama 
E) Mexico 
A) Argentina 
B) Colombia 
C) Uruguay 
D) Panama 
E) Mexico

Question 4

What is grassification?

Accepted Answer

A) the Latin American term for suburbanization 
B) the depletion of native grasses on the Argentine prairie 
C) the conversion of tropical forest into pasture 
D) the conversion of the Altiplano of Latin America into grasslands 
E) a project by the Bolivian government to protect further soil erosion on mountain slopes by planting native grasses 
A) the Latin American term for suburbanization 
B) the depletion of native grasses on the Argentine prairie 
C) the conversion of tropical forest into pasture 
D) the conversion of the Altiplano of Latin America into grasslands 
E) a project by the Bolivian government to protect further soil erosion on mountain slopes by planting native grasses

Question 5

What are maquiladoras, how and why have they been so successful in Mexico, and what are the controversies surrounding them?

Accepted Answer

Maquiladoras are assembly plants that li

Question 6

A governing body encompassing several states is known as

Accepted Answer

A) a subnational organization 
B) an insurgency 
C) a supranational organization 
D) a trade bloc 
E) a cartel 
A) a subnational organization 
B) an insurgency 
C) a supranational organization 
D) a trade bloc 
E) a cartel

Question 7

What is Latin America's "informal sector," and how does it serve as a barometer for its economy? In your discussion please provide examples of activities in this sector, the sector's size, and the advantages and disadvantages of working in it.

Accepted Answer

The informal sector includes jobs like s

Question 8

Discuss and analyze the patterns of immigration to Latin America as well as patterns of emigration from Latin America after independence in the 19th Century.

Accepted Answer

After independence white Europeans were

Question 9

A sizeable percentage of the workers in maquiladoras are

Accepted Answer

A) immigrants from other Central American nations where unemployment is higher 
B) able-bodied young men to engage in the physical labor needed to work in a maquiladora 
C) young, unmarried women 
D) children under the age of 16 
E) older and better-educated Mexicans, usually above 35 years of age 
A) immigrants from other Central American nations where unemployment is higher 
B) able-bodied young men to engage in the physical labor needed to work in a maquiladora 
C) young, unmarried women 
D) children under the age of 16 
E) older and better-educated Mexicans, usually above 35 years of age

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the collapse of Amerindian populations in Latin America

Accepted Answer

A) epidemics (ex. influenza and smallpox) 
B) dramatic climate change during the period immediately following the arrival of Europeans 
C) warfare 
D) forced labor 
E) starvation due to a collapse of food production systems 
A) epidemics (ex. influenza and smallpox) 
B) dramatic climate change during the period immediately following the arrival of Europeans 
C) warfare 
D) forced labor 
E) starvation due to a collapse of food production systems

Question 11

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

Accepted Answer

A) acronyms for newly established territories in the western Amazon 
B) insurgency groups that are financed mainly by the Latin American drug trade 
C) Latin American television stations that are viewed by millions in the region 
D) acts that were established to facilitate free trade throughout Latin America 
E) an international finance and environmental organization, respectively, in Latin America 
A) acronyms for newly established territories in the western Amazon 
B) insurgency groups that are financed mainly by the Latin American drug trade 
C) Latin American television stations that are viewed by millions in the region 
D) acts that were established to facilitate free trade throughout Latin America 
E) an international finance and environmental organization, respectively, in Latin America

Question 12

Which two Latin American countries are among the top ten oil producers in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia and Argentina 
B) Ecuador and Uruguay 
C) Brazil and Paraguay 
D) Bolivia and Panama 
E) Mexico and Brazil 
A) Colombia and Argentina 
B) Ecuador and Uruguay 
C) Brazil and Paraguay 
D) Bolivia and Panama 
E) Mexico and Brazil

Question 13

Four countries in Latin America have more than 70 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America.
Using the map of languages of Latin America as a guide, explain the geography of Amerindian survival.

Accepted Answer

When Europeans arrived, indigenous peopl

Question 15

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America in the mid 19th Century?

Accepted Answer

A) to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines 
B) to establish a rice industry in Peru 
C) to establish a colony in the region 
D) to flee a famine after a major failure of the rice crop in Japan 
E) to convert Latin Americans to the Shinto faith 
A) to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines 
B) to establish a rice industry in Peru 
C) to establish a colony in the region 
D) to flee a famine after a major failure of the rice crop in Japan 
E) to convert Latin Americans to the Shinto faith

Question 16

What is the Altiplano of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) the desert area of southern Argentina 
B) the flat, low-elevation plain where Panama meets Colombia 
C) the high-altitude plateau in Peru and Bolivia where the Andes Mountains reach their greatest width 
D) the area where the Amazon Basin reaches its greatest depth 
E) the central region of the Brazilian Amazon 
A) the desert area of southern Argentina 
B) the flat, low-elevation plain where Panama meets Colombia 
C) the high-altitude plateau in Peru and Bolivia where the Andes Mountains reach their greatest width 
D) the area where the Amazon Basin reaches its greatest depth 
E) the central region of the Brazilian Amazon

Question 17

Which of the following statements about squatter settlements in Latin America is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide adequate housing. 
B) Many urban dwellers (especially poor people)live there. 
C) They are unplanned. 
D) They do not have utilities. 
E) They are especially vulnerable to natural hazards. 
A) They provide adequate housing. 
B) Many urban dwellers (especially poor people)live there. 
C) They are unplanned. 
D) They do not have utilities. 
E) They are especially vulnerable to natural hazards.

Question 18

The extremely violent drug cartel known as the Zetas operate largely in which part of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) exclusively in the capital of Mexico City 
B) the southern highland states of Oaxaca and Chiapas 
C) the Baja Peninsula 
D) the Gulf of Mexico states, such as Veracruz, and in Nuevo Leon 
E) in the state of Sinaloa 
A) exclusively in the capital of Mexico City 
B) the southern highland states of Oaxaca and Chiapas 
C) the Baja Peninsula 
D) the Gulf of Mexico states, such as Veracruz, and in Nuevo Leon 
E) in the state of Sinaloa

Question 19

Historically, what has been the policy of most countries regarding Indian languages in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Most countries had no policy regarding Indian languages. 
B) Most countries actively supported Indian languages. 
C) Countries in the north discouraged Indian languages, while those in the south had no policy. 
D) Until recently, many countries actively discouraged Indian languages. 
E) Every country discouraged Indian languages, except Brazil, which encouraged them. 
A) Most countries had no policy regarding Indian languages. 
B) Most countries actively supported Indian languages. 
C) Countries in the north discouraged Indian languages, while those in the south had no policy. 
D) Until recently, many countries actively discouraged Indian languages. 
E) Every country discouraged Indian languages, except Brazil, which encouraged them.

Question 20

Spanish is an official languages in all of the following nations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia 
B) Brazil 
C) Mexico 
D) Chile 
E) Ecuador 
A) Colombia 
B) Brazil 
C) Mexico 
D) Chile 
E) Ecuador

Which of the following is NOT a problem created by pressure to modernize agriculture in Latin America?

The root of social and economic tensions in the Latin American countryside is

Which nation is most associated with telenovelas?

What is grassification?

What are maquiladoras, how and why have they been so successful in Mexico, and what are the controversies surrounding them?

A governing body encompassing several states is known as

What is Latin America's "informal sector," and how does it serve as a barometer for its economy? In your discussion please provide examples of activities in this sector, the sector's size, and the advantages and disadvantages of working in it.

Discuss and analyze the patterns of immigration to Latin America as well as patterns of emigration from Latin America after independence in the 19^th Century.

A sizeable percentage of the workers in maquiladoras are

Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the collapse of Amerindian populations in Latin America

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

Which two Latin American countries are among the top ten oil producers in the world?

Four countries in Latin America have more than 70 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America. Using the map of languages of Latin America as a guide, explain the geography of Amerindian survival.

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America in the mid 19^th Century?

What is the Altiplano of Latin America?

Which of the following statements about squatter settlements in Latin America is NOT true?

The extremely violent drug cartel known as the Zetas operate largely in which part of Mexico?

Historically, what has been the policy of most countries regarding Indian languages in Latin America?

Spanish is an official languages in all of the following nations EXCEPT

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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Exam 4: Latin America

Which of the following is NOT a problem created by pressure to modernize agriculture in Latin America?

The root of social and economic tensions in the Latin American countryside is

Which nation is most associated with telenovelas?

What is grassification?

What are maquiladoras, how and why have they been so successful in Mexico, and what are the controversies surrounding them?

A governing body encompassing several states is known as

What is Latin America's "informal sector," and how does it serve as a barometer for its economy? In your discussion please provide examples of activities in this sector, the sector's size, and the advantages and disadvantages of working in it.

Discuss and analyze the patterns of immigration to Latin America as well as patterns of emigration from Latin America after independence in the 19th Century.

A sizeable percentage of the workers in maquiladoras are

Which of the following was NOT a contributor to the collapse of Amerindian populations in Latin America

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

Which two Latin American countries are among the top ten oil producers in the world?

Four countries in Latin America have more than 70 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America. Using the map of languages of Latin America as a guide, explain the geography of Amerindian survival.

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America in the mid 19th Century?

What is the Altiplano of Latin America?

Which of the following statements about squatter settlements in Latin America is NOT true?

The extremely violent drug cartel known as the Zetas operate largely in which part of Mexico?

Historically, what has been the policy of most countries regarding Indian languages in Latin America?

Spanish is an official languages in all of the following nations EXCEPT

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters

Discuss and analyze the patterns of immigration to Latin America as well as patterns of emigration from Latin America after independence in the 19^th Century.

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America in the mid 19^th Century?