Question 1

Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) El Salvador 
B) Colombia 
C) Mexico 
D) Chile 
E) Brazil 
A) El Salvador 
B) Colombia 
C) Mexico 
D) Chile 
E) Brazil

Question 2

Which two nations have an extremely high dependency on remittances?

Accepted Answer

A) El Salvador and Honduras 
B) Peru and Bolivia 
C) Brazil and Uruguay 
D) Costa Rica and Colombia 
E) Chile and Argentina 
A) El Salvador and Honduras 
B) Peru and Bolivia 
C) Brazil and Uruguay 
D) Costa Rica and Colombia 
E) Chile and Argentina

Question 3

What is major factor in the poor air quality in Mexico City and Santiago?

Accepted Answer

A) conversion of major boulevards to bike paths 
B) suburban train systems 
C) high-emission buses 
D) the large number of parks 
E) thermal inversion layers 
A) conversion of major boulevards to bike paths 
B) suburban train systems 
C) high-emission buses 
D) the large number of parks 
E) thermal inversion layers

Question 4

Which climate type is largely absent from Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) tropical rainy 
B) highland 
C) tundra 
D) tropical wet/dry savanna 
E) humid subtropical 
A) tropical rainy 
B) highland 
C) tundra 
D) tropical wet/dry savanna 
E) humid subtropical

Question 5

Which of the following has NOT been a compelling factor pushing rural people to migrate to cities in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) individual choices made by the young and the better educated to seek opportunities 
B) inability of the peasantry to gain ownership of arable farmland from the entrenched latifundia system 
C) to take advantage of government funded programs encouraging people to migrate to large urban areas 
D) mechanization of agriculture decreased the labor needs in the countryside 
E) conditions (educational access, drinking water, health care)are better in urban areas 
A) individual choices made by the young and the better educated to seek opportunities 
B) inability of the peasantry to gain ownership of arable farmland from the entrenched latifundia system 
C) to take advantage of government funded programs encouraging people to migrate to large urban areas 
D) mechanization of agriculture decreased the labor needs in the countryside 
E) conditions (educational access, drinking water, health care)are better in urban areas

Question 6

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) increased participation of women in the workforce. 
B) government-imposed financial penalties for large families. 
C) greater availability of birth control. 
D) rural-to-urban migration. 
E) promotion of family planning programs. 
A) increased participation of women in the workforce. 
B) government-imposed financial penalties for large families. 
C) greater availability of birth control. 
D) rural-to-urban migration. 
E) promotion of family planning programs.

Question 7

What factor allowed syncretic religions to endure in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) The people of Latin America fought for their religious freedom. 
B) The Catholic Church tolerated local variations in worship as long as conversion was underway. 
C) Government laws guaranteed freedom of religion. 
D) Historically, the expanse of Latin America made enforcing any orthodox religion difficult. 
E) The Catholic Church sent very few missionaries, so the religious instruction was minimal. 
A) The people of Latin America fought for their religious freedom. 
B) The Catholic Church tolerated local variations in worship as long as conversion was underway. 
C) Government laws guaranteed freedom of religion. 
D) Historically, the expanse of Latin America made enforcing any orthodox religion difficult. 
E) The Catholic Church sent very few missionaries, so the religious instruction was minimal.

Question 8

Which of the following nations in Latin America has had a female president?

Accepted Answer

A) Costa Rica 
B) Mexico 
C) Bolivia 
D) Peru 
E) Colombia 
A) Costa Rica 
B) Mexico 
C) Bolivia 
D) Peru 
E) Colombia

Question 9

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

Accepted Answer

The west coast of Latin America lies alo

Question 10

What factor has been most crucial to the survival of the relatively few remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) land 
C) water 
D) energy 
E) jobs 
A) education 
B) land 
C) water 
D) energy 
E) jobs

Question 11

What is a mestizo?

Accepted Answer

A) a member of the working class in Bolivia 
B) an immigrant to Latin America 
C) a member of the majority ethnic group in Peru 
D) a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry 
E) a Portuguese word for peasant 
A) a member of the working class in Bolivia 
B) an immigrant to Latin America 
C) a member of the majority ethnic group in Peru 
D) a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry 
E) a Portuguese word for peasant

Question 12

UNASUR was largely initiated by which South American nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia 
B) Argentina 
C) Peru 
D) Brazil 
E) Chile 
A) Colombia 
B) Argentina 
C) Peru 
D) Brazil 
E) Chile

Question 13

What is miscegenation? Please provide an example of miscegenation.

Accepted Answer

Miscegenation is the mixing of the races

Question 14

In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?

Accepted Answer

A) the colonial core of the city 
B) unpaved roads 
C) a ring road or beltway surrounding the city 
D) superior services, roads, and transportation 
E) squatter settlements 
A) the colonial core of the city 
B) unpaved roads 
C) a ring road or beltway surrounding the city 
D) superior services, roads, and transportation 
E) squatter settlements

Question 15

The mixing of the races is known as

Accepted Answer

A) syncretism 
B) miscegenation 
C) Columbian Exchange 
D) ethnic classification 
E) mestizo 
A) syncretism 
B) miscegenation 
C) Columbian Exchange 
D) ethnic classification 
E) mestizo

Question 16

A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) latifundia. 
B) minifundia. 
C) ejidos. 
D) plantations. 
E) encomienda. 
A) latifundia. 
B) minifundia. 
C) ejidos. 
D) plantations. 
E) encomienda.

Question 17

What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

Accepted Answer

A) rivers surrounding the basin 
B) exotic rivers 
C) lakes 
D) atmospheric condensers 
E) aquifers 
A) rivers surrounding the basin 
B) exotic rivers 
C) lakes 
D) atmospheric condensers 
E) aquifers

Question 18

Where would you most likely find a squatter settlement in a typical Latin American city?

Accepted Answer

A) in the areas immediately adjacent to the CBD 
B) in the CBD 
C) along the commercial spine 
D) in the old, gentrified colonial center 
E) on the peripheries of the city 
A) in the areas immediately adjacent to the CBD 
B) in the CBD 
C) along the commercial spine 
D) in the old, gentrified colonial center 
E) on the peripheries of the city

Question 19

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) two-thirds its original size 
B) one-half its original size 
C) one-tenth its original size 
D) twice its original size 
E) one-quarter its original size 
A) two-thirds its original size 
B) one-half its original size 
C) one-tenth its original size 
D) twice its original size 
E) one-quarter its original size

Question 20

The current pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was born in which Latin American nation?

Accepted Answer

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

Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?

Which two nations have an extremely high dependency on remittances?

What is major factor in the poor air quality in Mexico City and Santiago?

Which climate type is largely absent from Latin America?

Which of the following has NOT been a compelling factor pushing rural people to migrate to cities in Latin America?

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

What factor allowed syncretic religions to endure in Latin America?

Which of the following nations in Latin America has had a female president?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

What factor has been most crucial to the survival of the relatively few remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

What is a mestizo?

UNASUR was largely initiated by which South American nation?

What is miscegenation? Please provide an example of miscegenation.

In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?

The mixing of the races is known as

A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

Where would you most likely find a squatter settlement in a typical Latin American city?

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

The current pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was born in which Latin American nation?

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Exam 4: Latin America

Which country in Latin America sends the largest number of legal immigrants to the United States?

Which two nations have an extremely high dependency on remittances?

What is major factor in the poor air quality in Mexico City and Santiago?

Which climate type is largely absent from Latin America?

Which of the following has NOT been a compelling factor pushing rural people to migrate to cities in Latin America?

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

What factor allowed syncretic religions to endure in Latin America?

Which of the following nations in Latin America has had a female president?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

What factor has been most crucial to the survival of the relatively few remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

What is a mestizo?

UNASUR was largely initiated by which South American nation?

What is miscegenation? Please provide an example of miscegenation.

In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?

The mixing of the races is known as

A system wherein peasants farm small plots of land for their own subsistence is referred to as

What is the source of approximately 70 percent of Mexico City's water?

Where would you most likely find a squatter settlement in a typical Latin American city?

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

The current pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, was born in which Latin American nation?

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