Question 1

Match each country with its capital.
-Managua

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia 
B) Peru 
C) Bolivia 
D) Cuba 
E) Chile
F)Paraguay
G)Uruguay
H)Ecuador
I)Argentina
J)Costa Rica
K)Nicaragua 
A) Colombia 
B) Peru 
C) Bolivia 
D) Cuba 
E) Chile
F)Paraguay
G)Uruguay
H)Ecuador
I)Argentina
J)Costa Rica
K)Nicaragua K

Question 2

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caribbean 
B)  Central America 
C)  South America 
D)  Mexico 
E)  They all gained independence at the same time. 
A)  Caribbean 
B)  Central America 
C)  South America 
D)  Mexico 
E)  They all gained independence at the same time. A

Question 3

Match each country with its capital.
-Santiago

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia 
B) Peru 
C) Bolivia 
D) Cuba 
E) Chile
F)Paraguay
G)Uruguay
H)Ecuador
I)Argentina
J)Costa Rica
K)Nicaragua 
A) Colombia 
B) Peru 
C) Bolivia 
D) Cuba 
E) Chile
F)Paraguay
G)Uruguay
H)Ecuador
I)Argentina
J)Costa Rica
K)Nicaragua E

Question 4

What term is used to define money that is sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean from people working temporarily or permanently in other countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  braceros 
B)  remittances 
C)  work fund 
D)  caceros 
E)  none of the above 
A)  braceros 
B)  remittances 
C)  work fund 
D)  caceros 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

A Mestizo is a person of European and African-American descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What area did the Incans occupy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yucatan Peninsula 
B)  Brazilian Highlands 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  All of these were part of the Incan Empire. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Yucatan Peninsula 
B)  Brazilian Highlands 
C)  Andes Mountains 
D)  All of these were part of the Incan Empire. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

The westerlies are air movements from the Tropics to the Poles that are dragged into a west-to-east flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

Accepted Answer

A)  1870s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1930s 
E)  None of these is the "lost decade" of Latin America. 
A)  1870s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1930s 
E)  None of these is the "lost decade" of Latin America.

Question 9

A favelas is a Brazilian term for an informal settlement that grows up around an urban core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

Accepted Answer

A)  on the Paraná River, where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay meet 
B)  on the Amazon River in central Brazil 
C)  on the Orinoco River in Venezuela 
D)  between Mexico and Guatemala 
E)  on the Magdalena River in Colombia 
A)  on the Paraná River, where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay meet 
B)  on the Amazon River in central Brazil 
C)  on the Orinoco River in Venezuela 
D)  between Mexico and Guatemala 
E)  on the Magdalena River in Colombia

Question 11

In the 1970s, this Brazilian region was seen by the Brazilian government as a pressure valve for landless and impoverished peasants in other regions and as a way of securing national territory through settlement.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Amazon basin 
B)  the Northeast 
C)  the Southeast 
D)  the South 
E)  the area around Brasilia 
A)  the Amazon basin 
B)  the Northeast 
C)  the Southeast 
D)  the South 
E)  the area around Brasilia

Question 12

When did Panama become independent of Colombia?

Accepted Answer

A)  1873 
B)  1783 
C)  2003 
D)  1903 
E)  none of these 
A)  1873 
B)  1783 
C)  2003 
D)  1903 
E)  none of these

Question 13

Studies suggest that NAFTA has led to the decrease of thousands of jobs in Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

Accepted Answer

A)  llanos of Venezuela 
B)  cerrados of Brazil 
C)  pampas of Argentina 
D)  They are all grasslands. 
E)  None of these is grassland. 
A)  llanos of Venezuela 
B)  cerrados of Brazil 
C)  pampas of Argentina 
D)  They are all grasslands. 
E)  None of these is grassland.

Question 15

This important resource was discovered in the Amazon in 1967.

Accepted Answer

A)  uranium 
B)  coal 
C)  natural gas 
D)  oil 
E)  The Amazon does not have fossil fuel resources. 
A)  uranium 
B)  coal 
C)  natural gas 
D)  oil 
E)  The Amazon does not have fossil fuel resources.

Question 16

The Andes Mountains run parallel to the west coast of South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A Mulatto is a person of European and African-American descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Incas developed the chinampa agricultural system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the historic and geographic impact of the Panama Canal. When was the canal built? What was the purpose of this canal? Why is the canal important today?

Accepted Answer

The Panama Canal has had a significant h

Question 20

What is a syncretic religion? What factors contributed to the emergence of this type of religion in Latin America? What are some of the rituals associated with these religions?

Accepted Answer

A syncretic religion is a religion that

Match each country with its capital. -Managua

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Match each country with its capital. -Santiago

What term is used to define money that is sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean from people working temporarily or permanently in other countries?

A Mestizo is a person of European and African-American descent.

What area did the Incans occupy?

The westerlies are air movements from the Tropics to the Poles that are dragged into a west-to-east flow.

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

A favelas is a Brazilian term for an informal settlement that grows up around an urban core.

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

In the 1970s, this Brazilian region was seen by the Brazilian government as a pressure valve for landless and impoverished peasants in other regions and as a way of securing national territory through settlement.

When did Panama become independent of Colombia?

Studies suggest that NAFTA has led to the decrease of thousands of jobs in Mexico.

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

This important resource was discovered in the Amazon in 1967.

The Andes Mountains run parallel to the west coast of South America.

A Mulatto is a person of European and African-American descent.

The Incas developed the chinampa agricultural system.

Discuss the historic and geographic impact of the Panama Canal. When was the canal built? What was the purpose of this canal? Why is the canal important today?

What is a syncretic religion? What factors contributed to the emergence of this type of religion in Latin America? What are some of the rituals associated with these religions?

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Exam 7: Latin America and the Caribbean

Match each country with its capital. -Managua

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Match each country with its capital. -Santiago

What term is used to define money that is sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean from people working temporarily or permanently in other countries?

A Mestizo is a person of European and African-American descent.

What area did the Incans occupy?

The westerlies are air movements from the Tropics to the Poles that are dragged into a west-to-east flow.

The ________ have been called Latin America's "lost decade" because of the slowdown in growth and deterioration in living standards that occurred during that decade.

A favelas is a Brazilian term for an informal settlement that grows up around an urban core.

Where is Iguaçu Falls located?

In the 1970s, this Brazilian region was seen by the Brazilian government as a pressure valve for landless and impoverished peasants in other regions and as a way of securing national territory through settlement.

When did Panama become independent of Colombia?

Studies suggest that NAFTA has led to the decrease of thousands of jobs in Mexico.

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

This important resource was discovered in the Amazon in 1967.

The Andes Mountains run parallel to the west coast of South America.

A Mulatto is a person of European and African-American descent.

The Incas developed the chinampa agricultural system.

Discuss the historic and geographic impact of the Panama Canal. When was the canal built? What was the purpose of this canal? Why is the canal important today?

What is a syncretic religion? What factors contributed to the emergence of this type of religion in Latin America? What are some of the rituals associated with these religions?

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific

Filters