Question 1

Who was the Panamanian leader implicated in drug trafficking?

Accepted Answer

A) Manuel Noriega 
B) Fidel Castro 
C) Jean Bertrand Aristide 
D) Hugo Chavez 
E) Augusto Pinochet 
A) Manuel Noriega 
B) Fidel Castro 
C) Jean Bertrand Aristide 
D) Hugo Chavez 
E) Augusto Pinochet

Question 2

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

Accepted Answer

A) gold 
B) silver 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) none of these 
A) gold 
B) silver 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) none of these

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Brazil is a major exporter of ethanol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

These programs allow countries and companies with high emissions to get credit for emission reductions by providing financial and other incentives for forest protection in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A) OPEC 
B) SAP 
C) NAFTA 
D) MERCOSUR 
E) REDD 
A) OPEC 
B) SAP 
C) NAFTA 
D) MERCOSUR 
E) REDD

Question 11

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Barrios 
B) REDD 
C) cartels 
D) inner suburbs 
E) Braceros 
A) Barrios 
B) REDD 
C) cartels 
D) inner suburbs 
E) Braceros

Question 12

The majority of people in Latin America live in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: Asuncion
La Paz
Quito
Havana
San Jose
Montevideo
Lima
Bogota
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Managua

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Colombia and Cuba and Nicaragua and Bolivia is...

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

Which of the following is an example of a megacity?

Accepted Answer

A) Brasilia 
B) Mexico City 
C) Havana 
D) San Juan 
E) Quito 
A) Brasilia 
B) Mexico City 
C) Havana 
D) San Juan 
E) Quito

Question 16

Which of the following areas has been identified as a possible "tipping point"?

Accepted Answer

A) Havana,Cuba 
B) San Juan,Puerto Rico 
C) Llanos 
D) Sierra Madre Oriental 
E) Amazon Basin 
A) Havana,Cuba 
B) San Juan,Puerto Rico 
C) Llanos 
D) Sierra Madre Oriental 
E) Amazon Basin

Question 17

The Panama Canal joins what two water bodies?

Accepted Answer

A) the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 
B) the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean 
C) the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea 
D) the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico 
E) The Panama Canal does not join two water bodies. 
A) the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 
B) the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean 
C) the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea 
D) the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico 
E) The Panama Canal does not join two water bodies.

Question 18

What country has approximately one-third of the world's remaining undisturbed temperate forests?

Accepted Answer

A) Paraguay 
B) Bolivia 
C) Costa Rica 
D) Argentina 
E) Chile 
A) Paraguay 
B) Bolivia 
C) Costa Rica 
D) Argentina 
E) Chile

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in America.This program was called:

Accepted Answer

A) Temporary Worker Program 
B) Braceros Program 
C) Maquiladora Program 
D) NAFTA 
E) REDD 
A) Temporary Worker Program 
B) Braceros Program 
C) Maquiladora Program 
D) NAFTA 
E) REDD

Who was the Panamanian leader implicated in drug trafficking?

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

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

Brazil is a major exporter of ethanol.

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

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

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

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

These programs allow countries and companies with high emissions to get credit for emission reductions by providing financial and other incentives for forest protection in the developing world.

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

The majority of people in Latin America live in cities.

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

Which of the following is an example of a megacity?

Which of the following areas has been identified as a possible "tipping point"?

The Panama Canal joins what two water bodies?

What country has approximately one-third of the world's remaining undisturbed temperate forests?

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in America.This program was called:

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Exam 7: Latin America and the Caribbean

Who was the Panamanian leader implicated in drug trafficking?

In the mining districts of the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes,what was the most important mineral excavated during the colonial period?

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

Brazil is a major exporter of ethanol.

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

The Amazon basin makes up about 2/3 of this country.

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

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

These programs allow countries and companies with high emissions to get credit for emission reductions by providing financial and other incentives for forest protection in the developing world.

Irregular,poor settlements that surround Mexico City and are defined by the "self-help construction" are called:

The majority of people in Latin America live in cities.

Which of these regions is mostly covered with grasslands?

Which of the following is an example of a megacity?

Which of the following areas has been identified as a possible "tipping point"?

The Panama Canal joins what two water bodies?

What country has approximately one-third of the world's remaining undisturbed temperate forests?

Which of the following regions/countries received independence last?

Between 1942 and 1964,4.6 million temporary work permits were issued to Mexicans so they could participate in a guest worker program in America.This program was called:

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