Question 1

Which of the following is NOT found in the Latin American city model?

Accepted Answer

A)  zone of workers' housing 
B)  CBD 
C)  perif   rico 
D)  spine 
E)  market 
A)  zone of workers' housing 
B)  CBD 
C)  perif   rico 
D)  spine 
E)  market

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Curitiba,Brazil has been promoted as a sustainable city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

First discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America.Then present the various aspects of the Columbian exchange,including the positive and negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

The demographic collapse of the indigeno

Question 5

Approximately how many people today are employed in maquiladoras in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  275,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million 
E)  4.5 million 
A)  275,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million 
E)  4.5 million

Question 6

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A)  silver 
B)  gold 
C)  copper 
D)  iron 
E)  all of the above 
A)  silver 
B)  gold 
C)  copper 
D)  iron 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Grassification is the conversion of tropical forest into lawns of new residential settlements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pull factors in the U.S. caused many of the workers to migrate there. 
B)  The Mexican government instituted tougher environmental standards for the maquiladoras. 
C)  The terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement changed, making the maquiladoras less desirable. 
D)  China became more popular for labor-intensive work because of its lower wages. 
E)  The World Trade Organization changed its international labor policies. 
A)  Pull factors in the U.S. caused many of the workers to migrate there. 
B)  The Mexican government instituted tougher environmental standards for the maquiladoras. 
C)  The terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement changed, making the maquiladoras less desirable. 
D)  China became more popular for labor-intensive work because of its lower wages. 
E)  The World Trade Organization changed its international labor policies.

Question 9

The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico,the site of modern day Mexico City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  divided South America between Spain and Portugal 
B)  ended the Spanish-American War 
C)  established the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  
D)  ended the Mexican revolution of 1910 
E)  gave possession of Puerto Rico to the United States 
A)  divided South America between Spain and Portugal 
B)  ended the Spanish-American War 
C)  established the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  
D)  ended the Mexican revolution of 1910 
E)  gave possession of Puerto Rico to the United States

Question 12

What is dependency theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that governments should provide a safety net for their citizens 
B)  the idea that people of the world should depend on each other 
C)  the idea that the expansion of European capitalism created Latin America's underdevelopment 
D)  the idea that the rich should allow the poor to depend on their assistance 
E)  the idea that people should not allow themselves to become dependent on outside assistance 
A)  the idea that governments should provide a safety net for their citizens 
B)  the idea that people of the world should depend on each other 
C)  the idea that the expansion of European capitalism created Latin America's underdevelopment 
D)  the idea that the rich should allow the poor to depend on their assistance 
E)  the idea that people should not allow themselves to become dependent on outside assistance

Question 13

In Latin America,what did agrarian reform accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toxic wastes were cleaned up from the land. 
B)  A new system for planning and land use was established. 
C)  A township and range system for administering the land was instituted. 
D)  Land was redistributed, giving some to peasants. 
E)  Land was annexed for cities. 
A)  Toxic wastes were cleaned up from the land. 
B)  A new system for planning and land use was established. 
C)  A township and range system for administering the land was instituted. 
D)  Land was redistributed, giving some to peasants. 
E)  Land was annexed for cities.

Question 14

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What factor was most crucial to the survival of the remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Historically,these places have been underused as areas of settlement in Latin America,especially compared to settlement patterns in other regions.

Accepted Answer

A)  on shields 
B)  on plateaus 
C)  in intermontane basins 
D)  along major rivers 
E)  in the highlands 
A)  on shields 
B)  on plateaus 
C)  in intermontane basins 
D)  along major rivers 
E)  in the highlands

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT an element of the effort to open the Brazilian Amazon for settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  highway construction 
B)  a new capital 
C)  state-sponsored mining operations 
D)  subsidies to large cattle ranches 
E)  quick distribution of land titles to small farmers 
A)  highway construction 
B)  a new capital 
C)  state-sponsored mining operations 
D)  subsidies to large cattle ranches 
E)  quick distribution of land titles to small farmers

Question 19

What are the two largest cities in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bogota, Colombia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
B)  Mexico City, Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil 
C)  Quito, Ecuador and Caracas, Venezuela 
D)  Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile 
E)  Lima, Peru and Manaus, Brazil 
A)  Bogota, Colombia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
B)  Mexico City, Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil 
C)  Quito, Ecuador and Caracas, Venezuela 
D)  Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile 
E)  Lima, Peru and Manaus, Brazil

Question 20

What is import substitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a policy that encourages domestic industry by imposing high tariffs on all imports 
B)  a policy that substitutes imports for domestic products 
C)  a policy of choosing among imports from several different countries 
D)  a policy in which a country negotiates to have its products imported by international trade partners 
E)  an international trade policy for members of the Latin American Free Trade Association 
A)  a policy that encourages domestic industry by imposing high tariffs on all imports 
B)  a policy that substitutes imports for domestic products 
C)  a policy of choosing among imports from several different countries 
D)  a policy in which a country negotiates to have its products imported by international trade partners 
E)  an international trade policy for members of the Latin American Free Trade Association

Which of the following is NOT found in the Latin American city model?

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

Curitiba,Brazil has been promoted as a sustainable city.

First discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America.Then present the various aspects of the Columbian exchange,including the positive and negative consequences.

Approximately how many people today are employed in maquiladoras in Mexico?

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

Grassification is the conversion of tropical forest into lawns of new residential settlements.

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico,the site of modern day Mexico City.

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

What is dependency theory?

In Latin America,what did agrarian reform accomplish?

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

What factor was most crucial to the survival of the remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

Historically,these places have been underused as areas of settlement in Latin America,especially compared to settlement patterns in other regions.

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

Which of the following was NOT an element of the effort to open the Brazilian Amazon for settlement?

What are the two largest cities in Latin America?

What is import substitution?

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North America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

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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 found in the Latin American city model?

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

Curitiba,Brazil has been promoted as a sustainable city.

First discuss and analyze the reasons for the demographic collapse of the indigenous population of Latin America.Then present the various aspects of the Columbian exchange,including the positive and negative consequences.

Approximately how many people today are employed in maquiladoras in Mexico?

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

Grassification is the conversion of tropical forest into lawns of new residential settlements.

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico,the site of modern day Mexico City.

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

What is dependency theory?

In Latin America,what did agrarian reform accomplish?

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

What factor was most crucial to the survival of the remaining indigenous people of Latin America?

Historically,these places have been underused as areas of settlement in Latin America,especially compared to settlement patterns in other regions.

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

Which of the following was NOT an element of the effort to open the Brazilian Amazon for settlement?

What are the two largest cities in Latin America?

What is import substitution?

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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