Question 1

What city in Latin America was designed to be,and is an example of a sustainable city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico City, Mexico 
B)  Buenos Aires, Argentina 
C)  Quito, Ecuador 
D)  Curitiba, Brazil 
E)  Santiago, Chile 
A)  Mexico City, Mexico 
B)  Buenos Aires, Argentina 
C)  Quito, Ecuador 
D)  Curitiba, Brazil 
E)  Santiago, Chile

Question 2

What country of Latin America has the region's largest population?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Desertification is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Mercosur is the most important environmental organization in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which European country had a territorial conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  the United Kingdom 
A)  Spain 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  the United Kingdom

Question 6

When the countries of Latin America regained their independence,who were the leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaders of indigenous tribal groups 
B)  European elites born in the Americas 
C)  newer immigrants from Asia 
D)  leaders who had previously been loyal to the colonial powers 
E)  a mix of European elites born in the Americas and indigenous peoples 
A)  leaders of indigenous tribal groups 
B)  European elites born in the Americas 
C)  newer immigrants from Asia 
D)  leaders who had previously been loyal to the colonial powers 
E)  a mix of European elites born in the Americas and indigenous peoples

Question 7

Aquifers are the main source of water in Mexico City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is urban primacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the largest city in a country 
B)  a country's capital city 
C)  a condition in which a country contains a city that is three to four times larger than any other city in the country 
D)  the city within a country that is the primary center of economic activity 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the largest city in a country 
B)  a country's capital city 
C)  a condition in which a country contains a city that is three to four times larger than any other city in the country 
D)  the city within a country that is the primary center of economic activity 
E)  all of the above

Question 9

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Settlements of people in Latin America are concentrated in cities and on the coasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which country in South America has long attracted Bolivian and Paraguayan laborers?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

About half of the world's known plant and animal species are found in Patagonia in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following environmental problems is associated with Mexico City and Santiago?

Accepted Answer

A)  deforestation 
B)  degradation of farmlands 
C)  desertification 
D)  air pollution 
E)  grassification 
A)  deforestation 
B)  degradation of farmlands 
C)  desertification 
D)  air pollution 
E)  grassification

Question 14

How long are the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 500 miles 
B)  about 2,000 miles 
C)  about 3,000 miles 
D)  about 5,000 miles 
E)  about 10,000 miles 
A)  about 500 miles 
B)  about 2,000 miles 
C)  about 3,000 miles 
D)  about 5,000 miles 
E)  about 10,000 miles

Question 15

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The present Organization of American States (OAS)was officially formed in 1948,but its origins date to 1889.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are maquiladoras,how and why have they been so successful in Mexico,and what are the controversies surrounding them? How have they been affected by the increased outsourcing of manufacturing to China?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Compare and contrast Dependency theory and Neoliberal approaches to economic development in Latin America.Which has been more successful? What have been the downsides to each?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Assembly plants located in Mexico City are known as maquiladoras.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is grassification?

Accepted Answer

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

What city in Latin America was designed to be,and is an example of a sustainable city?

What country of Latin America has the region's largest population?

Desertification is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America.

Mercosur is the most important environmental organization in Latin America.

Which European country had a territorial conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s?

When the countries of Latin America regained their independence,who were the leaders?

Aquifers are the main source of water in Mexico City.

What is urban primacy?

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

Settlements of people in Latin America are concentrated in cities and on the coasts.

Which country in South America has long attracted Bolivian and Paraguayan laborers?

About half of the world's known plant and animal species are found in Patagonia in South America.

Which of the following environmental problems is associated with Mexico City and Santiago?

How long are the Andes Mountains?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

The present Organization of American States (OAS)was officially formed in 1948,but its origins date to 1889.

What are maquiladoras,how and why have they been so successful in Mexico,and what are the controversies surrounding them? How have they been affected by the increased outsourcing of manufacturing to China?

Compare and contrast Dependency theory and Neoliberal approaches to economic development in Latin America.Which has been more successful? What have been the downsides to each?

Assembly plants located in Mexico City are known as maquiladoras.

What is grassification?

Globalization and Diversity

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North America

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

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Exam 4: Latin America

What city in Latin America was designed to be,and is an example of a sustainable city?

What country of Latin America has the region's largest population?

Desertification is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America.

Mercosur is the most important environmental organization in Latin America.

Which European country had a territorial conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s?

When the countries of Latin America regained their independence,who were the leaders?

Aquifers are the main source of water in Mexico City.

What is urban primacy?

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

Settlements of people in Latin America are concentrated in cities and on the coasts.

Which country in South America has long attracted Bolivian and Paraguayan laborers?

About half of the world's known plant and animal species are found in Patagonia in South America.

Which of the following environmental problems is associated with Mexico City and Santiago?

How long are the Andes Mountains?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

The present Organization of American States (OAS)was officially formed in 1948,but its origins date to 1889.

What are maquiladoras,how and why have they been so successful in Mexico,and what are the controversies surrounding them? How have they been affected by the increased outsourcing of manufacturing to China?

Compare and contrast Dependency theory and Neoliberal approaches to economic development in Latin America.Which has been more successful? What have been the downsides to each?

Assembly plants located in Mexico City are known as maquiladoras.

What is grassification?

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