Question 1

Argentina's primate city is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Montevideo 
B)  Asunción 
C)  La Paz 
D)  Buenos Aires 
E)  Cordoba 
A)  Montevideo 
B)  Asunción 
C)  La Paz 
D)  Buenos Aires 
E)  Cordoba D

Question 2

The 2012 election of Pope Francis I,an Argentinian Jesuit cardinal,could be considered a manifestation of _______ _________.

Accepted Answer

Liberation theology

Question 3

Brazil contains the largest ethnic Japanese community outside Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The slums of South America's large cities are known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  favelas or barrios 
B)  tierra urbanas 
C)  altiplanos 
D)  llanos 
E)  llamas 
A)  favelas or barrios 
B)  tierra urbanas 
C)  altiplanos 
D)  llanos 
E)  llamas

Question 5

In 1982 Argentina fought a war with Britain over _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tierra del Fuego 
B)  the Falkland Islands 
C)  the outcome of a controversial soccer match 
D)  land claims in Antarctica 
E)  their common maritime boundary in the mid-Atlantic 
A)  Tierra del Fuego 
B)  the Falkland Islands 
C)  the outcome of a controversial soccer match 
D)  land claims in Antarctica 
E)  their common maritime boundary in the mid-Atlantic

Question 6

Commercial agriculture in South America is best typified by

Accepted Answer

A)  highland farming 
B)  subsistence farming 
C)  plantations 
D)  agroforestry 
E)  shifting cultivation 
A)  highland farming 
B)  subsistence farming 
C)  plantations 
D)  agroforestry 
E)  shifting cultivation

Question 7

Brazil's cerrado is one of the world's most promising areas of agricultural development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The language of the Inca state,still spoken in parts of South America,is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Altiplanoan 
B)  Incanese 
C)  lingua fria 
D)  lingua franca 
E)  Quechua 
A)  Altiplanoan 
B)  Incanese 
C)  lingua fria 
D)  lingua franca 
E)  Quechua

Question 9

Guayaquil is the capital of Ecuador.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most populous Brazilian State is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rio de Janeiro 
B)  São Paulo 
C)  Amazonas 
D)  Minas Gerais 
E)  the cerrado 
A)  Rio de Janeiro 
B)  São Paulo 
C)  Amazonas 
D)  Minas Gerais 
E)  the cerrado

Question 11

An altiplano is a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  low area with small mountains 
B)  high-elevation basin or valley 
C)  agricultural area in Brazil 
D)  plain in the Amazon Basin 
E)  altitudinal zone lying above the tierra firma 
A)  low area with small mountains 
B)  high-elevation basin or valley 
C)  agricultural area in Brazil 
D)  plain in the Amazon Basin 
E)  altitudinal zone lying above the tierra firma

Question 12

Which of the following countries does NOT contain a portion of the Amazon Basin?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The Spanish territories located closest to centers of viceroyalty power were the first to become independent from Spain during the 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The South American country that contains the northern end of the Andes is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Panama 
D)  Brazil 
E)  Suriname 
A)  Venezuela 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Panama 
D)  Brazil 
E)  Suriname

Question 15

The cerrado is ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil's coastal industrial zone 
B)  the Triple Frontier's dominant ethnic group 
C)  a booming zone of soybean production in Brazil's Central-West subregion 
D)  the wealthiest sector of the "Latin" American city 
E)  the expanding Amazonian area recently cleared of rainforests 
A)  Brazil's coastal industrial zone 
B)  the Triple Frontier's dominant ethnic group 
C)  a booming zone of soybean production in Brazil's Central-West subregion 
D)  the wealthiest sector of the "Latin" American city 
E)  the expanding Amazonian area recently cleared of rainforests

Question 16

South America displays a great variety of natural habitats due to its latitudinal extent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The disamenity sector of the Latin American city model includes ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral squatter settlements 
B)  slum areas known as barrios or favelas 
C)  the central plaza 
D)  the elite residential areas 
E)  the CBD 
A)  peripheral squatter settlements 
B)  slum areas known as barrios or favelas 
C)  the central plaza 
D)  the elite residential areas 
E)  the CBD

Question 18

Figure 3-9 shows that Venezuela claims rights to a significant portion of this country:

Accepted Answer

A)  Guyana 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Trinidad and Tobago 
E)  Panama 
A)  Guyana 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Trinidad and Tobago 
E)  Panama

Question 19

Lima,the capital of Peru,is located in one of the most populous basins of the Andes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The capital of Brazil is ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The capital of Brazil is ___....

Argentina's primate city is ______________.

The 2012 election of Pope Francis I,an Argentinian Jesuit cardinal,could be considered a manifestation of _ ___.

Brazil contains the largest ethnic Japanese community outside Japan.

The slums of South America's large cities are known as ____________.

In 1982 Argentina fought a war with Britain over _______________.

Commercial agriculture in South America is best typified by

Brazil's cerrado is one of the world's most promising areas of agricultural development.

The language of the Inca state,still spoken in parts of South America,is known as __________.

Guayaquil is the capital of Ecuador.

The most populous Brazilian State is ____________.

An altiplano is a(n)____________.

Which of the following countries does NOT contain a portion of the Amazon Basin?

The Spanish territories located closest to centers of viceroyalty power were the first to become independent from Spain during the 1800s.

The South American country that contains the northern end of the Andes is ___________.

The cerrado is ________________.

South America displays a great variety of natural habitats due to its latitudinal extent.

The disamenity sector of the Latin American city model includes ___________.

Figure 3-9 shows that Venezuela claims rights to a significant portion of this country:

Lima,the capital of Peru,is located in one of the most populous basins of the Andes.

The capital of Brazil is ___.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

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Exam 4: The South American Realm

Argentina's primate city is ______________.

The 2012 election of Pope Francis I,an Argentinian Jesuit cardinal,could be considered a manifestation of _______ _________.

Brazil contains the largest ethnic Japanese community outside Japan.

The slums of South America's large cities are known as ____________.

In 1982 Argentina fought a war with Britain over _______________.

Commercial agriculture in South America is best typified by

Brazil's cerrado is one of the world's most promising areas of agricultural development.

The language of the Inca state,still spoken in parts of South America,is known as __________.

Guayaquil is the capital of Ecuador.

The most populous Brazilian State is ____________.

An altiplano is a(n)____________.

Which of the following countries does NOT contain a portion of the Amazon Basin?

The Spanish territories located closest to centers of viceroyalty power were the first to become independent from Spain during the 1800s.

The South American country that contains the northern end of the Andes is ___________.

The cerrado is ________________.

South America displays a great variety of natural habitats due to its latitudinal extent.

The disamenity sector of the Latin American city model includes ___________.

Figure 3-9 shows that Venezuela claims rights to a significant portion of this country:

Lima,the capital of Peru,is located in one of the most populous basins of the Andes.

The capital of Brazil is ___.

Introduction

The North American Realm

The Middle American Realm

The European Realm

The Russia-Central Asia Realm

The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

The Subsaharan African Realm

The South Asian Realm

The East Asian Realm

The Southeast Asian Realm

The Austral Realm

Pacific Realm and Polar Futures

Filters

The 2012 election of Pope Francis I,an Argentinian Jesuit cardinal,could be considered a manifestation of _ ___.