Exam 4: The South American Realm

The country of ___ is South America's leading exporter of crude oil.

Brazil's rate of population increase has slowed considerably over the past 25 years.

The Zone of Maturity in the "Latin" American City model contains the best housing outside the spine.

In the Latin American City model,the elite residential sector contains the _________.

Most of Argentina's population is clustered in the _______________.

São Paulo's wealth was built on its _______________.

According to Figure 3-5,which country is a significant producer of coca plants?

The capital of Brazil is ____________.

Although Guyana and Suriname were granted independence from Britain and the Netherlands,respectively,the third Guiana continues to be a colony of ___.

Uruguay's major farming region lies in the immediate hinterland of the capital,Santiago.

The South is Brazil's most "European" subregion,where European languages other than Portuguese still remain in use.

The four emerging economies called the BRICs include all but which of the following?

Brazil exports huge quantities of coffee,orange juice concentrate,and soybeans.

Argentina's dominant ethnic heritage is ____________.

Which South American country was most transformed by the forced in-migration of Africans in bondage?

The economies of the "Three Guianas" largely resemble those of the Caribbean Islands.

Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo is not really a "lake" but an inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

Which of the following countries has the most compact territorial shape?

In 1494 a treaty was signed that stipulated that a north-south boundary line was to be drawn separating the South American territories of ____________________.

Brasília is a classic example of a ___________________.