Question 1

FARC is a guerilla army operating primarily in what country?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is the major reason for the preference for urban life in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) The indigenous peoples of Latin America left a legacy of urban life. 
B) Governments provide tax breaks for city dwellers. 
C) Under the colonial rule of Spain and Portugal, people living in cities had higher social status and greater economic opportunity. 
D) The cost of farmland is very high. 
E) The governments of Latin America prohibit living outside of cities as a way to limit urban sprawl. 
A) The indigenous peoples of Latin America left a legacy of urban life. 
B) Governments provide tax breaks for city dwellers. 
C) Under the colonial rule of Spain and Portugal, people living in cities had higher social status and greater economic opportunity. 
D) The cost of farmland is very high. 
E) The governments of Latin America prohibit living outside of cities as a way to limit urban sprawl.

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the rural-to-urban migration in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) increased mechanism of agriculture 
B) increased population pressure 
C) equal rights for women 
D) consolidation of agricultural lands 
E) disappearance of jobs in rural areas 
A) increased mechanism of agriculture 
B) increased population pressure 
C) equal rights for women 
D) consolidation of agricultural lands 
E) disappearance of jobs in rural areas

Question 4

Throughout most of the twentieth century, Latin America experienced ________ population growth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) high 
B) increasing 
C) stagnant 
D) plummeting 
A) high 
B) increasing 
C) stagnant 
D) plummeting

Question 5

By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Altiplano 
B) maquiladora 
C) machismo 
D) marianismo 
E) Patagonia 
A) Altiplano 
B) maquiladora 
C) machismo 
D) marianismo 
E) Patagonia

Question 6

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 7

In most Latin American countries

Accepted Answer

A) divorce is legal. 
B) abortion is legal. 
C) the government discourages family planning. 
D) women cannot obtain loans. 
E) all of the above 
A) divorce is legal. 
B) abortion is legal. 
C) the government discourages family planning. 
D) women cannot obtain loans. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Between 1970 and 2010 the use of what energy source increased the most?

Accepted Answer

A) oil 
B) coal 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electricity 
E) wood 
A) oil 
B) coal 
C) natural gas 
D) hydro-electricity 
E) wood

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following is an example of syncretic religion in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Christian saints replaced pre-Christian gods. 
B) the celebration of Carnival in Brazil 
C) The Mayan practice of paying tribute to underworld spirits is replicated through building shrines to favorite Catholic saints. 
D) An important religious symbol in Mexico is a dark-skinned virgin who became the patron saint of Mexico. 
E) all of the above 
A) Christian saints replaced pre-Christian gods. 
B) the celebration of Carnival in Brazil 
C) The Mayan practice of paying tribute to underworld spirits is replicated through building shrines to favorite Catholic saints. 
D) An important religious symbol in Mexico is a dark-skinned virgin who became the patron saint of Mexico. 
E) all of the above

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

Urban primacy occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) a country's population is greater than 80% urban. 
B) a country implements a policy to reduce urban sprawl. 
C) a country has a city three to four times larger than any other city in the country. 
D) the number of people residing in cities has exceeded that of those residing in rural areas. 
E) people in cities receive lower tax rates. 
A) a country's population is greater than 80% urban. 
B) a country implements a policy to reduce urban sprawl. 
C) a country has a city three to four times larger than any other city in the country. 
D) the number of people residing in cities has exceeded that of those residing in rural areas. 
E) people in cities receive lower tax rates.

Question 13

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 14

What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) blanco (European) 
B) mestizo (mixed race) 
C) indo (Indian) 
D) negro (black) 
E) Asian 
A) blanco (European) 
B) mestizo (mixed race) 
C) indo (Indian) 
D) negro (black) 
E) Asian

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

What climatic occurrence contributes to the pollution problems faced by Santiago, Chile?

Accepted Answer

A) proximity to the coast 
B) desert-like climate conditions 
C) thermal inversions 
D) very harsh penalties for polluting cars 
E) the relocation of Colombia's oil refineries to the coast 
A) proximity to the coast 
B) desert-like climate conditions 
C) thermal inversions 
D) very harsh penalties for polluting cars 
E) the relocation of Colombia's oil refineries to the coast

Question 17

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 18

What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water?

Accepted Answer

A) aquifers 
B) lakes 
C) atmospheric condensers 
D) rivers surrounding the basin 
E) exotic rivers 
A) aquifers 
B) lakes 
C) atmospheric condensers 
D) rivers surrounding the basin 
E) exotic rivers

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) twice its original size 
B) two-thirds its original size 
C) one-half its original size 
D) one-quarter its original size 
E) one-tenth its original size 
A) twice its original size 
B) two-thirds its original size 
C) one-half its original size 
D) one-quarter its original size 
E) one-tenth its original size

FARC is a guerilla army operating primarily in what country?

What is the major reason for the preference for urban life in Latin America?

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the rural-to-urban migration in Latin America?

Throughout most of the twentieth century, Latin America experienced ________ population growth rates.

By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?

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

In most Latin American countries

Between 1970 and 2010 the use of what energy source increased the most?

In Latin America, what did agrarian reform accomplish?

Which of the following is an example of syncretic religion in Latin America?

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

Urban primacy occurs when

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

What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?

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

What climatic occurrence contributes to the pollution problems faced by Santiago, Chile?

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

What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water?

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

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

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Exam 4: Latin America

FARC is a guerilla army operating primarily in what country?

What is the major reason for the preference for urban life in Latin America?

Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the rural-to-urban migration in Latin America?

Throughout most of the twentieth century, Latin America experienced ________ population growth rates.

By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?

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

In most Latin American countries

Between 1970 and 2010 the use of what energy source increased the most?

In Latin America, what did agrarian reform accomplish?

Which of the following is an example of syncretic religion in Latin America?

What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

Urban primacy occurs when

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

What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?

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

What climatic occurrence contributes to the pollution problems faced by Santiago, Chile?

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

What is the source of approximately 70% of Mexico City's water?

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

After a century-and-a-half of colonization, what was the size of the indigenous population of Latin America?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the 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