Question 1

Curitiba (Brazil's "green city")has been successful in reducing pollution via all of these elements EXCEPT

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A) stopping rural to urban migration. 
B) better urban planning. 
C) public transportation. 
D) open space. 
E) a low-tech, but effective recycling program. 
A) stopping rural to urban migration. 
B) better urban planning. 
C) public transportation. 
D) open space. 
E) a low-tech, but effective recycling program.

Question 2

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

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A) Cuba 
B) United States 
C) Canada 
D) Mexico 
E) All of the countries listed are members of NAFTA. 
A) Cuba 
B) United States 
C) Canada 
D) Mexico 
E) All of the countries listed are members of NAFTA.

Question 3

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?

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Question 4

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

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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 5

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

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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 6

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

Question 7

European settlement of Latin America was accomplished by what two countries that make up the Iberian Peninsula?

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A) Spain and Portugal 
B) Great Britain and France 
C) Italy and Greece 
D) Spain and Great Britain 
E) France and Portugal 
A) Spain and Portugal 
B) Great Britain and France 
C) Italy and Greece 
D) Spain and Great Britain 
E) France and Portugal

Question 8

What are the specific steps that Curitiba, the capital of Brazil's Parana state, has taken to plan its growth in a more environmentally friendly fashion?

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Question 9

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

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Question 10

What is dollarization and how has it recently affected the economy of specific Latin American countries? Also, what are preventive measures that some of these countries are taking to avoid problems associated with this phenomenon?

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Question 11

In the Latin American City model, what would most likely be found straddling the periferico (beltway highway)?

Accepted Answer

A) markets 
B) industrial parks 
C) gentrified housing 
D) elite residential sector 
E) squatter settlements 
A) markets 
B) industrial parks 
C) gentrified housing 
D) elite residential sector 
E) squatter settlements

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a primate city in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Lima 
B) Bogota 
C) Mexico City 
D) Panama City 
E) Santiago 
A) Lima 
B) Bogota 
C) Mexico City 
D) Panama City 
E) Santiago

Question 13

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) to flee a famine after a major failure of the rice crop in Japan 
B) to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines 
C) to establish a rice industry in Peru 
D) to establish a colony in the region 
E) to convert Latin Americans to the Shinto faith 
A) to flee a famine after a major failure of the rice crop in Japan 
B) to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines 
C) to establish a rice industry in Peru 
D) to establish a colony in the region 
E) to convert Latin Americans to the Shinto faith

Question 14

What is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America?

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

Question 15

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 16

With respect to the success of maquiladoras, which of the following is NOT one of Mexico's competitive advantages?

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A) inexpensive labor 
B) its membership in NAFTA 
C) its location along the U.S. border 
D) less stringent environmental regulations 
E) abundant raw materials 
A) inexpensive labor 
B) its membership in NAFTA 
C) its location along the U.S. border 
D) less stringent environmental regulations 
E) abundant raw materials

Question 17

What language is the second-most common in Latin America?

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A) Portuguese 
B) Spanish 
C) English 
D) Quechua 
E) Aymara 
A) Portuguese 
B) Spanish 
C) English 
D) Quechua 
E) Aymara

Question 18

Using the graphic below, describe the tectonic processes that created the physical landscape of Latin America.

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Question 19

What evidence demonstrates the resilience of the Indian cultures in Latin America?

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A) the presence of Indian-run gambling casinos throughout the region 
B) architectural ruins 
C) Amerindian majorities in all countries of Latin America 
D) the survival of Amerindian languages in the region 
E) a thriving Amerindian movie industry 
A) the presence of Indian-run gambling casinos throughout the region 
B) architectural ruins 
C) Amerindian majorities in all countries of Latin America 
D) the survival of Amerindian languages in the region 
E) a thriving Amerindian movie industry

Question 20

Neoliberal economic development calls for all of the following EXCEPT

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A) privatization. 
B) boosting exports. 
C) decreased restrictions on imports. 
D) increased social spending for the poor. 
E) direct foreign investment. 
A) privatization. 
B) boosting exports. 
C) decreased restrictions on imports. 
D) increased social spending for the poor. 
E) direct foreign investment.

Curitiba (Brazil's "green city")has been successful in reducing pollution via all of these elements EXCEPT

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

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?

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

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

What is grassification?

European settlement of Latin America was accomplished by what two countries that make up the Iberian Peninsula?

What are the specific steps that Curitiba, the capital of Brazil's Parana state, has taken to plan its growth in a more environmentally friendly fashion?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

What is dollarization and how has it recently affected the economy of specific Latin American countries? Also, what are preventive measures that some of these countries are taking to avoid problems associated with this phenomenon?

In the Latin American City model, what would most likely be found straddling the periferico (beltway highway)?

Which of the following is NOT a primate city in Latin America?

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America?

What is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America?

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

With respect to the success of maquiladoras, which of the following is NOT one of Mexico's competitive advantages?

What language is the second-most common in Latin America?

Using the graphic below, describe the tectonic processes that created the physical landscape of Latin America.

What evidence demonstrates the resilience of the Indian cultures in Latin America?

Neoliberal economic development calls for all of the following EXCEPT

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

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Exam 4: Latin America

Curitiba (Brazil's "green city")has been successful in reducing pollution via all of these elements EXCEPT

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement?

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?

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

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

What is grassification?

European settlement of Latin America was accomplished by what two countries that make up the Iberian Peninsula?

What are the specific steps that Curitiba, the capital of Brazil's Parana state, has taken to plan its growth in a more environmentally friendly fashion?

Describe the major geologic forces that have shaped Latin America.

What is dollarization and how has it recently affected the economy of specific Latin American countries? Also, what are preventive measures that some of these countries are taking to avoid problems associated with this phenomenon?

In the Latin American City model, what would most likely be found straddling the periferico (beltway highway)?

Which of the following is NOT a primate city in Latin America?

Why did Japanese people migrate to Latin America?

What is the greatest threat to biodiversity in Latin America?

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

With respect to the success of maquiladoras, which of the following is NOT one of Mexico's competitive advantages?

What language is the second-most common in Latin America?

Using the graphic below, describe the tectonic processes that created the physical landscape of Latin America.

What evidence demonstrates the resilience of the Indian cultures in Latin America?

Neoliberal economic development calls for all of the following EXCEPT

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