Question 1

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What trade block is the most important one in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) Andean Group 
B) CACM 
C) Mercosur 
D) LAFTA 
E) EU 
A) Andean Group 
B) CACM 
C) Mercosur 
D) LAFTA 
E) EU

Question 3

What is a mestizo?

Accepted Answer

A) a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry 
B) a member of the majority ethnic group in Peru 
C) a Portuguese word for peasant 
D) a member of the working class in Bolivia 
E) an immigrant to Latin America 
A) a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry 
B) a member of the majority ethnic group in Peru 
C) a Portuguese word for peasant 
D) a member of the working class in Bolivia 
E) an immigrant to Latin America

Question 4

Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern day Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

A) Maya 
B) Aztec 
C) Miskito 
D) Garifuna 
E) Yanomama 
A) Maya 
B) Aztec 
C) Miskito 
D) Garifuna 
E) Yanomama

Question 5

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 6

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

Accepted Answer

A) Pull factors in the United States caused many of the workers to migrate there. 
B) The Mexican government instituted tougher environmental standards for the maquiladoras. 
C) The terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement changed, making the maquiladoras less desirable. 
D) China became more popular for labor-intensive work because of its lower wages. 
E) The World Trade Organization changed its international labor policies. 
A) Pull factors in the United States caused many of the workers to migrate there. 
B) The Mexican government instituted tougher environmental standards for the maquiladoras. 
C) The terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement changed, making the maquiladoras less desirable. 
D) China became more popular for labor-intensive work because of its lower wages. 
E) The World Trade Organization changed its international labor policies.

Question 7

What agreement set up a free trade zone in Latin America and helped ease the movement of goods among the member countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Mercosur 
B) CAFTA 
C) UNASUR 
D) NAFTA 
E) Treaty of Tordesillas 
A) Mercosur 
B) CAFTA 
C) UNASUR 
D) NAFTA 
E) Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 8

In recent years, what kind of economic activity has Costa Rica been attracting?

Accepted Answer

A) banana plantations 
B) high-tech firms 
C) automobile manufacturing 
D) logging 
E) banking 
A) banana plantations 
B) high-tech firms 
C) automobile manufacturing 
D) logging 
E) banking

Question 9

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

A) silver 
B) gold 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) all of the above 
A) silver 
B) gold 
C) copper 
D) iron 
E) all of the above

Question 10

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 11

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) increased participation of women in the workforce. 
B) rural-to-urban migration. 
C) greater availability of birth control. 
D) promotion of family planning programs. 
E) government-imposed financial penalties for large families. 
A) increased participation of women in the workforce. 
B) rural-to-urban migration. 
C) greater availability of birth control. 
D) promotion of family planning programs. 
E) government-imposed financial penalties for large families.

Question 12

How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 10 million 
D) 15 million 
E) 20 million 
A) 1 million 
B) 5 million 
C) 10 million 
D) 15 million 
E) 20 million

Question 13

The Andes Mountains were formed by the collision of what two tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

A) Cocos Plate and Pacific Plate 
B) Nazca Plate and South American Plate 
C) South American Plate and Scotia Plate 
D) Pacific Plate and Caribbean Plate 
E) South American Plate and Caribbean Plate 
A) Cocos Plate and Pacific Plate 
B) Nazca Plate and South American Plate 
C) South American Plate and Scotia Plate 
D) Pacific Plate and Caribbean Plate 
E) South American Plate and Caribbean Plate

Question 14

Four countries in Latin America have more than 75% of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

Accepted Answer

A) acts that were established to facilitate free trade throughout Latin America 
B) insurgency groups that are financed mainly by the Latin American drug trade 
C) acronyms for newly established territories in the western Amazon 
D) Latin American television stations that are viewed by millions in the region 
E) an international finance and environmental organization, respectively, in Latin America 
A) acts that were established to facilitate free trade throughout Latin America 
B) insurgency groups that are financed mainly by the Latin American drug trade 
C) acronyms for newly established territories in the western Amazon 
D) Latin American television stations that are viewed by millions in the region 
E) an international finance and environmental organization, respectively, in Latin America

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

What trade block is the most important one in Latin America?

What is a mestizo?

Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern day Mexico City?

How long are the Andes Mountains?

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

What agreement set up a free trade zone in Latin America and helped ease the movement of goods among the member countries?

In recent years, what kind of economic activity has Costa Rica been attracting?

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

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

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity?

The Andes Mountains were formed by the collision of what two tectonic plates?

Four countries in Latin America have more than 75% of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

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Exam 4: Latin America

Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?

What trade block is the most important one in Latin America?

What is a mestizo?

Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern day Mexico City?

How long are the Andes Mountains?

Why did the number of people employed in Mexican maquiladoras begin to drop after 2001?

What agreement set up a free trade zone in Latin America and helped ease the movement of goods among the member countries?

In recent years, what kind of economic activity has Costa Rica been attracting?

What material(s)provided the initial wealth of many countries in the Andes Mountains?

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

The average number of children born to women in Latin America has been decreasing over the last two decades for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT

How many residents does a city need in its metropolitan area to qualify as a megacity?

The Andes Mountains were formed by the collision of what two tectonic plates?

Four countries in Latin America have more than 75% of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?

What are Colombia's FARC and ELN?

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