Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The country of ___ is South America's...

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial spine 
B)  disamenity sector 
C)  zone of maturity 
D)  zone of in situ accretion 
E)  zone of peripheral squatter settlements

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Chilean border zone 
B)  Patagonian North 
C)  the Pampa 
D)  Andean foothills 
E)  Triple Frontier area

Question 6

São Paulo's wealth was built on its _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee plantations 
B)  mineral wealth 
C)  sugarcane plantations 
D)  industrial soybean farms 
E)  oilfields

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela 
B)  Peru 
C)  Ecuador 
D)  Brazil 
E)  Guyana

Question 8

The capital of Brazil is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brasília 
B)  Rio de Janeiro 
C)  São Paulo 
D)  Salvador 
E)  Brazil City

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although Guyana and Suriname were granted independence...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Argentina 
C)  China 
D)  Russia 
E)  Brazil

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Argentina's dominant ethnic heritage is ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Argentina's dominant ethnic heritage is ____________....

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Chile 
B)  Argentina 
C)  Uruguay 
D)  Panama 
E)  Peru

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain and Britain 
B)  France and Britain 
C)  Spain and Portugal 
D)  the Netherlands and France 
E)  the Inca and the Maya

Question 20

Brasília is a classic example of a ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  megacity 
B)  primate city 
C)  coastal urban complex 
D)  buffer state 
E)  forward capital

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 ___________________.