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Latin America Review by Shelby P. and Juan V. P.
Latin America Review by Shelby P. and Juan V. P.
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1
The Andes Mountains extends through what part of South America?
Southern
Northern
Western
Eastern
2
What language family does Spanish belong to?
Dravidian
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Niger-Congo
3
How many capitals has Brazil had?
1
2
3
6
4
Adherents from which religion controlled much of present day Spain until 1492?
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
5
What hemisphere are majority of Latin American countries located?
Southern
Western
Eastern
Northern
6
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Manaus
Salvador
7
Which of the following countries has a decline in the value of currency due to bitcoins?
Peru
Guyana
Venezula
Bolivia
8
Which of the following is the poorest country in the region of Latin America?
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Uruguay
9
What is the main ethnic group within the country of El Salvador
Hispanic
White
Multiethnic
Mestizo
10
Latin America is considered to be a a more developed region.
false
true
11
What is the largest city in Latin America?
Mexico City, Mexico
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lima, Peru
Sao Pavlo, Brazil
12
The model shown above is the Latin American model is
Latin American Model
Peripheral Model
Sector Model
Multi-Nuclei Model
13
In what country are the highest levels of development found?
coastal areas of Brazil
borders of Brazil
coastal areas of French Guiana
inner areas of Mexico
14
What is the most popular sport in the Latin American region?
football
soccer
vollyball
tennis
15
What is the official language of Mexico?
English
Spanish and English
Spanish
no official language
16
Latin America has a high percent of people in suburban areas although it is less developed?
true
false
17
What year was women's suffrage granted in Honduras?
1980
1998
1955
1972
18
What was the major issue that Brazil faced when hosting the Olympics in 2016?
Location
Weather
Money
Zika Virus
19
Latin America is considered a region of the world.
False
True
20
How many countries are in Latin America and the Carribean?
33
21
23
28
21
Which country in Latin America is the most developed based on the UN Human Development Index?
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Mexico
22
What's the main boulevard leading from the plaza to the outer city in the Latin American model?
disamenity
zone of elite residences
zone of maturity
commercial spine
23
What racial group dominates the countries of Latin America?
Capoid
African Americans
Mongoloid
Whites
24
Wheat is the largest crop in harvested land in which of these countries?
Venezuela
Peru
Argentina
Honduras
25
Approximately how many people live within the countries of Latin America?
800 million
640 million
500 million
1 billion
26
Mexico's export processing zones are referred to as which of the following?
workshops
maquiladoras
factories
stores
27
What form of government does Bolivia have?
Communism
Monarchy
Republic
Dictatorship
28
What group of people used terrace farming on the Andes Mountain?
Americans
Shia
Sunni
Inca
29
Which of the following does NOT make up Colombia's GNP
professional sports franchises
coffee production
tourism
drug trafficking
30
What stage of the demographic transition model is Venezuela in?
stage 3
stage 4
stage 2
stage 1
31
What language is widely spoken in Brazil?
Spanish
French
English
Portuguese
32
Which Latin American country was the first to gain independence?
Colombia
Chile
Haiti
Mexico
33
What is the primary agriculture in Colombia?
wheat
corn
coffee
tobacco
34
Where are the population of French Guiana located within the country?
spread evenly in country
coastal area
near borders
inner city
35
Brazil is considered to be part of Latin America.
False
True
36
How are cities in Latin American cities being split and classified?
MDC=inner cities; LDC=suburbs
MDC=coast; LDC=away from coast
MDC=suburbs; LDC=inner cities
MDC=away from coast; LDC=coast
37
Argentina's economic crisis in 2001 was caused by decisions made by which country?
Mexico
Brazil
Honduras
Bolivia
38
What is the main religion in Latin America?
Roman Cathlolicism
Christian
Hinduism
Islam
39
What is one of the most important industries in Mexico?
agriculture
construction
tourism
mining
40
What country is having issues with the United States due to the border between them?
Mexico
Peru
Colombia
Cuba