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1
What is the largest metropolitan area in Latin America?
Moscow
Tokyo
Mexico City
New York
2
According to your culture readings, soccer spurred what in Brazil?
Democracy
El Chavo
Patriotism
Dictatorship
3
The driest place on Earth?
My throat on Friday afternoons
Atacama Desert
Djibouti
Sahara Desert
4
The longest mountain range in the world?
Mountains of Mordor
Himalayas
Andes
Rockys
5
Panama City is a major industrial center because in the early 1900s we built a ________?
Canal
Huge Bureaucracy
Arby's
Cineplex
6
What is the best caption for this picture?
Russian Immigration
Brightly Colored Arrows
The Colombian exchange
The Slave Trade
7
Deforestation effects all of the following EXCEPT...
medical research will be lost
the Brazilian economy
educational opportunities of Sloths
plants and animals (extinction)
8
Which of these are NOT TRUE of the Colombian Exchange?
It occurred during World War l.
Led to the importation of African slaves.
The potato helped boost the population of Europe.
Diseases reduced the native population in the Americas.
9
There are few if any Native Americans in the Caribbean anymore because...
They migrated to Nunavut
They moved to Miami
Europeans and their diseases killed most of them
They were killed in a war with the Hessians
10
What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?
using only crops that grow at a 45% angle
hoeing
crop rotation
terraced farming
11
The common characteristics of Latin American countries can be attributed to their...
economic relationship with countries to their north
history of colonization by a European country
past military alliances with one another
preservation of Mayan and Aztec traditions
12
Paraguay and Bolivia (in central S.A.) have the lowest GDP in South America. Why?
Coastal countries have limited access to resources
Llamas and Guanacos are their main source of income
Landlocked countries have limited access to trade routes
These countries have limited technology
13
A company in Mexico ships goods to the U.S. for sale without tariffs. This is an example of...
Free Trade
Subsistence Agriculture
Fair Trade
Not Fair Trade
14
The majority of the population of Latin America practices...
Islam
Futball
Catholicism
Judaism
15
Why is the income gap in Latin American countries a political issue?
Because if you trip and fall into the income gap, it hurts
People in poverty might wage war against unjust governments
Nobody votes anyway
Because politicians really do, care too much
16
Rural residents who migrate to Latin America’s urban centers usually...
wish they lived in the country
face many of the same conditions that forced their migration
are amazed by the abundance of fast food restaurants
are victims of spontaneous combustion
17
Man made passage through Central America?
Panama Canal
Panama River
Panama Channel
Panama Sidewalk
18
Highest free falling waterfall in the world?
Typhoon Texas, Katy
Buffalo Bayou, Houston
Niagara Falls, Detroit
Angel Falls, Venezuela
19
The only natural passage through South America?
Strait of Magellan
Amazon River
Andean Tunnel
Uranus
20
During colonial times, the official religion of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies was...
Non-existant
Roman Catholicism
Protestant
Rastafarian
21
What does N.A.F.T.A. stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreivement
North American Free Trees Agreement
North American Fast Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
22
Which of the following is absolutely TRUE about NAFTA? (these guys look trustworthy, right?)
Trade has increased between Europe and Mexico
Trade has increased between Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Gasoline prices are equal in all countries involved
The price of pinatas has plummeted
23
Brazil is struggling against miners, ranchers, and farmers to preserve what type of ecosystem?
mountains
rainforest
pants
Mall parking lots
24
The apples of the rare "Patagonian Magic Apple Tree" are the only fruit that does what?
gives the eater extreme gas (enough to levitate on occasion)
tastes good to horses
is the only apple that is lactose free
thinks for itself as a functioning plant brain
25
Rain forests are called the "lungs" of the Earth because of their role in the...
Schwinn cycle
assigning of human organs to physical features
building of quality furniture
Carbon-oxygen cycle
26
The reason that many Latin Americans are unable to take advantage of the free-market economy?
They live in rural areas.
They live in crowded cities.
They lack education-cannot get meaningful jobs.
They lack transportation systems.
27
Which of the following have contributed to the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest?
slash-and-burn
demand for hard woods such as mahogany and cedar
All the above
clearing of land for farming and for cattle to graze
28
Mountainous/NAFTA/ NativeEmpires/ Maquiladoras/Emigration? Goes with which country?
Mexico
Djibouti
Peru
Haiti
29
A city's sewers, transportation systems, electricity, and housing etc?
allotastructure
leggostucture
infrastructure
outfrastucture
30
Mexico's fastest growing industrial cities are located...
near the Panama Canal
high up in trees
in Djibouti
along the U.S. border with Mexico
31
Which of the following is NOT associated with a Democracy?
Fair Elections
Dictatorship
It was tough not writing something hilarious for this one
Free Speech
32
Scientific Name: Panthera Onca. It lives throughout Central America. What is it?
Central American Snipe
Jaguar
Sasquachus Americanus
Pink River Dolphin
33
Who is the longest running leftist leader in Latin America?
Don Ho
Che Guevara and his brother, Frankie
Fidel Castro and his brother, Raul
Rage Against the Machine
34
The devotion to the Virgin Mary in Mexico is based on the cult of...
Virgin de Madonna
Virgin de Mexico
Virgin de Guadalupe
Virgin de Loretta Lynn
35
Which of the following best described the past governments in South America?
A, B and C
Caudillo - dictators
Oligarchy-government by a few powerful rulers
Junta-harsh government military leadership
36
Due to European colonization, the official language of Brazil is...
Australian
so secret that only government officials know what it is
Portuguese
Pig Latin
37
Dangerous cove at the tip of South America with strong trade winds?
Hape Corn
Cape Canaveral
Cape Horn
Cape Canal
38
Which of the following would NOT be associated with the map?
Africa, Europe and the Americas
Triangular Trade and Slavery
The Mongols invade Turkey
ColumbianExchange
39
Which country has these climates: highlands, arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, marine west coast?
Chile
Chilly
Chilatenous
Chilly Willy
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In subsistence agriculture, workers produce...
only enough food to meet their own needs
propane and propane accessories
manufactured goods and services
processed meats and cheeses
