Who felt the benefits of independence?

the aristocrats who led the revolutions

What criteria were used to determine the region of Latin America?

The Iberians colonizers and diffused cullture traits from Southern Europe

Something from Spain or Portugal.

Which is true about the Panama Canal?

The U.S. eradicated Yellow Fever and finished the canal.

Which is false about megacities?

are centrally located and connect all parts of the country

What is something the African's contributed to the culture of the "New World?"

unique rhythmic drumming and dance

What makes Brasilia a foreward city?

It demonstrated Brazil's potential &cut ties w/its colonial past.

Which is NOT a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

Gold was discovered, mined and was the largest source of wealth for Spain.

What was the direct cultural impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Spanish and Portuguese became the standard language across the region.

Population shifts during the industrial revolution in Latin America were

toward the cities where industry was developing

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Latin America Unit

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1
Which of the following is not a caudillo?
Augusto Pinochet
Fidel Castro
Manuel Noriega
Topo Chico
2
Which mountain range is located in South America?
The Rockies
the Sierra Madre Ranges
the Andes
The Appalachian
3
Who felt the benefits of independence?
all of the resident population of Latin America
the natives and mixed bloods who worked the land.
the aristocrats who led the revolutions
the Crown; the colonies were high maintenance
4
What criteria were used to determine the region of Latin America?
The Iberians colonizers and diffused cullture traits from Southern Europe
The places in Latin America are all located on the same tectonic plate.
Latin is the lingua franca used in business transactions.
The places in Latin America were all settled by the French and British.
5
What is an Iberian?
The name for the Spanish Coat of Arms
A famous slaving ship
Something from Spain or Portugal.
A Brazilian Dance
6
Which is true about the Panama Canal?
It was a useless venture, and the Columbian caudillos took it over
The French started building the canal, but the British finished it.
The U.S. eradicated Yellow Fever and finished the canal.
The French helped the Panamanian government build the canal.
7
Colonial capitals were located inland and generally central to all settlements.
True
False
8
After de-colonization, what were Latin American economies based on?
raw materials and cash crops
a wide variety of manufactured products
breeding and exporting livestock
advanced technology and machinery
9
Which is false about megacities?
are centrally located and connect all parts of the country
developed around industrial centers
grew faster than the infrastructure to support them
has a population of over ten million people
10
What is something the African's contributed to the culture of the "New World?"
Casava
unique rhythmic drumming and dance
the pancho
Manioc
11
The most economically developed Latin American country between 1900 and 1950 was
Peru
Argentina
Honduras
Haiti
12
What makes Brasilia a foreward city?
It was built to stop deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
It is strategically located on the coast facing Europe.
It was built just for the politicians.
It demonstrated Brazil's potential &cut ties w/its colonial past.
13
Which is a characteristic of a good COT thesis statement?
It restates the question.
It answers the question.
It focuses only on continuity within a time frame.
It focuses only on change within a time frame,
14
Which is NOT a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?
12 million+ Africans were abducted and sold into slavery in the Americas
Gold was discovered, mined and was the largest source of wealth for Spain.
Old world diseases wiped out 30%+ of the indigenous people of the Americas
Eurasian livestock and sugarcane replaced the native trees in the Americas
15
What was the direct cultural impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spanish and Portuguese became the standard language across the region.
African rhythms were introduced to the new world.
Native American women were systematically sent back to Europe as servants
European recipes featuring potatoes & beans were introduced into cooking
16
Which areas of Latin America received the most African slave labor?
Columbia and Venezuela
Cuba and Brazil
Panama and Argentina
Mexico and Peru
17
Population shifts during the industrial revolution in Latin America were
toward the cities where industry was developing
away from the cities
there really was not much of a shift
to other distant countries
18
Which letters are part of Latin America?
B, C & D
A, B & C
D
C & D
19
a characteristic of megacities is
adequate city planning for exponential growth
foreign built worker apartments
illegal makeshift housing
a large number of single family houses
20
Which is descriptive of the leadership of a caudillo?
generous
egalitarian
strong & decisive
humble
21
Which historical process made the natives of claimed land the subjects of the Spanish crown?
The Triangle Trade
the Treaty of Tordesillas
The Rise of the Caudillos
the Encomienda System
22
The Colonial powers built infrastructure to extract wealth from the colonies.
False
True

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