Which statement is correct regarding the region circled on the map of South America?

The region is a major area for farming, making & trafficking illegal drugs

Based on information in the chart & What you know about African influence in L.A., which statement is most likely true?

Much of Cuba’s population today has ancestors that were slaves

What would be an accurate title for the table?

Factors that Lead to Poverty in Latin America

Why did Europeans choose African slaves as a labor source in the New World?

The previous labor force (indigenous people) had been killed due to disease

Which of the following is NOT an impact of the Cuban Revolution?

Latin American populations revolted against European rule.

What is the correct information for Caption A of the trade pattern?

Raw goods such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton are brought to Europe

What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Castro allowed the USSR to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.

What was a main reason African slaves were brought to Latin America during colonial times?

To work on sugar and tobacco plantations

What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?

Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa

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1
Which statement is correct regarding the region circled on the map of South America?
The region has made great gains against its poverty problem
The region is a major area for farming, making & trafficking illegal drugs
The region’s farmers have started growing tobacco
The region has an equal distribution of wealth & high income
2
Why has the War on Drugs been so unsuccessful in some areas of Latin America?
Government corruption
All of the above
Cartels keep moving
Brutal violence
3
Which country helped Castro build Cuba into a Communist country?
Brazil
Mexico
Soviet Union (USSR)
USA
4
What would be the best title for the chart?
The Cuban Revolution
The Cold War
The US-Cuban Trade Embargo
The Cuban Missile Crisis
5
Based on information in the chart & What you know about African influence in L.A., which statement is most likely true?
Today, nearly half of Uruguay’s population is of African ancestry.
Former African slaves contributed most to the language in Argentina
Slaves worked on mines and plantations in Argentina and Chile
Much of Cuba’s population today has ancestors that were slaves
6
What is the most common religion in Latin America today?
Islam
Judaism
Catholicism
Santeria
7
What is the correct chronological order of the events?
II, I, IV, III
IV, II, I, III
III, IV, II, I
II, I, III, IV
8
Which statement shows how the relationship between Cuba and the United States is improving today?
Embassies have reopened in both countries
A U.S. president visited Cuba for the first time in 88 years
Some travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba have been lifted
All of the above
9
1. Which two European countries contributed most to the languages and religion of Latin America today?
England and Spain
England and Portugal
France and Portugal
Spain and Portugal
10
What would be an accurate title for the table?
Factors that Lead to Poverty in Latin America
Factors that Lead to Equal Distribution of Wealth in Latin America
Factors that Increase the Standard of Living in Latin America
Factors that Contribute to Low Unemployment Rates in Latin America
11
Where did over 500,000 Cubans flee in order to escape Castro’s harsh policies?
Soviet Union
United States
United Kingdom
Brazil
12
Why did Europeans choose African slaves as a labor source in the New World?
Indigenous workers did not know how to do farm and mining work.
Europeans did not know how to operate large plantations or dig in mines.
Africans were not afraid to work in the deep pits of silver mines.
The previous labor force (indigenous people) had been killed due to disease
13
Other than Spanish & Portuguese colonists, which group had the biggest influence on the Latin American cultural region?
Canadian traders
African slaves
German explorers
American plantation owners
14
The trade pattern between Europe, Africa & the Americas that included enslaving people between 1400 and 1800 was called:
Columbian Exchange
African Exchange Triangle
Triangle Trade
Trans-Pacific Slave Trade
15
What economic sanction was enforced between the United States and Cuba as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Embargo
Currency Exchange
Quota
Tariff
16
Which of the following is NOT an impact of the Cuban Revolution?
Land, businesses, and factories became property of the state.
Latin American populations revolted against European rule.
Churches were closed
Media outlets wre shut down
17
In which country would you most likely hear Portuguese being spoken today?
Country B
Country A
Country D
Country C
18
Who is being described in the textbox?
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
John F. Kennedy
19
What is the correct information for Caption A of the trade pattern?
Livestock such as horses, cows, and pigs are brought to Europe
People are brought to Europe
Guns and ammunition are brought to Europe
Raw goods such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton are brought to Europe
20
What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union wanted to show the Cubans that they were strong friends
Kennedy did not like the leader of the Soviet Union.
Castro allowed the USSR to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.
The United States wanted the sugar cane that the USSR was buying from Cuba
21
Fidel Castro established a Communist government in this country in 1960:
Country C
Country B
Country A
Country D
22
In order to escape the cycle of poverty, many Latin Americans have
joined gold mining operations in the Amazon Rainforest
migrated to the United States
enrolled in college education courses.
moved to big cities to find better paying jobs.
23
Where did Europeans in the sixteenth century find a cheap labor source for work in the New World (Americas)?
slaves from West Africa
peasants from Spain and Portugal
indigenous people of Australia
settlers that came from Europe
24
What was a main reason African slaves were brought to Latin America during colonial times?
To explore the continent
To conquer the indigenous Americans
To open schools and hospitals
To work on sugar and tobacco plantations
25
Which European country had the greatest influence on Mexico’s culture, language, and religion?
England
Italy
Portugal
Spain
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What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
The people of Latin America accept slavery as part of their lives
Slavery still exists in most Latin American countries.
Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa
Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa.

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