Although intended as a term of derision, the term banana republic reflected:

the power of fruit companies in much of politically unstable Latin America

Parallels north and south of the equator

The Amazon Rainforest today is:

A fraction of its original size

What is the Ring of Fire?

area around the Pacific Ocean with many earthquakes and volcanoes

How does the sky burial work?

The deceased is left to be devoured by vultures as a religious ritual.

What does isolated language mean?

A language that is unrelated to any other languages like Japanese

a latitude line that locates the southern tropics

What is Lingua franca

A second language used for commercial purposes but not daily life

A mix of Amerindian and European

What is pidgin language?

Parts of two or more languages combined like Spanglish

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1
Although intended as a term of derision, the term banana republic reflected:
the power of fruit companies in much of politically unstable Latin America
the power of The proletariat in Honduras
the power of landowning families in many Central American countries
the policies of countries to restrict the growth of export fruit and goods
2
is Latin America a continent?
True
False
3
Northernmost point on the earth, 90 degrees north.
Prime Meridian
North Pole
International Date Line
South Pole
4
What is Latitude?
Lines
I dont know, What is it?
Lines that run east and west of the prime meridian
Parallels north and south of the equator
5
The Amazon Rainforest today is:
A desert
A fraction of its original size
Bigger than ever!
The same size as always
6
Highest degree of measure is 90 degrees
The West Pole
International Date Line
Longitude
Latitude
7
66.5 degrees North
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Prime Meridian
8
What do people call the Amazon Rainforest
The giant of the plant kingdom
The lungs of the earth
The planet of the apes
The animal kingdom
9
The Amazon Rainforest has fallen victim to deforestation.
True
False
10
The Amazon Rainforest is NOT:
Home of the indigenous Amerinidan tribes.
The home of 30% of the world's species
The lungs of the earth
Supporter of the Ozone Hole
11
What is the Ring of Fire?
area around the Pacific Ocean with many earthquakes and volcanoes
area around the Atlantic Ocean with many earthquakes and volcanoes
area around the equator with many earthquakes and volcanoes
area in California with many earthquakes and volcanoes
12
Which letter is in the Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere?
J
G
C
D
13
Frida Kahlo's paintings often expressed what?
Her happiness with life
Her love for the USA
Her beauty
Her pain or her life
14
How does the sky burial work?
The deceased is left to be devoured by vultures as a religious ritual.
The vultures prey on those with bad karma and follow them.
The hurt and dying are left in the open, at the vultures' mercy
The belief that after someone dies, they become a vulture
15
These lines meet at the poles
tropics
international date line
Latitude
Longitude
16
What does isolated language mean?
A language that is unrelated to any other languages like Japanese
Combination of Spanish and English spoken called Spanglish
an area where people share a similar but not identical culture
an anti-immigrant attitude- against hearling other languages spoken
17
Which color represents Mexico on the Map?
yellow
green
red
purple
18
The reason the main language of Belize is English because these people colonized it:
United States
Portuguese
Spanish
British
19
Tropic of Capricorn
a latitude line that locates the northern tropics
a latitude line that locates the southern tropics
a longitude line that locates the southern tropics
a longitude line that locates the northern tropics
20
How will deforestation affect the Amazon Rainforest?
Habitat loss
Alien Invasion
More room for Animal life
Nothing
21
Which is NOT the name of one of the 7 continents?
Antarctica
Latin America
South America
Europe
22
What Is An Ofrenda?
Traditional clothing
An Altar
A flower
A type of bread
23
Latin America only has Spanish speaking countries
True
False
24
This line of latitude is located at 66.5° South.
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Antarctic Circle
25
Southernmost point on the earth, 90 degrees south
North Pole
International Date Line
The Prime Meridian
South Pole
26
What is Lingua franca
The local language in France
The French Language
The first language of French immigrants
A second language used for commercial purposes but not daily life
27
The corn belt and rust belt are examples of this type of region....
Formal
Isolated
Perceptual
Functional
28
Is Tropic of Cancer below the Equator?
True
False
29
What will you most likely find in a Ofrenda?
candles and photos
tv's
socks
cell phones
30
Mestizos were....
A mix of Portuguese and Spanish
A mix of Amerindian and European
A mix of African and Portuguese
A mix of African and Amerindian
31
What is pidgin language?
"common language" that is understood by the majority, like French in Quebec
Language adopted as mother tongue
Parts of two or more languages combined like Spanglish
Language without any native speakers like Latin
32
The equator and the prime meridian divide the world into
countries
hemispheres
oceans
continents

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