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A traditional festival celebrated in most South American countries meaning "farewell to meat" is called
Buenas Dias Carne
Carne Fiesta
Grande Carne
Carnival
2
Mexico's population is decreasing because of
high deathrates
migration
low education
low birthrates
3
Name this physical feature.
Amazon Rainforest
pampas
Altiplano
Gran Chaco
4
What is this mountain range?
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre del Sur
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madre Occidental
5
What plays an important role Mexico's climate?
water currents
equatorial region
trade winds
altitude
6
A significant role of the culture of Central American citizens is
the extended family
wealth
importance of agriculture
food and music
7
Name this physical feature.
pampas
llanos
Altiplano
Gran Chaco
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Latin America that has characteristics of both high and low context cultures are called
collaborative culture
multiactive
cross-cultural
multi-diverse culture
9
Name this physical feature.
Atacama Desert
Rio de la Platas
llanos
pampas
10
What do almost all Central American governments have in common?
Communism
Socialism
Parliamentary/Monarchy
Republic/Democracy
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Name this country.
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
12
Name this country.
Colombia
Chile
Peru
Argentina
13
What is the trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the US?
PARC
FARC
NAFTA
maquiladoras
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Area at the equator where trade winds converge that causes wet and dry seasons is
South American Blending
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Collaborative Equatorial Zone
Non-movement Zone
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What is this body of water connecting the Caribbean to Pacific?
Magellan Strait
Tierra del Fuego
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
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Name the country.
Argentina
Colombia
Bolivia
Brazil
17
Name this country.
Guatemala
El Savador
Honduras
Costa Rica
18
Name this country
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Belize
Panama
19
Name this island of the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Haiti
20
Name this body of water.
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Yucatan
Gulf of Belize
Bay of Campeche
21
The major religion of Central America is
Evangelicalism
Islamic
Protestantism
Catholicism
22
Manufacturing plants that produce goods and send for final assembly in the US or Japan are called
industrial imports
squatter
mestizos
maquiladoras
23
Because most of South America's population is along the coastal regions, it's called a
Indiginous Continent
Hollow Continent
Telenovelas Continent
Landlocked Continent
24
A sport that is cultural glue of Latin America is
soccer
basketball
baseball
diving
25
Richest South American economy due to oil reserves
Venezuela
Peru
Colombia
Brazil
26
Name this country.
Honduras
Costa Rica
Mexico
Belize
27
Name this country.
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Panama
28
Name this body of water.
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Amazon Bay
29
The world's highest uninterrupted waterfall is known as
Niagra Falls
Titicaca Falls
Angel Falls
Maricaibo Falls
30
South American country with the largest economy.
Peru
Chile
Venezuela
Brazil
31
Because its the biggest and much bigger than all other cities, Mexico city is called a
mitigation
conglomerate
metropolis
primate city
32
Which term would describe the governments of South America?
cyclincal
revolutionary
unstable
changing
33
Religion that is the fastest growing in South America is
Pentecostalism
Catholicism
Islam
Judaism
34
South American country with economy showing growing success
Peru
Brazil
Venezuela
Argentina
35
Name the country.
Guayana
Uruguay
Suriname
Paraguay
36
Name this physical feature.
Mexican Plateau
Sierra Madre Oriental
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madre Occidental
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Much of Central American government officials are not thought of as being honest. Why?
rich and landowners
poor and socialists
dictatorship
bribes and corruption
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The blending of different religions within Central America is called
syncretism
evangelicism
protestantism
conglomerate religion
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Name this country.
Guatamala
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama
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What is this Caribbean Island?
Puerto Rico
Greater Antilles
Cuba
Jamaica