6th SS GSE - Latin America Unit Review

In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

What is a disadvantage of mining

USMCA was established to remove trade barriers and encourage trade in these three countries

This religion, brought to the new world from Spain and Portugal, became the most common religion in the New World, too.

Spanish and Portuguese are ________ main languages

Because Cuba produces cigars but the U.S. has an embargo on Cuba,

What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?

The main reasons for European Exploration and Colonization:

Remote tribes in the Amazon that hunt and farm the way their ancestors did have

Investment in capital goods results in

How do command economies answer the 3 basic economic questions?

What country is labeled 1 on the map

On January 1, 1959 _____________ seized power and declared Cuba a communist state.

What country is labeled 6 on the map

What physical feature is located at 4

The capture and import of slaves from West Africa is called the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Why did the Indigenous People of Latin America die from the European diseases?

Emma uses her money and time to start a business selling purses. Emma is

The leader of the Parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom is called the -

The chief executive is selected by the legislature.

All citizens participate equally in which type of government?

In Brazil, citizens vote for the chief executive and the legislature. This means that Brazil's government is:

What are the 2 most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?

In Cuba's government the ruler has absolute power and is not restricted by the law. Name the type of government. 

To replace the laborforce lost when the Indigenous people died, Europeans enslaved people from West Africa.

Which region in Mexico has the highest population?

How does Cuba's location and natural resources impact its economy?

When one person has complete power or control over the government.

The trading between the New World & the Old World, including food, spices livestock, minerals, and diseases, was called

The Columbian Exchange was the first step toward

A government can be both a Monarchy and a Democracy.

What is an economic advantage of clearcutting

Cuba allowed the U.S.S.R. to build a missile launching complex on Cuba in 1962, sparking a 13 day standoff known as-

The leader of Cuba before the successful 1959 Cuban revolution was

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese bring the Africans to the Americas?

Cuba has a dictatorship in which power is held by one central authority. What type of government does Cuba have?

A lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution has been

The higher the literacy rate a country has,

Thousands of the indigenous people fell sick and died because of

Voters elect the Chief Executive

What are the 3 main causes of pollution in Mexico City?

Which color represents the Spanish speaking countries?

Hacienda is a Spanish word for plantation.

What is the official language of Brazil?

The Spanish and Portuguese needed a new labor force to work _____ & _____ haciendas.

Once Castro took over Cuba

The New World includes

Countries with high literacy rates usually have

Because Venezuela produces large amounts of oil and focuses on that export for most of their $,

With this form of government citizens often have little or no rights or freedoms.

Latin American colonization lead to Old Word diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, spreading to the New World

What is The Cold War (pick 2)

Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders?

The ________ _____ describes the locations colonized by European nations.

Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?

One person is in charge.

What do we call economic systems that have both command and market qualities?

The United States placed an economic ___________ on Cuba, which blocked the island’s sugar exports to American markets.

Exchanging currency between countries helps them

As the leader of your political party, you were chosen the head of government by your co-workers in the legislature-

The 3 main reasons for European expansion into the New World?

Which countries are listed from most command to most market in left to right order?

Citizens have few or limited rights.

Having natural resources allows a country to

What physical feature is located at 4

What physical feature is located at 3

If Costa Rica charges a 55% tax on sugar imported from Cuba, that is called

What physical feature is located at 1

In this form of government, citizens vote to elect their leaders who make decisions for them.

How do market economies answer the 3 basic economic questions?

This government may exist with other forms of government.

Missionaries set up ________ and _________ to share their religion with the indigenous people .

Cuba has a type of government in which a ruler or small group has absolute power and is not restricted by laws. It is a-

What country is labeled 2 on the map

Which agreement officially eliminated trade barriers between countries in North America?

What country is labeled 5 on the map

Did You Know? Some indigenous people became Christians to

Which statement is true about human capital?

Leaders like Hitler, Castro, and Kim-Jong-un are examples of....

Led by a king or queen.

What physical feature is located at 2

Which of the following impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade still exists today?