The Americas Benchmark

The predominant religion in Brazil is?

In Spanish colonial society, what was the name given to those of Spanish AND Native descent?

Which of the following is NOT a push factor causing migration from Mexico to the U.S.?

Which of the following is NOT an economic activity that leads to deforestation?

In the U.S. free market economy, why are businesses privately owned?

The ability of the Supreme Court to declare acts of the Prez or Congress unconstitutional is...

The person who led the Communist Revolution in Cuba was?

Which of the following describes a person who leaves their home country for political reasons?

Which of the following describes the division of power between the national and state governments?

Which factor(s) contribute to the high GDP of the United States?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Europeans defeated the L.A. civilizations?

What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon Rainforest?

Which type of government is comprised of a prime minister from the majority party in the legislative branch?

Brazil is home to the largest rain forest in the world, known as the?

Which type of government is in Mexico?

What is the purpose for the Bill of Rights?

What is an improvement of Castro's government in Cuba?

Which of the following best describes a ban on trade usually involving two or more countries?

What agreement divided up Latin America?

Which term describes the destruction of large areas of forest by burning timber?

Which of the following is NOT one of the two houses of the U.S. Congress?

Which type of industry is the largest part of the US economy?

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

Which European conquered the Incas in Peru?

Which two countries signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the US Government?

Because of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Brazil has a culture influenced by which European nation?

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

Which of the following is NOT a lasting effect of European colonization of Latin America?

The farming method terracing is best utilized along steep hillsides. Where is this method most common in Latin America?

Which term best describes the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year?

The President's close group of advisors is called...

Which of the following is NOT a type of government?

Which of the following is a major cause of land use conflict in the Amazon Rainforest?

An economic and political system in which the government owns all large businesses & land is...

What are factories that assemble parts made in other countries?

The president is given which executive power?

Southern Mexico has farmers that grow only enough food to feed their families, which is called?

A formal written change to the Constitution is called?

In a market economy, who decides what and how much to produce?

The percentage of a country's population over the age of 15 that can read and write is the?

Cortes and Pizarro represented which European nation?

The name of the 13-day period of tension between the US & Soviet Union during the Cold War is..

Which of the following is a SIMILAR characteristic of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca religions?

Once the Native population began to decline, where did Europeans begin to import slaves from?