Human Geography of Latin America

Question 1

Which country colonized Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 2

Business that operate by having people make goods in their homes are known as...

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cottage industry

Question 3

Refers to the mixed ethnicities of first peoples in America & European colonizers.

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Mestizo

Question 4

How many people live in a square mile is referred to as...

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population density

Question 5

Family & societal structure with women at the heads of families & power structures.

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matriarchal

Question 6

Reducing and/or eliminating tariffs between two countries is called...

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bilateral trade agreement

Question 7

What killed a highest number of indigenous peoples?

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diseases

Question 8

Travel & vacation based off a concern for the environment...

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ecotourism

Question 9

When too many people live in an area & the environment can't support them, so they move or die

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population pressure

Question 10

The predominant religion practiced in Latin America.

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Catholic

Question 11

Aunts, uncles, cousins are examples of one's...

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extended family

Question 12

The blending of Catholicism and Mayan beliefs.

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syncretism

Question 13

A dance/music style that originates from Central America and/or the Caribbean.

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Rumba, Reggae, Merengue

Question 14

Brave, yet destructive & brutal Spanish leaders & soldiers that fought & beat Native Americans

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Conquistadores

Question 15

What percentage of the population is living in urban areas in South America?

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80%

Question 16

A factory in Mexico that is owned & operated by a foreign nation.

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maquiladora

Question 17

Rapid growth of number of cities and the amount of people in cities.

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urbanization

Question 18

A farm product grown to be sold for profit.

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cash crop

Question 19

Any area near the border between the U.S. & Mexico in which there are no tariffs.

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free trade zone

Question 20

Mom, dad, and dependent children...

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nuclear family

Question 21

Which island was used to establish the first permanent European settlement by the Spanish?

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Cuba

Question 22

Results when certain areas of a nation do not benefit from economic and societal growth.

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uneven development

Question 23

South America is a melting pot... what does that mean?

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many cultures come together to form a unique culture

Question 24

Local version of a language, often times with new words, spoken in a specific region.

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dialect

Question 25

What is a problem associated with rapid urbanization?

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lack of resources (food), crime increases, pollution & sanitation issues, lack of shelter (houses)

Question 26

What did the Inca build that was used against them by the Spanish conquerors?

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roads/trails

Question 27

City with more than 10 million people.

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Megacity

Question 28

What helps some indigenous people stay isolated even today from conquerors & modern expansion?

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Deserts, Mountains, Rainforests

Question 29

A Latin American military dictator.

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caudillo

Question 30

Indigenous empire that stretched from modern day Ecuador, through Peru, into Chile.

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Inca

Question 31

Which South American nation(s) have been doing well internationally recently?

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Brazil, Argentina, Chile

Question 32

Most of the population of South America live...

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near the coasts and other waterways

Question 33

Which Portuguese explorer funded by the Spanish "discovered" the New World in 1492?

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Christopher Columbus

Question 34

Refers to the first peoples that inhabit a region.

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Indigenous

Question 35

Term for when the smartest and most skilled leave their country.

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brain drain

Question 36

Grandparents sharing in the upbringing of children in Latin America family structures...

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compadre relationship

Question 37

Large farm owned by a corporation or wealthy landowner(s) in Central America or the Caribbean.

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Latifundia

Question 38

GDP is the total of goods & services a country produces in a year but what do the letters mean?

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Gross Domestic Product

Question 39

What is the predominant language spoken in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 40

A city that dominates a countries culture, economy, and politics.

Accepted Answer

Primate City

Human Geography of Latin America

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Human Geography of Latin America

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