Latin America & Poverty Test

Under the Foraker Act, Puerto Rico was:

Puerto Ricans in search of jobs frequently leave the island due to a lack employment that cover basic needs

The chronological record of significant events and their causes

In addition to establishing Spanish settlement, Ponce de Leon and his forces are also credited with

All of the different disciplines analyzing poverty suggest solutions to society’s issues, making solutions harder

The Taino population of Puerto Rico settled the island roughly _________ before the Spanish arrived to colonize

The original population of Puerto Rico were the:

The study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space

The Acronym OPM stands for:

Puerto Rico is the _______________ Island in the Greater __________ Chain of islands

The Acronym SPM stands for:

Realistically, the United States granted Puerto Ricans citizenship in 1917 in order to

Many Social Welfare Programs do not provide enough to cover citizens basic living needs adequately

Puerto Rico measures approximately:

Governments can create or perpetuate poverty in which of the following ways?

Upon his arrival, Columbus assumed he had “discovered” Puerto Rico, calling it:

Social Science concerned chiefly with the analysis of governmental institutions and organizations

Puerto Rico’s social welfare programs often allow for individuals to make more money than if they were to be employed

This discipline analyzes how poverty impacts groups of humans, in addition to how these groups respond

To define poverty in the United States, the government compares:

Social Science concerned chiefly with the analysis of production, distribution, and consumption of goods

The SPM was created in order to:

Government funded Social Welfare programs are intended to

Puerto Rico became an American territory as a result of the:

Originally, Puerto Rico was enticing to Spanish Imperialists due to which of the following resources?

This discipline analyzes the policies which cause, or attempt to fix, the issues of poverty

The systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of humans

This discipline analyzes how poverty has changed over time due to human evolution and human nature

Which is the more “modern” and, arguably, more accurate for determining poverty?

This discipline analyzes how human nature reinforces behaviors with rewards and how these behaviors lead to poverty

The study of the human mind and human behavior

Which of the following was passed by Congress and made Puerto Rico an unincorporated US territory?

This discipline focuses on the varying cases of poverty over time, analyzing examples as case studies

Juan Ponce de Leon established the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico in:

This discipline examines and analyzes the financial patterns and trends which lead to poverty

_________ was responsible for granting Puerto Ricans US citizenship?

Puerto Rico’s education rates are consistently low

The original population of Puerto Rico called themselves _____, a term which is still used by this population today

Puerto Rican citizens are unemployed and known to have a very low work ethic

The Spanish began enslaving locals in order to harvest cash crops including all of the following EXCEPT