stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 5 Test Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 5 Test Review
Unit 5 Test Review
33 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
167 plays
Latin America
Flashcards
33 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
33
Answers
1
The Amazon Basin is located in what type of climate zone?
Humid Continental
Tropical Wet
Tropical Savannah
Tropical Wet and Dry
2
How would the warm water off of the coast of S. America due to El Nino affect Central America?
Devastating Earthquakes
Frequent Volcanic Activity
Severe Drought
Extensive Flooding
3
Geographers divide Latin America into all of the following official regions EXCEPT
Central America
South America
Spanish-Speaking South America
Caribbean Islands
4
Which of the following geographic factors distinguishes the Amazon River Basin as a region?
Political Unit
Vegetation
Language
Trade Network
5
Based on the table, which nation would be described as less developed?
Brazil
Haiti
Argentina
Mexico
6
Based on the table, which nation appears to have the highest level of economic development?
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
Mexico
7
Which geographic factor is responsible for the Atacama Desert? (driest place on Earth)
Position on Continent
Lattitude
Longitude
Mountain Barriers
8
Which of these best describes a cultural pattern that is characteristic of art in Mexico?
Mosaics decorated the outside of churches
Murals are used to depict cultural heritage
Clocks dominate the architecture of public buildings
Modern art is displayed in public settings
9
How did the opening of the Panama Canal affect economic development in Latin America?
Standards of living increased
Tax revenues increased
Shipping costs decreased
Settlement patterns changed
10
The Amazon Rainforest - tropical climate region, indicates that it is located in latitudes that
farthest from the equator
closest to the Atlantic Ocean
near the equator
considered mid-latitudes
11
Out of Many, One People is the official motto of Jamaica. Jamaican culture is characterized by?
Multiculturalism
Hospitality
Paternalism
Democratic Traditions
12
Brazil and Mexico's economies are led by what?
Manufacturing Industry
Service Industry
Online Industries
High-Tech Industry
13
Why have some American manufacturing companies located factories in Mexico?
Favorable climate conditions
Abundant capital resources
A supply of inexpensive labor
Political stability in the region
14
Both Brazil and Haiti are culturally unique in Latin America because
both experience devastating hurricanes in the summer
Carnival is an important tradition in both places
Spanish is not the primary language in either place
slavery was not practiced in either place
15
A feast day celebrated in Brazil with floats that parade through Rio de Janeiro is known as
Carnival
Brazillian Thanksgiving
Mercoser
Brazilian Independence Day
16
Which of the following geographic factors unifies Latin America as a region?
A large political boundary
A common currency
A single trade corridor
A shared culture
17
A government run by only a few people is known as a(n)
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
18
The introduction of sugarcane to Latin America created a migration pattern in which
large numbers of enslaved Africans were brought to Brazil
Brazilians living in cities move to the country to find work
native American tribes in N. America migrated to L. America
Europeans came to L. America in large #'s to work on farms
19
This economic group was developed to make South American member nations economies more stable
League of South America Nations
Mercoser
European Union
NAFTA
20
Spanish explorers wanted to colonize what is now Peru during the sixteenth century in order to
establish sugar plantations
develop a cattle industry on the vast plain
access deposits of gold and silver
harvest hardwoods from rainforests
21
A common cultural element, thanks to European colonization, that distinguishes L. America is...
a lack of cultural diversity
the predominance of Roman Catholicism
the widespread use of the Portuguese language
a belief in isolationism
22
Columbian Exchange was responsible for the spatial diffusion of which products to L. America?
Potatoes, llamas, squash
Tomatoes, avocados, sweet potatoes
Tobacco, turkeys, quinine
Cattle, horses, sugar
23
Most of Latin America is located within the tropics, its varied climates are mostly affected by
Elevation
the rain shadow effect
Distance from the equator
direct and indirect rays
24
The Latin American rain forest is know for its biodiversity which refers to its
wide economic advances throughout the region
wide range of ethnic groups
wide range of plant and animal species
wide range of climates
25
The map depicts what area located in South America?
The Amazon Desert
Lake Titicaca
The Atacama Desert
The Amazon Basin
26
Today's Latin America was most directly influenced by which of the following
manufacturing industries
British and French colonization
NAFTA
Spanish and Portuguese Conquest
27
What major landform is highlighted in the map?
The Amazon Rain Forest
The Atacama Desert
The Andes Mountains
The Sahara Desert
28
The use of terrace farming by the Incas was an adaptation to
Natural Disasters
Climate Variations
Energy Demands
Physical Geography
29
All of these landforms can be found in Latin America except for...
The Amazon Basin - the largest rain forest in the world
The Amazon River- the longest river in western hemisphere
The Andes Mountains- the longest mountain chain in the world
Mount Everest - the highest peak in the world
30
What agricultrual techique is depicted in the photo?
Hill-Side Farming
Slash and Burn
Terraced Farming
Mechanized Farming
31
Which physical feature is a natural border between Chile and Argentina?
Deserts
Mountains
Oceans
Rivers
32
A place of origin of a major culture is known as a
Samba
Calypso
Cultural Crossroads
Cultural Hearth
33
The agreement that divided South America between Spain and Portugal was known as
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Paris
