Unit 3 Test: Latin America

Question 1

What is the Physical Feature on the map?

Accepted Answer

Panama Canal

Question 2

Which of the following groups contributes the most to deforestation in the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

Cattle Ranchers

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an economic pull factor?

Accepted Answer

Moving for a lower cost of living

Question 4

What is the Physical Feature on the map?

Accepted Answer

Amazon River

Question 5

When a person moves (INTO) a new country they are called a...

Accepted Answer

Immigrant

Question 6

What has happened to traditional Maya religious beliefs in Guatemala?

Accepted Answer

They have blended with Catholicism.

Question 7

What is the Physical Feature on the map?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Question 8

Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in...

Accepted Answer

The Carbon-Oxygen Cycle

Question 9

Which term describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders?

Accepted Answer

Indigenous People

Question 10

Why is Día de los Muertos regarded as a syncretic (BLENDED) holiday?

Accepted Answer

A holiday that was a mixture of indigenous and catholic traditions.

Question 11

What is the Physical Feature on the map?

Accepted Answer

Caribbean Sea

Question 12

Why is Spanish the most common language in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Spain colonized most of Latin America & people were forced to learn Spanish

Question 13

What is the most common religion in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholicism

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?

Accepted Answer

drought

Question 15

All of the following are major push factors that cause people to leave their home countries except

Accepted Answer

economic opportunity

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a cause of spatial inequality in Mexico City?

Accepted Answer

Middle class residents do not want to buy houses.

Question 17

When a person leaves (EXITS) their home country they are called a...

Accepted Answer

Emigrant

Question 18

The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as?

Accepted Answer

Urbanization

Question 19

What is the main cause of land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest?

Accepted Answer

differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest

Question 20

What do refugees and asylum seekers have in common?

Accepted Answer

They both had to leave their homes because of violence and persecution.

Question 21

What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?

Accepted Answer

They came to the United States with immigrants.

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