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HEI Latin America
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Logging, ranching, minning, and "slash and burn" farming are
the main skills of the gauchos.
farming methods of the Incas.
destroying the Amazon rainforest.
important jobs in Tierra del Fuego.
2
People have moved to the cities for
jobs and opportunities.
growing and harvesting vegetables.
fishing.
driving a car.
3
What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?
push-and-pull
slash-and-burn
crop rotation
terraced farming
4
Imaginary lines that measures distance north and south of the equator.
Measuring Tape
Latitude
Ruler
Longitude
5
NAFTA is an important trade agreement that promotes the economic prosperity of
Mexico and Spain
Mexico, Canada, and the United States
Mexico and the United States
Mexico, the United States, and Spain
6
Travel for pleasure.
Taco
Tourism
Tardy
Tragedy
7
Map showing natural features: landforms and bodies of water.
Population Map
Political Map
Physical Map
Google Map
8
What is a disadvantage of tourism?
reduction of the income gap
new jobs
pollution and congestion
resentment between poor and rich
9
How did some countries adapt to the Andes Mountains?
Changing the climate.
Going on a diet.
Using terrace farming.
Using slash-and-burn.
10
Which countries has both the largest territory and population of South America
Chile
Brazil
Bolivia
Argentina
11
The economies of of Central America and the Caribbean are primarily
agriculture
industry
trade
tourism
12
Imaginary lines that measures east and west of the prime meridian.
Latitude
Longitude
Ruler
Measuring tape
13
What name is given to the grassy, treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela (located in north)?
llanos
pampas
terraces
rain forest
14
Latin America is a different region from North America because
geographers like to study Latin America separately.
landforms in Latin America are found nowhere else on earth.
South Americans feel it is different.
the culture of is tied to Spain, not England.
15
Map showing man-made divisions on the land which separate the countries of the world.
Political Map
Private Map
Population Map
Physical Map
16
Which of the following is a reason to try to preserve the rain forest of South America
The forest helps keep clean the world's air.
Drugs and medicines may be made from rain forest plants.
Land is needed for farming.
Undiscovered species of animals may live in the rain forest
17
Land with water on three sides.
Plateau
Pampas
Plain
Peninsula
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Farming method of the Amazon Basin, used by native peoples thousands of years ago
slash-and-burn.
tilling the soil.
aquaculture.
plow and fertilize.
