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Chapter 9: Latin America Intro and Spacial Inequality
Chapter 9: Latin America Intro and Spacial Inequality
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Geography Alive: Latin America Intro and Chapter 9
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1
The "Latin" in Latin America refers mainly to...
Religion
Language
Economics
Government
2
As Mexico city has grown, one thing has been shrinking....what is it?
The amount of air pollution
The crime rate
The average family size
The number of people living in poverty
3
Which sub-region of Latin America is pictured below?
Middle America
South America
The Caribbean
Central America
4
What is the leading cause of rural decline?
Rising standard of living
Good quality of life
Overcrowding and pollution
Poverty and unemployment
5
What religion is most-widely practiced in Latin America?
Islam
Native Religion
Christian (Protestant)
Christian (Catholic)
6
What do we call the the unequal distribution of wealth between people and places?
Urbanization
Standard of Living
Spatial Inequality
Rural Decline
7
Between the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental in Mexico, you will find a large...
Plateau
Lake
Basin
Peninsula
8
Historically, which two European countries have had the biggest impact on Latin America?
Spain & France
Spain & Portugal
The United States & Spain
Portugal & The Latins
9
Why will you find so many climate zones in Latin America?
Longitude
Latitude
Aptitude
Solitude
10
In Latin America, subsistence farming is one of the biggest economic activities. What is it?
Large farms that grow food for commercial sale
Growing enough food for your own family
The farming of illegal products
Communal farming by multiple families
11
Which of the following countries
would not
be considered part of Latin America?
Cuba
Belize
Portugal
Argentina
12
Which of these conclusions is best supported by the information on the graph below?
Mexico was more rural than urban until the 1960s.
Since 1950, Mexico has become more rural than urban.
In 2000, about half of all Mexicans lived in rural areas.
Mexico will not become an urban country until the 2020s.
13
Which had the greatest
negative
impact on the natives after Europeans colonized Latin America?
Slavery
Diseases
Modern Weapons
War
14
Which of the following is NOT a native group to Latin America?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Pinta
15
Which of these is the most important “pull factor” that draws farm families to Mexico City?
a lower standard of living
apartment living
economic opportunities
more communal lands
16
The western edge of Latin America is covered primarily by this landform.....
A basin
A desert
Rainforest
Mountains
