programs open to all citizens equally

Define the word patois.

Dialects that mix a variety of languages

African religion mixed with Christianity, practiced in Haiti

Major challenges of Latin American megacities include...

housing, employment, maintaining infrastructure, and crime

Define the word caudillo

Latin American political leader, typically a dictator

Define the word viceroy

Spanish monarch appointed to police colonial Latin America

What statement about South America's population is accurate?

The greatest concentration is in the coastal areas.

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Latin America Unit 2 Test Review

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World Geography and Cultures Nat Geo/Glencoe book Chapter 9

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1
Subsidized is ...
programs open to all citizens equally
government program for children only
program specifically designed for the elderly
the government giving special treatment to workers
2
Which activity is considered a national sport in Mexico?
bullfighting
soccer
baseball
volleyball
3
Simon Bolivar ....
Famous painter
Was the first Spaniard to sail the Pacific Ocean
Freedom fighter in Venezuela
Freedom fighter in Mexico
4
Where was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan located?
on the eastern coast of Mexico
on what today is Mexico City
halfway between the Mayan and Incan capitals
in northern Brazil, on the banks of the Amazon River
5
Define the word patois.
The specific dialect of an indigenous people
Dialects that mix a variety of languages
A Spanish food
A French word for political leader
6
_______ is celebrated the week before Lent.
Venezuela's independence day
Carnival in Rio
Hanukkah
Brazil's freedom from the Spaniards
7
Which city is home to the largest Carnival festivals?
Sao Luis
Sai Paulo
Salvador
Rio de Janeiro
8
Define the word indigenous.
The movement of people from one place to another
People moving into an urban setting
Native Latin American tribes
Native to a place
9
Most of Latin America gained their independence in what time frame?
1700's
1600's
1900's
1800's
10
Voodoo is...
African religion mixed with Islam, practiced in Brazil
African religion mixed with Judaism, practiced in Cuba
African religion mixed with Christianity, practiced in Haiti
African religion mixed with Christianity,practiced in Belize
11
Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on ...
coastal deserts
quipu
chinampas
terraced fields
12
Major challenges of Latin American megacities include...
an abundance of jobs, traffic, and water pollution
flooding, crime, excess housing, and disease
irrigation, sickness, noise pollution, and traffic
housing, employment, maintaining infrastructure, and crime
13
Which of these musical instruments is originally from the Andean region of Colombia?
ukuklele
panpipes
flute
guitar
14
Define the word caudillo
Another word for warrior
Latin American political leader, typically a dictator
Another word for the Chief of an indigenous tribe
Latin American political leader, usually a presidential aide
15
A compadres is ...
a godparent
an uncle
an aunt
a parent
16
What was the first Latin American country to gain independence?
Mexico
Cuba
Haiti
Brazil
17
Most present day Mayans live in...
the Caribbean
Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru
the United States of America
Mexico and Central America
18
Europeans who claimed parts of the Americas for Spain were called...
viceroys
caudillos
chinampas
conquistadors
19
________ were considered the lower class in Inca society.
farmers
military commanders
emperors
merchants
20
Define the word viceroy
The second in command of a country
An Inca warrior
Spanish rulers sent to attack Native American villages
Spanish monarch appointed to police colonial Latin America
21
What statement about South America's population is accurate?
The greatest concentration is in the interior highlands.
People have moved from the coasts to the inland mountains.
Most of South America's population lives in Bolivia.
The greatest concentration is in the coastal areas.

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