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Latin America: Environmental Issues and Independence
Latin America: Environmental Issues and Independence
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1
Hernan Cortez is famous for...
Leading Argentina
Inspiring Mexico's war for independence
Making Brazil a great nation
Conquering the Aztecs
2
The Soviet Union felt threatened by the nuclear missiles the U.S. had placed in what two countries?
Cuba and Russia
Turkey and Italy
Italy and Ukraine
Turkey and Hungary
3
What are some things adding to Mexico City's air pollution problem?
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec air purification system
Overpopulation, deforestation, oil pollution
Cars, factories, overpopulation
Cars, burritos with too much cheese, population
4
Which of the following seems like a reasonable response to helping decrease air pollution?
Plant more trees/shrubs
All of the above
Take public transportation
Encourage citizens to walk when possible
5
Mexico fought to achieve its independence from...
Spain
Brazil
France
Italy
6
What is one negative effect of the trees being cut down in the Amazon Rainforest?
Fewer places to make jungle movies
Oxygen levels are decreasing
All of the above
Animals are gaining new habitats
7
The Cuban Revolution...
Replaced a monarchy with a parliamentary system
Established Latin America's first Communist government
Freed Cuba from Communist rule
Replaced a dictatorship with a democracy
8
Deforestation is an issue affecting the country of...
Brazil
Columbia
Venezuela
Mexico
9
Fidel Castro Fought with _____________________ for control of Cuba in the 1950s.
Fulgencio Batista
Jose de San Martin
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Jean Jacques Dessalines
10
What is it about Mexico City's location that contributes to its air pollution problem?
It is located in Latin America
It is located between two mountain ranges
It is located near a desert
It is located on an island
11
What is an embargo?
A stopping of exports from one country to another
Countries investing in other countries natural resources
Countries being able to freely trade with one another
A stopping of trade from one country to another
12
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the United States has ever come to...
Full scale panic
Nuclear War
100% voter turnout
Going to war with Cuba
13
The Cuban Revolution led to what country placing an embargo on their trade with Cuba?
The Dominican Republic
Mexico
The Soviet Union
The United States
14
What item exchanged during the Columbian Exchange had the greatest impact in the New World?
Guns
Horses
Diseases
Tomatoes
15
What is guerilla warfare?
Ambush style, hit and run kind of attack
Using technologically advanced weapons
Psychological warfare of the mind
Face to face, battlefield fighting
16
Triangular Trade involved the transfer of what two major things across the Atlantic?
Slaves and weapons
Sugar and weapons
Sugar and slaves
Disease and sugar
17
Which Latin american country has an air pollution problem?
Haiti
Mexico
Brazil
Venezuela
