2nd Nine Weeks Exam Review

The Galapagos Islands contain __________ found no place else on earth.

The Portuguese were the first European group to colonize 

What economic coalition formed in 1993 so that Europe could compete with US, Japan, and China?

Many Brazilians cities are surrounded by slum areas called...

What country borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

The exchange of people, plants, animals, & diseases between the Americas, Africa, and Europe

The Andes Mountains are unique because they are _____ group of mountain ranges in the world.

Mexico has this form of government:

The most common language and religion in South America are:

In the 1900s,Countries along the Atlantic could trade with countries along the Pacific due to 

A blending of beliefs and practices from different religions

Mexican holiday celebrating the defeat of an invading French Army

When farmers grow just enough food for themselves and their families

Who were the first natives Christopher Columbus met in 1492?

The only British territory in Europe that "guards" the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea

Most Southern Europeans practice what form of Christianity?

This "landlocked" country is rich in mineral resources, and two-thirds of its people are poor

What body of water in Eastern Europe is used to transport raw materials and send products?

What political system has strong government control of society and economy?

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses is called 

How many countries make up Eastern Europe?

Brazilians between 18 and 70 are required by law to 

The Amazon River is 

Europe is comprised of how many countries?

What Caribbean country has been a communist "state" since 1959?

What major body of water borders Mexico's eastern coastline?

What valuable Mexican territory was lost and eventually annexed by the United States?

Body of fresh water that is the only kind in the world that contains oceanic animal life

What body of water separates Great Britain and France?

A Spanish Army lead by Hernan Cortes defeated the 

Eastern Europe transitioned from a communist economy to a _______ economy.

Competition between the US and the Soviet Union following WWII was known as the ...

The first nation in the history of the world to be founded by former slaves is 

What industry did Hugo Chavez seize control of in 2009, increasing Venezuela's wealth?

This area is a culture region because the ethnic groups living there share a colonial past

Between the 1100s to late 1400s, Peru was the center of which Empire?

The US placed economic sanctions on Cuba during the Cold War because

What German leader was responsible for the genocide known as the Holocaust?

In the Caribbean, language patterns were affected by cultural diffusion in which way?

Many of Mexico's mountains are volcanoes, because Mexico lies along the 

What economic agreement allows the U.S. to have factories in Mexico to use cheap labor