What three indicators are used to determine HDI?

Life Expectancy, Education, GDP per capita

is a term for U.S. factories built in Mexico

the language spoken by the Incas & their descendants

Mount Aconcagua has what distinction?

Highest mountain in the Americas

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1
What three indicators are used to determine HDI?
Life Expectancy, Education, Infant Mortality Rate
GDP, Education, Life Expectancy
Education, Wealth, Medical Services
Life Expectancy, Education, GDP per capita
2
What body of water is marked by a star?
Lake Titicaca
Gulf of California
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Maracaibo
3
A person of mixed native and European heritage
Creole
Mulatto
Maya
Mestizos
4
What caused the native populations to decline after the first contact?
the natives lack of immunity
all of these things
smallpox
measles
5
Who is famous for his defeat of the Incas?
Columbus
Hernando Cortes
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
Francisco Pissarro
6
Mexico City is
3rd largest city in the world
A primate city
the largest city in Latin America
All of the answers apply
7
Location of Brazil's capital prior to 1960?
Rio de Janerio
Sao Paulo
Parana
Brasillia
8
Parallel mountain ranges and plateaus
Cenote
Caudillos
Altiplano
Cordillera
9
Farming method found at Machu Picchu (and other places in the world :)
Shifting
Slash and Burn
Terrace
Commerical
10
The term used to describe the blending of 2 or more langauges
Strine
Dialect
Syncretic
Creole
11
Who determined the division of Latin America in the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Kings of Latin America
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
The Pope
Kings of Europe
12
Unequal distribution of wealth and resources over a geographic area is known as:
A problem found only in LDCs
Spatial Inequality
Spatial Equality
Class Structure
13
What body of water is marked with a star?
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of California
Caribbean Sean
Gulf of Mexico
14
What country is highlighted in pink?
French Guiana
Guyana
Suriname
Cuba
15
A maquiladora
is the term for aquaculture in Mexico
is a term of endearment for a grandmother
is a term for U.S. factories built in Mexico
A bull fighter
16
According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, what country got the western half of Latin America?
Spain
France
Mexico
Portugal
17
Quechua is
the language spoken by the Incas & their descendants
the language spoken by the Aztecs and their descendants
A wonderful cheese dip
the language spoken by the Mayans & their descendants
18
Angel Falls is:
the world's only seasonal waterfall
the world's highest waterfall
the world's most prolific waterfall
the world's largest waterfall (by volume)
19
Bolivia is a "slang homophone" that means ? in Spanish
Strong men
Sink hole
High Plain
Gaucho
20
Cenote is
a note found between A and E
A Brazilian martial art/dance
A $100 bill
A sinkhole in the Yucatan
21
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi
Congo
22
What group is considered to be the Mother Civilization and for their giant stone heads?
Taino
Incas
Mayas
Olmecs
23
Estimated to have been formed 35 million yrs ago and is actually an inlet of the Caribbean Sea
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Titicaca
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Travis
24
What country, according to The Treaty of Tordesillas "got" the eastern half of Latin America?
Portugal
France
Mexico
Spain
25
What is the arrow pointing to?
Parana' River
Amazon River
Rio de la Plata
Orinoco River
26
Mount Aconcagua has what distinction?
Newest mountain in the Americas
Highest mountain in the Americas
The only active volcano in the Americas
Oldest mountain in the Americas
27
What country has the distinction of being 5th in land mass and 5th in world population?
Mexico
Brazil
Bolvia
China
28
Who lived in the greater Antilles?
Nazca
Olmecs
Taino
Caribe
29
Why did the government of Brazil move the capital?
To move more people to the interior of the country
Both of these reasons
To help ease overcrowding along the coast
30
Who is known as "the liberator"?
Columbus
Fidel Castro
Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
31
What does Tierra Helda mean?
Frozen Land
Highland
Hot Land
Mild Land
32
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
Human Development Independence
Human Development Intelligence
Human Development Internal
33
System of government that began in Sparta in which a small group of people hold power
Monarchy
Cartel
Oligarchy
Gang
34
Means "strong men" in Spanish also name given to a military dictator or political boss in LA
Guacho
Cordillera
Caudillo
Capoeira
35
What is the second longest river in the world?
Mississippi
Amazon
Congo
Nile
36
The "writing system" of the Incas
Quechua
Quglyphs
Quill
Quipu
37
What agriculture practices are found in the Tierra Helada?
herding Llamas and alpaca
farming potatoes, barley, and wheat
herding sheep and goats
farming bananas, sugarcane,and rice
38
World's longest mountain range on land:
Mid-Atlantic
Appalacian
Himalayas
Andes
39
What country in Latin America/Caribbean was first to gain its independence?
Haiti
Mexico
Brazil
Columbia
40
What is the arrow pointing to?
Lake Titicaca
Lake Travis
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Nicaragua
41
Is considered to be the largest lake in South America
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Travis
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
42
The first Latin America country to participate in a debt-for-nature program was
Mexico
Brazil
Bolivia
Chilie
43
Capoeira is
A military dictator or political boss in Latin America
A marsupial
the name of the artificial islands created by the Aztecs
Brazilian martial arts/dance
44
What is shown?
Cuzco
Tenochitilan
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza
45
The capital of Brazil since 1960
Sao Paulo
Parana
Brasillia
Rio de Janeiro
46
What country is "colored" red?
Honduras
Belize
El Salvador
Guatamala
47
What body of water is marked by the star?
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of California
Atlantic Ocean
48
A term that means "high plain" in Spanish
Bolivia
Brazil
Brasillia
Belize
49
Santeria, Voodoo, and Rastafarianism are all
Native tribes of the Caribbean
Syncretic Religions
Famous Latin American Bands
Infamous Cartels
50
World's longest mountain range
Mid-Atlantic
Appalachian
Andes
Himalayas
51
The only successful slave uprising in history occurred in
Mexico
Brazil
Jamaica
Haiti
52
What is shown below?
The National Cathedral in Cuba
The National Cathedral in Brasillia
The Nation Cathedral in Ireland
The National Cathedral in Mexico
53
All of the following EXCEPT are contributing factors to deforestation of the rain-forest in LA
Shifting Farming
Clearing of forest for housing and pasture land
Commercial Logging
An increased awareness of the importance of the rainforest
54
Of the following, which is the most heavily settled?
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Templada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Helada
55
What does Tierra Templada mean?
Hot land
Terrible Land
Mild Land
Cold Land
56
What body of water is highlighted?
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
57
Guantanamo Bay
All of the answers apply
is located in Cuba
is a land holding run by the United States Government
is an American run jail for terrorists & other prisoners
58
Slash and Burn farming is also known as:
Slash and Dash
Plunder and Pillage
Commercial Farming
Shift Farming
59
Bob Marley's music is an example of which genre? (This genre originated in Jamaica)
Reggae
Calypso
Samba
Salsa
60
Chicxulub is
A city found in Nicaragua
Crater on the Yucatan Peninsula formed by an ancient astroid
found off the Western coast of South America
An exclusive night club in Havanna
61
Who did Columbus first come into contact with?
Aztec
Taino
Caribe
Nazca
62
Shoe shiners and street vendors are good examples of workers in
primary sector
informal economy
secondary sector
tertiary sector
63
Carnival is
the Latin America equivalent to Mardi Gras
a place to get funnel cakes
a fair with rides and games
A cruise line
64
What is Brasilia known for?
Their music
The activities on Lake Parana
Its unique architecture
Its great food
65
What does Tierra Caliente mean?
HOT TUB!!
Hot Dog!
Spice land
Hot land
66
What group lived in and around current day Mexico City?
Mayas
Aztecs
Caribe
Incas
67
What group lived in and around the Yucatan Peninsula?
Mayas
Incas
Aztecs
Tiano
68
What body of water is the arrow pointing to?
Lake Nicaragua
Lake Travis
Lake Titicaca
Lake Maracaibo
69
The largest religious group in Latin America
Baptist
Methodists
Roman Catholic
Lutherans
70
What group are credited with creating what you see?
Aztecs
Incas
Nazca
Mayas
71
Conquistador made famous by his defeat of the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Francois Toussaint L'Ouverture
72
An areas where fresh water mixes with salt water (an area where the tide meets a river current)
Estuary
A disaster
Bay
Port

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