6th SS GSE - Latin America Unit Review

On January 1, 1959 _____________ seized power and declared Cuba a communist state.

What physical feature is located at 4

Exchanging currency between countries helps them

Remote tribes in the Amazon that hunt and farm the way their ancestors did have

Hacienda is a Spanish word for plantation.

What physical feature is located at 2

The higher the literacy rate a country has,

What physical feature is located at 4

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese bring the Africans to the Americas?

Missionaries set up ________ and _________ to share their religion with the indigenous people .

Which of the following impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade still exists today?

What country is labeled 5 on the map

The Columbian Exchange was the first step toward

Latin American colonization lead to Old Word diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, spreading to the New World

What do we call economic systems that have both command and market qualities?

How does Cuba's location and natural resources impact its economy?

The United States placed an economic ___________ on Cuba, which blocked the island’s sugar exports to American markets.

A government can be both a Monarchy and a Democracy.

This religion, brought to the new world from Spain and Portugal, became the most common religion in the New World, too.

Thousands of the indigenous people fell sick and died because of

Cuba allowed the U.S.S.R. to build a missile launching complex on Cuba in 1962, sparking a 13 day standoff known as-

What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?

In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

In Cuba's government the ruler has absolute power and is not restricted by the law. Name the type of government. 

The capture and import of slaves from West Africa is called the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Why did the Indigenous People of Latin America die from the European diseases?

Having natural resources allows a country to

The Spanish and Portuguese needed a new labor force to work _____ & _____ haciendas.

Which agreement officially eliminated trade barriers between countries in North America?

Which region in Mexico has the highest population?

This government may exist with other forms of government.

What country is labeled 6 on the map

Cuba has a type of government in which a ruler or small group has absolute power and is not restricted by laws. It is a-

Cuba has a dictatorship in which power is held by one central authority. What type of government does Cuba have?

How do market economies answer the 3 basic economic questions?

Which countries are listed from most command to most market in left to right order?

Countries with high literacy rates usually have

Because Cuba produces cigars but the U.S. has an embargo on Cuba,

The chief executive is selected by the legislature.

The New World includes

With this form of government citizens often have little or no rights or freedoms.

Which statement is true about human capital?

Which best describes how a parliamentary democracy differs from a presidential democracy?

The main reasons for European Exploration and Colonization:

USMCA was established to remove trade barriers and encourage trade in these three countries

Which color represents the Spanish speaking countries?

Did You Know? Some indigenous people became Christians to

Led by a king or queen.

All citizens participate equally in which type of government?

What is The Cold War (pick 2)

What is an economic advantage of clearcutting

One person is in charge.

To replace the laborforce lost when the Indigenous people died, Europeans enslaved people from West Africa.

What country is labeled 2 on the map

Investment in capital goods results in

What is the official language of Brazil?

When one person has complete power or control over the government.

A lasting impact of the Cuban Revolution has been

If Costa Rica charges a 55% tax on sugar imported from Cuba, that is called

What is a disadvantage of mining

As the leader of your political party, you were chosen the head of government by your co-workers in the legislature-

Leaders like Hitler, Castro, and Kim-Jong-un are examples of....

In this form of government, citizens vote to elect their leaders who make decisions for them.

What are the 3 main causes of pollution in Mexico City?

The leader of Cuba before the successful 1959 Cuban revolution was

Citizens have few or limited rights.

Voters elect the Chief Executive

Once Castro took over Cuba

Which type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders?

What physical feature is located at 1

How do command economies answer the 3 basic economic questions?

What physical feature is located at 3

Spanish and Portuguese are ________ main languages

What are the 2 most commonly spoken languages in Latin America?

The ________ _____ describes the locations colonized by European nations.

Emma uses her money and time to start a business selling purses. Emma is

The 3 main reasons for European expansion into the New World?

What country is labeled 1 on the map

The leader of the Parliament in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom is called the -

The trading between the New World & the Old World, including food, spices livestock, minerals, and diseases, was called

In Brazil, citizens vote for the chief executive and the legislature. This means that Brazil's government is:

Because Venezuela produces large amounts of oil and focuses on that export for most of their $,