stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Latin America Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Latin America Review
Latin America Review
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
596 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
People of mixed European and Latin American indigenous Indian ancestry are known as...
Mulatto
Latin
Caribbean
Mestizo
2
Large plantations in Latin America that focus on the production of one cash crop are called...
Ejidos
Subsistence Farms
Mulattos
Haciendas
3
Like the Caste System found in India, the social structure in Latin America is...
Mobile
Rigid
Flexible
Non-existent
4
The mountains located along the western edge of South America are the...
Sierra Madre
Western Highlands
Andes
Rocky Mountains
5
What civilization had a home in this city?
Inca
Toltec
Maya
Aztec
6
What city was once the capital of Brazil before 1960?
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilia
7
What is the official language of Brazil?
French
Portuguese
Spanish
English
8
NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among which countries?
Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Mexico, island countries of the Caribbean, and Bolivia
Mexico, the United States, Panama
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina
9
What is the predominant denomination of Christianity in Latin America?
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Baptist
Eastern Orthodox
10
What economic sector does this picture depict?
Secondary
Primary
Quarternary
Tertiary
11
What civilization does this belong to?
Incan
Mayan
Toltec
Aztec
12
What is the name of the farming method that has caused terrible deforestation in Latin America?
Cattle Ranching
Slash and Burn Agriculture
Subsistence Farming
Food crop agriculture
13
What is the name of the grasslands found in Colombia and Venezuela?
Pampas
Llanos
Atacama
Great Plains
14
Much of Latin America is characterized by which type of climate?
dry
highland
midlatitude
tropical
15
Gauchos are cowboys who raise cattle for a living. Where can they primarily be found?
Great Plains
Sahara
Pampas
Gobi Steppe
16
If the northern hemisphere is experiencing Fall, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Spring
Winter
Summer
Fall
17
This is when crops are grown at varying elevations to maximize production.
Interval Zonation
Horizontal Zonation
Comparative Advantage
Vertical Zonation
18
What economic sector are gauchos part of?
Quarternary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
19
Calypso, steel drums, and reggae music illustrate the cultural influence of what continent?
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
20
The Atacama Desert is located in which country?
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
21
Which of the following are the two landlocked countries of Latin America
Brazil and Venezuela
Ecuador and Peru
Bolivia and Paraguay
Argentina and Chile
22
What is this?
Hacienda
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
23
What country is shaded in below?
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
24
Which vertical zonation is best suited for growing wheat, cotton, coffee, and maize?
Tierra Templada
Tierra Helada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Caliente
25
The world's largest and most diverse rainforest can be found in the....
Llanos
Haciendas
Rio Grande River Basin
Amazon River Basin
26
The Atacama Desert contains the world's largest open-pit mine for which resource?
Copper
Silver
Oil
Gold
27
Most people in Latin America live...
Along the mountain ranges
In the interior
Along the coasts
Along the Amazon River
28
The mountain ranges of western Latin America as prone to:
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Monsoons and tsunamis
Monsoons and typhoons
Earthquakes and tsunamis
