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What is the name given to a city’s sewers,transportation systems, electricity,and housing?
urbanization
infastructure
push-and-pull factors
tourism
2
What are the economic struggles in Mexico?
gap between rich and poor
education
Job security
all of the above
3
Where were the Inca located?
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
all of the above
4
What is the ancient technique used to grow crops on hillsides or mountain slopes?
Slash-and-burn
push-and-pull
terraced farming
crop rotation
5
Which of the following mountain ranges runs down the Pacific coast of South America?
Rockies
Andes
Appalachians
Sierra Madre
6
Which are the major groups that shaped the cultures of Central America and the Caribbean?
native peoples, Europeans,Africans
Spanish, French, Dutch
native peoples, Spanish,Portuguese
Inca, Maya, Spanish
7
What is the name given to a city’s sewers,transportation systems, electricity,and housing?
tourism
urbanization
push-and-pull factors
infastructure
8
Which two countries gained control of South America as a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and France
Spain and Portugal
United States and Portugal
Germany and Italy
9
Which of the following is expected to contribute to Mexico’s economic prosperity?
National Action Party
NAFTA
human environment interaction
rising population
10
Which identifies the reason why the Portuguese brought Africans to the colony of Brazil?
to work on the sugar plantations
to build cities
to clear land
to mine gold and sliver
11
Savanna with flat terrain and moderate rainfall, found in Brazil
pampas
llanos
orinoco river
cerrado
12
Which river begins in the Andes and flows east across South America to the Atlantic Ocean?
Amazon
Orinoco
Panama
Mississippi
13
What is a Favella?
A slum in Brazil
A slum in Mexico
A slum in Peru
A slum in Bolivia
14
What is the capital of Brazil?
Sao Paulo
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janeiro
15
What years were the Inca around from?
1300AD - 1500AD
none of the above
1000BC - 1000AD
1200AD - 1533 AD
16
What is PRI?
a political party in the Carribean to introduce democracy
a political party in Brazil to introduce democracy
a political party in Spain to introduce democracy
a political party in Mexico to introduce democracy
17
Which of the following combines a Brazilian dance with African influences?
capoeira
carnival
cariocas
samba
18
Who are the mestizo’s?
a blended ethnicity of Spanish and Native American
a blended ethnicity of Mexicanand Native American
a blended ethnicity of Mexicanand African American
a blended ethnicity of Spanish and African American
19
Which of the following is a growth industry throughout Latin America?
farming
tourism
fishing
technology
20
Which two cultures blended to shape the development of Mexico?
native peoples and Spanish
Maya and Aztec
Spanish and African
Spanish and Portuguese
21
Who defeated the Aztecs?
Pizarro
Fox
De Cortez
Napoleon
22
Music that developed in Jamaica in the 1960's
quechua
reggae
samba
calypso
23
What is the southern most tip of South America called?
Andes mountains southernrange
Tierra Del Peru
Tierra Del Fuego
all of the above
24
What is the negative side effect of slash and burn?
all of the above
soil exhaustion
shrinking land
nutrients die
25
Where were the Aztecs located?
all of the above
Guatemala
Mexico
Belize
26
Where is Carnival held?
Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
all of the above
27
Most of the Amazon rain forest is found where?
Brazil
Peru
Belize
Venezuela
28
Which country has both the largest territory and population of any country in Latin America?
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
29
What years were the Maya around from?
1300ad - 1500ad
1000bc - 1533ad
1000bc - 1000ad
1200ad - 1522ad
30
Which of the following was the name of the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
Quetzalcoatl
Mexico City
Yucatán
31
Which of the following cattle grazing areas is known for its gaucho culture?
river basins
pampas
highlands
llanos
32
What body of water surrounded Tenochtitlan?
The Amazon River
Lake Texcoco
The Panama Canal
Lake Superior
33
A Brazilian dance with African influencs
capoeira
reggae
samba
calypso
34
The economies of Central America and the Caribbean are primarily based on which two factors?
tourism and industry
agriculture and tourism
trade and industry
agriculture and industry
35
Which of the following was developed to make member economies more stable?
Treaty of Tordesillas
United Provinces of CentralAmerica
Mercosur
Quechua
36
What is dept for nature swap?
a countries govt. buys out rural land
non of the above
debt reducing deal between organizations and government
The Govt. pays to protect the rain forest
37
What name is given to the grassy,treeless plains of Colombia and Venezuela?
terraces
rainforest
llanos
pampas
38
Which is a technique used by native peoples of Latin America to clear fields to grow crops?
cerrado
terraced farming
slash-and-burn
push-and-pull
39
In 1823, this area declared its independence from Mexico
united Providences of central america
united Providences of the carribean
united Providences of south america
united Providences of central america
40
What are Brazils major exports?
all of the above
bananas
cocoa
sugar cane
41
How many acres of the rain forest are destroyed each year?
30 million
40 million
50 million
60 million
42
What country generates the most hydroelectric power?
Mexico
Brazil
Peru
Belize
43
Where is the cerrado located?
Mexico
Brazil
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Mountains
44
Who defeated the Inca?
Pizarro
De Cortez
Hernan
the French
45
What is a Maquliadora?
a goods factory in Belize
a K-12 school in Mexico
a goods factory in Mexico
A K-12 school on Belize
