Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern day Mexico City.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as the Aztecs lived in the Valley of Mexico which is now the site of modern day Mexico City.

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the Latin American City model, squatter settlements would most likely be found straddling the perifrico (beltway highway).

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as squatter settlements are typically found on the outskirts of the Latin American City model, including along the beltway highway (periférico).

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Planned industrial cities are known as primate cities.

Accepted Answer

growth poles

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Jobs were the key to survival of Amerindians in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

Land

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a megacity because its population is greater than 10 million.

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is considered a megacity because its population exceeds 10 million people.

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Boundaries of Latin America are the Rio Grande in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south.

Accepted Answer

The Rio Grande is commonly considered the northern boundary of Latin America, extending to Tierra del Fuego in the south.

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Assembly plants located in Mexico City are known as maquiladoras.

Accepted Answer

that line the border between the U.S. and Mexico

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Spain fought a war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in 1980.

Accepted Answer

The United Kingdom

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Quito, Ecuador has the largest population in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

Mexico City, Mexico

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The majority of people in Latin America are Mestizo.

Accepted Answer

The majority of people in Latin America are indeed Mestizo, which refers to a person of mixed indigenous and European ancestry.

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Argentina and southern Brazil are generally the wealthiest regions in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

Argentina and southern Brazil are generally the wealthiest regions in Latin America.

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most urbanized country in Latin America is Argentina.

Accepted Answer

Uruguay

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the Latin American City model, the best residences and shopping malls are located next to the market area.

Accepted Answer

on the spine

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Portugal ruled the largest land area in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal, not just South America.

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Squatter settlements in Latin America and elsewhere are unplanned and have no utilities.

Accepted Answer

Squatter settlements are typically unplanned and often lack basic utilities such as water, electricity, and sanitation services.

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The predominant language in Latin America, based on the number of people who speak it as a first language, is Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Colombia's FARC and ELN are insurgency groups that are chiefly financed by an Islamic fundamentalist group.

Accepted Answer

the Latin American drug trade

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Japanese people migrated to Latin America to work in the coffee and sugar plantations and mines.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true as Japanese people did migrate to Latin America to work in coffee and sugar plantations as well as mines.

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Urban primacy does not exist in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Urban primacy exists in the United States, with New York City being the dominant city.

Quiz 4: Latin America