Deck 4: South America

Question 1

What is the name of the major mountain range that runs along the western half of South America?

A) Rockies
B) Himalayas
C) Andes
D) Alps

Answer 1

C

Question 2

South America is home to the Amazon Basin which has several distinctive features including

A) The world's largest ecological region of tropical rainforest
B) A river basin the size of about half the area in the United States
C) Evidence of human habitation for 13,000 years
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

El Nino and La Nina describe _________ in the Pacific Ocean.

A) Explorer ships in the pre-Columbian exchange
B) Names of coastal cities
C) Conditions of systemic temperature variation
D) Tidal waves that hit the west coast of South America

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What was the name of the main empire of the South American region prior to 1492?

A) Incan
B) Aztec
C) Mayan
D) Indigenous

Question 5

The Columbian Encounter is the term used to describe

A) Name of early empire in the northern part of the continent
B) Interaction between Old and New World after 1492
C) How Colombia collaborates with their neighbors
D) The colonists from Spain and Portugal

Question 6

The demographic holocaust is considered one of the most tragic outcomes of the post-Columbian period and is characterized by

A) The exchange of plants and animals
B) Building a global economic system
C) Large scale agriculture destroying the rainforests
D) Indigenous people dying from diseases brought in by Europeans

Question 7

What are the primary products produced in colonial South America and exported?

A) Beef, sugar, rubber, minerals
B) Gold, uranium, silver
C) Textiles, plastics, automobiles
D) Lumber, fish, leather

Question 8

Neoliberalism is described as reducing import quotas, abolishing government spending on social welfare, and fiscal discipline to promote foreign trade. This practice has had the following impact since the 1980's

A) Increase in poverty and reduction of social welfare
B) Increasing the gap between rich and poor
C) Changes sought in political leadership
D) A and C

Question 9

All of the following are impacts of China's investment in South America except

A) They are purchasing a lot of raw materials from countries in this continent
B) Increasing government revenue is being spent on social welfare
C) Chinese immigrants are becoming the majority of the national population
D) Elected officials are becoming more leftist in their philosophy and actions

Question 10

The Andean Indigenous Belt runs from Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and into Bolivia. This group of ethnically distinct people pre-date European colonization. The countries with the lowest percentage of indigenous people include

A) Paraguay, Peru, Chile
B) Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia
C) Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay
D) Chile, Ecuador, Brazil

Question 11

Which categories below represent an ethnic reaffirmation of the contribution of their people?

A) Zambo
B) Mamelucos and Mestizo
C) Negritude and Indigenismo
D) Mulatto

Question 12

The dominant religion throughout South America is

A) Evangelical Christianity
B) Islam
C) Catholic
D) Candomble

Question 13

The Amazon rainforest is being cut down to make room for what crop in particular?

A) Rubber
B) Wheat
C) Palm oil
D) Corn

Question 14

There are many environmental benefits to the rainforest's size and health, there are also economic opportunities associated with deforestation. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The rich biodiversity is being replaced by plantation monoculture.
B) Deforestation increases when export crop is in demand.
C) Amazon rainforests absorb carbon dioxide.
D) A and B

Question 15

What is the main pull factor for people to relocate from rural to urban areas?

A) Consumerism
B) Entertainment
C) Jobs
D) Housing

Question 16

Cities provide opportunities for people to find work and increase their earning potential; however, cities can also highlight economic disparities in rich and poor. What might you expect to find in a large South American city?

A) Gated communities and slum housing
B) Crime and gang activities
C) Middle income housing
D) All of the above

Question 17

Urban primacy is a term used to describe

A) Percentage of a country's population in urban areas
B) Majority of country's population in one metropolitan area
C) An urgent need to move to a city
D) Foreign investment in urban building projects

Question 18

South America experienced some form of colonialism primarily by the Spanish and Portuguese. However, many other countries have laid claim to land on the continent and islands off the coast, these include all except

A) France
B) England
C) China
D) Netherlands

Question 19

Territorial disputes between independent countries over borders occurred frequently in the 20^th century. Which of the following countries experienced conflicts over boundaries?

A) Argentina and Chile
B) Ecuador and Venezuela
C) Colombia and Argentina
D) None of the above

Question 20

South American countries have experienced frequent military coups in the last century. Other types of conflicts to seize/earn power are part of this regions' history include

A) Democracy
B) Insurgencies
C) Social Movements
D) All of the above.